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Back in the day, when Iceland’s founding fathers decided to make ReykjavÃk the nation's capital, they were in fact doing future visitors a massive favor: the southwestern corner is an excellent base for exploring many of the country's most iconic sights, from glacial caves to steaming lagoons.
Reykjavik’s most common bird, the joke goes, is the building crane. Construction projects are everywhere, transforming Reykjavik from an oversized fishing village to an international city with all its complications.
ReykjavÃk has a population of just 130,000 people, but the Icelandic capital spans an area double the size of Paris. To get around, locals use the automobile like an expensive overcoat, and then spend the next twelve hours stuck in traffic, dreaming of flying cars.
In a country renowned for its rural geographic wizardry, ReykjavÃk is a humming urban core. Approximately 350,000 folks live in Iceland, with nearly two-thirds of them calling the Greater ReykjavÃk region home.
Iceland’s capital requires some capital. Ranking high on many “most expensive cities in Europe†lists, ReykjavÃk is not cheap.
The Icelandic capital is often ranked one of Europe’s most expensive cities, but it's not without its bargain side – there are plenty of free things to do in ReykjavÃk too.
