Reykjavík Handbook

by Dixon, Laura

• ISBN13: 9781910120521
• ISBN10: 1910120529
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-09-07
• Publisher: Footprint

Summary

The northernmost capital city in the world, Reykjavík is also one of the friendliest. From deliciously warm springs and lagoons to its background of snow-topped mountains, Reykjavík is creative and unique. This Footprint Handbook provides invaluable information on transport, accommodation, eating and entertainment to ensure that your trip includes the best of this welcoming city and the surrounding countryside.

• Essentials section with useful advice on getting to and around Reykjavík.
• Comprehensive, up-to-date listings of where to eat, sleep and play.
• Includes information on tour operators and activities, from puffin-spotting to quirky coffee shops.
• Detailed maps for Reykjavík & other destinations in Iceland
• Slim enough to fit in your pocket.

With detailed information on all the main sights, plus many lesser-known attractions, Footprint's Reykjavík Handbook provides concise and comprehensive coverage of one of the most interesting capitals in Europe, and also covers other key destinations in Iceland.

Author Biography

Laura Dixon is a freelance writer and editor with the land of fire and ice in her veins. Since authoring the first guide to Reykjavik at the tender age of 23 in 2003, Footprint Reykjavik, she has made regular pilgrimages to her favorite city to write about it for magazines and newspapers around the world, and find any excuse to go swimming in the city's natural thermal waters. She has written and reviewed for The Guardian, The Independent, The National and I-escape.com. She lives with her husband and daughter in Bristol. View her website at www.laurajaynedixon.co.uk.

Table of Contents

Reykjavik; the Blue Lagoon; the Golden Circle (Thingvellir, Gulfoss & Geysir); Snaefellsnes Peninsula; South Coast; Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands); Akureyri; Lake Myvatn; the Islands of Eyjafjorthur (Grimsey & Hrisey; Husavik