{"id":79,"date":"2026-08-03T16:42:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/?touriza_city=reykjav-k"},"modified":"2026-09-17T14:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:19:38","slug":"reykjav-k","status":"publish","type":"touriza_city","link":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/?touriza_city=reykjav-k","title":{"rendered":"Reykjav\u00edk"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Why go<\/h2>\n<p>Reykjav\u00edk holds a third of Iceland&#39;s population and is more town than city \u2014 corrugated-iron houses, a concert hall on the water, and a pool culture that functions as the national living room. Most visitors use it as a base; two days is enough before the road.<\/p>\n<h2>Five things to do<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"rule-list\">\n<li>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px\"><span class=\"n\">01<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>A neighbourhood swimming pool<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\" style=\"margin-top:4px\">Hot pots at 40\u00b0C, all year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px\"><span class=\"n\">02<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>Hallgr\u00edmskirkja tower<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\" style=\"margin-top:4px\">The whole city, colour-coded by roof.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px\"><span class=\"n\">03<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>Harpa concert hall<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\" style=\"margin-top:4px\">Basalt-inspired glass on the harbour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px\"><span class=\"n\">04<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>Reykjadalur hot river<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\" style=\"margin-top:4px\">Forty minutes&#39; drive, an hour&#39;s walk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px\"><span class=\"n\">05<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>The Golden Circle in reverse<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\" style=\"margin-top:4px\">Start at Gullfoss to dodge the coaches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Neighbourhoods<\/h2>\n<div class=\"grid g2\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h4 style=\"border:0;padding:0;margin-bottom:6px\">Old harbour<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\">Whale trips, fish shacks, the flea market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h4 style=\"border:0;padding:0;margin-bottom:6px\">Laugardalur<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\">The biggest thermal pool and a botanic garden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h4 style=\"border:0;padding:0;margin-bottom:6px\">Downtown 101<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\">Bars, record shops and the Hallgr\u00edmskirkja tower.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h4 style=\"border:0;padding:0;margin-bottom:6px\">Gr\u00f3tta<\/h4>\n<p class=\"small muted\">A tidal island lighthouse, good for aurora.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Getting around<\/h2>\n<p>Buy the transport card on arrival \u2014 every city on this list has one, and it is cheaper than single fares within about four journeys. Walking covers more than the map suggests: most of the districts above are within thirty minutes of each other on foot.<\/p>\n<p>Taxis and ride apps are worth it late at night and when you are carrying luggage. Everything else is faster on the metro, the tram or the ferry, in that order.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to eat<\/h2>\n<p>The rule that holds in Reykjav\u00edk is the rule that holds everywhere: eat at the busy place, at the hour the locals eat, and order the thing the kitchen makes most of. Reserve for dinner in the districts above; lunch rarely needs it.<\/p>\n<h2>Two days here<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Morning: A neighbourhood swimming pool<\/li>\n<li>Afternoon: walk Old harbour<\/li>\n<li>Evening: Harpa concert hall<\/li>\n<li>Day two: The Golden Circle in reverse<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A small capital with a very large hinterland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":129,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"touriza_continent":[3],"touriza_theme":[],"class_list":["post-79","touriza_city","type-touriza_city","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","touriza_continent-europe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/touriza_city\/79","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/touriza_city"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/touriza_city"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=79"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/touriza_city\/79\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210,"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/touriza_city\/79\/revisions\/210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=79"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"touriza_continent","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftouriza_continent&post=79"},{"taxonomy":"touriza_theme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touriza.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftouriza_theme&post=79"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}