Insight Guides Pocket Reykjavik (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

Description

Insight Pocket Guides: ideal itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package.

Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in Malaysia, from top attractions like the Petronas Twin Towers, to hidden gems, including Kinabalu Park. 

·       Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring Malaysia
·       Covers Top Ten Attractions, including George Town and Pulau Sipadan and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions
·       Offers an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture
·       Contains an invaluable pull-out map, and essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around
·       Inspirational colour photography throughout
·       Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Sujets

• Travel
• Iceland
• Greenland
• Islande
• Europe

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 mai 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781789198171
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Reykjavík, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Reykjavík, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Reykjavík are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Reykjavík. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.
© 2019 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd





Table of Contents
Reykjavík’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Day in Reykjavík
Introduction
Underground drama
Pollution-free land
High standard of living
Small but perfectly formed
Getting out and about
Long days of summer
A Brief History
The founding of Reykjavík
The first parliament
From pagans to Christians
Civil war and Black Death
The Reformation
War and peace
Historical landmarks
Where To Go
Hallgrímskirkja and around
Hallgrímskirkja
Artists’ homes
Laugavegur: the main shopping street
The Culture House and Harpa
Culture House
Harpa
Austurvöllur and Aðalstræti
Austurvöllur
Aðalstræti
Tjörnin and around
On the lake shores
The National Museum of Iceland
Nordic House
The harbours and the sea
Hafnarstræti
Tryggvagata
The ‘Old Harbour’
Grandi
Eastwards to Laugardalur
Along the coastal path
Laugardalur
Árbæjarsafn
Perlan, Öskjuhlíð and Nauthólsvík
Seltjarnarnes
Greater Reykjavík
Kópavogur
Mosfellsbær
Hafnarfjörður
Day trips by bus
The Blue Lagoon
The Golden Circle
Þingvellir
Geysir
Gullfoss
Other Golden Circle stops
The South Coast
Tour to Vík
Onwards to Jökulsárlón
Snæfellsnes
Day trips by plane
Akureyri
Port and town centre
South of the centre
Heimaey
What To Do
Nightlife
Shopping
Outdoor activities
Whale-Watching
Puffin tours and birdwatching
Horse Riding
Walking and Hiking
Glacier Tours
Rafting and Kayaking
Snorkelling and Scuba Diving
Fishing
Swimming
Activities for Children
Calendar of events
Eating Out
Meal times in Reykjavík
What to eat
Fish and meat
Dairy
Fruit and veg
Bread and cake
What to drink
Where to eat
High-end and mid-range restaurants
Cafés and bakeries
Fast food
Reading the Menu
To help you order….
…and read the menu
Restaurants
Reykjavík
Outside Reykjavík (Day Trips)
Akureyri
Blue Lagoon
Golden Circle/South Coast
Heimaey (Vestmannaeyjar)
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation
Airports
B
Bicycle rental
Budgeting for your trip
C
Camping
Car hire (See also Driving)
Climate
Clothing
Crime and safety (See also Emergencies and Police)
D
Disabled travellers
Driving
E
Electricity
Embassies/consulates
Emergencies
G
Getting there (See also Airports and Budgeting for your trip)
H
Health and medical care (see also Emergencies)
L
Language
LGBTQ travellers
M
Maps
Media
Money (See also Budgeting for your trip)
O
Opening times
P
Police
Post offices
Public holidays
R
Religion
T
Telephones
Time zones
Tipping
Toilets
Tourist Information
Transport
W
Visas and entry requirements
Websites and internet access
Y
Youth hostels
Recommended Hotels


Reykjavík’s Top 10 Attractions




Top Attraction #1
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Hallgrímskirkja
The tower of this striking church enjoys stunning city views. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #2
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Harpa
Marvel at the glittering facade of Iceland’s iconic concert hall. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #3
Alamy

National Museum of Iceland
Investigate Iceland’s Viking past at the excellent National Museum. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #4
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The Old Harbour
Take to the waves on a whale-watching trip. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #5
Getty Images

Reykjavík Art Museum
Iceland’s most famous artists are on display at Hafnarhús, Kjarvalsstaðir and Ásmundarsafn art galleries. For more information, click here or click here .



Top Attraction #6
Getty Images

Reykjavík Maritime Museum
Shudder at shipwrecks and the harshness of life at sea. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #7
Diana Jarvis/Rough Guides

Perlan
The high-tech science museum and planetarium showcases the power of volcanoes, earthquakes and glaciers. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #8
Shutterstock

Árbæjarsafn open-air museum
Time-travel to 19th-century Iceland at this village of historical houses. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #9
Shutterstock

Blue Lagoon
Bathe at this world-famous spa, set surreally in a vast black lava field. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #10
Diana Jarvis/Rough Guides

Golden Circle
Visit waterfalls, hot springs and Þingvellir National Park on the must-do Golden Circle tour. For more information, click here .


A Perfect Day in Reykjavík



9.00am

Breakfast
Sip a wake-up espresso at one of Reykjavík’s many cosy cafés, or go full Icelandic at Café Loki (Lokastígur 28) and start the day with homemade flatbread, sheep’s-head jelly, turnips and cottage cheese.


10.00am

Shoreline stroll
Head to the top floor of Harpa for stunning city, sea and harbour views. A short walk east takes you to the iconic Sólfar sculpture. To the west, check out Icelandic pop art at the Hafnarhús gallery, explore the city’s maritime museum or retrace the voyages of the Viking settlers at the bloodthirsty Saga Museum.


12.00pm

Lunch at the harbour
Stop for a bowl of fish soup and fresh-baked bread at Reykjavík’s oldest restaurant, Kaffivagninn, at Grandagarður 10.


2.00pm

Traditional Reykjavík
Catch bus 14 to City Hall, and admire the abundant birdlife on Tjörnin pond. Take a walk through Austurvöllur Squ