Ads
related to: reykjavik walking tour map from portguruwalk.com has been visited by 10K+ users in the past month
toursbylocals.com has been visited by 10K+ users in the past month
Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Strokkur Gullfoss waterfall Þingvellir National Park rift valley. The Golden Circle (Icelandic: Gullni hringurinn [ˈkʏtlnɪ ˈr̥iŋkʏrɪn]) is a tourist route in southern Iceland, covering about 300 kilometres (190 mi) looping from Reykjavík into the southern uplands of Iceland and back.
Route 1 or the Ring Road (Icelandic: Þjóðvegur 1 or Hringvegur pronounced [ˈr̥iŋkˌvɛːɣʏr̥] ⓘ) is a national road in Iceland that circles the entire country. As a major trunk route, it is considered to be the most important piece of transport infrastructure in Iceland as it connects the majority of towns together in the most densely populated areas of the country.
Seven municipalities make up the Capital Region with Reykjavík being the most populated by far with 136,894 inhabitants. Kjósarhreppur is the largest municipality by area (284 km 2 (110 sq mi)) but is entirely rural and only has 269 inhabitants.
Reykjavík has two seaports: the old harbour near the city centre, which is mainly used by fishermen and cruise ships, and Sundahöfn in the east city, which is the largest cargo port in the country and serves larger cruise ships. Two steam locomotives were used to build the harbour Reykjavík Docks railway; both are now on display in Reykjavík.
By 1942 regular bus-services were operating between Reykjavik and Akureyri on the northern coast, with the journey taking two 12-hour days if conducted entirely by bus. At the same time a private company also operated an internal bus service for the Reykjavik area called Strætisvagnar Reykjavikur, operating around 20 single-decker buses. [6]
Map of the Suðurnes region. Southern Peninsula (Icelandic: Suðurnes, Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsʏːðʏrˌnɛːs] ⓘ) is an administrative unit and part of Reykjanesskagi (pronounced [ˈreiːcaˌnɛsˌskaijɪ]), or Reykjanes Peninsula, a region in southwest Iceland. It was named after Reykjanes, the southwestern tip of Reykjanesskagi. [2]
Ads
related to: reykjavik walking tour map from portguruwalk.com has been visited by 10K+ users in the past month
toursbylocals.com has been visited by 10K+ users in the past month