"Musts" for visitors include a call at any of the city's gourmet seafood restaurants to taste delicious, freshly caught fish from the pure sea around Iceland, and a swim in the steaming geothermal water of an outdoor pool. Golf and horse riding are available on the outskirts of the city.

Reykjavik combines its role as a national capital with a friendly and relaxed "smalltown feel." It offers an international standard and range of comforts and conveniences that travellers expect, but the peace and quiet to enjoy them too.

All over the city are open natural spaces to stroll and enjoy the fresh, unpolluted air. Quaint buildings in the old city centre nestle between the harbour and the teeming bird life of the lake. One of lceland's finest salmon rivers runs within the city limits, and there is a wooded walking area on Oskjuhli6 hill where the Pearl revolving restaurant's sparkling glass dome stands atop the hot water distribution tanks. Beside the city's main outdoor swimming pool, Laugardalur sports and leisure park has a children's zoo and family amusement park. Reykjavik boasts an exciting wining, dining and nightlife scene with plenty of live music, plus a wealth of cultural attractions including a symphony orchestra, opera house, classical concerts and art galleries. In the year 2000, Reykjavik will be one of nine European Cities of Culture, with a special programme of events lasting most of the year.

Among sightseeing options outside town are the popular "Blue Lagoon" geothermal spa only half an hour's drive away, and the "Golden Circle" (8 hours) taking in the Geysir spouting geothermal spring and ancient lakeside parliament site of Thingvellir, which in the year 2000 will host a special festival commemorating the millennium of Christianity in Iceland.

Port Contact

Mr. Ágúst Ágústsson
Hafnarhúsið, Tryggvagata, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland
Tel: +354 525 8900
Fax: +354 525 8990
VHF:
Email: agag@rhofn.rvk.is
Website: www.rvk.is/hofnin

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