Shopping, Culinary, Culture, Art
Downtown Reykjavik plays host to most of the design stores, both clothes and souvenirs as well variety of fine dining restaurants. The true taste of culinary Iceland, the spirit of the Icelandic nature comes to mind. Wild and traditional at the same time. The variety and freshness of Icelandic food produce will take you by surprise.
There are number of interesting museums and art galleries that will attract the interested tourist..
Every year, there are number of festivals in Reykjavik, but one of the greatest celebration in Iceland is when the New Year is welcomed and the fireworks that night takes even the Icelandic by surprise every year !
The Food and Fun Festival in February or March, where world acclaimed chefs arrive to Iceland to compete and the winner is regarded as a great honor within the culinary community.
The Airways Music Festival has been growing from year to year and world famous musicians visit Iceland to attend this festival in November Björk, Sigur Ros and Of Monsters and Men are all well known Icelandic musicians
The Gay Pride Parade in August is a colourful festival with night long party and fun.
Iceland has become more and more popular destination for film production and as an example, the actor Tom Cruise was here for few weeks while making the movie "Oblivion" and the episodes "Throne of Games" was filmed more or less in the Icelandic moon-like landscape.
Celebrating New Year in Reykjavik
Jessie Cohen
USA
Asta and her team organized multiple private, full-day excursions for a large party of International press that I was looking after during Iceland's Reykjavik Fashion Festival and Design March. The trips were not just fun and entertaining, they literally were perfect!