48 Hours in Reykjavik: What You Have to Do in Iceland’s Capital
, 2022-07-18 02:00:00,
The capital of Iceland is your sophisticated gateway to all the ethereal fjords, glaciers, geothermal water, volcanos, Icelandic horses, whales, nature, and elves that you can handle. Once considered a stopover city for an inexpensive gateway to Europe, Reykjavik is now a thriving hipster and expat hub.
Replete with quirky art and museums, high-end yet hygge fashion and Michelin star restaurants, and hot springs, the land of both the midnight sun and Northern Lights has a special kind of magic and friendly, happy, artsy people. Bjork still lives here, and Sigur Rós, too. Reykjavik merits at least two days, which will give you just enough to start working on that digital nomad visa to the land of fire and ice.
The entire city is walkable. Consider staying downtown where most of the action is. A medium priced hotel is the Grandi by Center Hotels in the creative quarter. The stylish yet practical industrial stay has an accompanying bar and restaurant where you can make friends, and with its vibe of an upscale hostel, it nails the coziness factor.
Start with a tour from the knowledgeable and charming guides at CityWalk Reykjavik to understand the history and orient yourself to downtown Reykjavik. Our guide informed us that Iceland is a country with no indigenous population, and the second to last to be settled on Earth. Instead, Viking settlers from Norway came for a land of opportunity in the 800s. “Lucky” Leif Erickson discovered North…
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