Reykjavik Sightseeing Small Group Tour

Itinerary
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Pass By: Reykjavik Excursions, Vatnsmyrarvegur 10 BSI Bus Terminal, Reykjavik 101 Iceland

Meeting point for the tour.

Stop At: Hallgrimskirkja, Hallgrimstorgi 1, Reykjavik 101 Iceland

Hallgrimskirkja church, named after the 17th-century poet and clergyman Hallgrimur Petursson. It is the highest church in Iceland at 74,5 metres high (244 ft.) and it took 41 years to build. Construction began in 1945 and didn’t end until 1986. It additionally houses the largest church organ in Iceland; it has 5275 pipes, is 15 metres high and weighs 25 tons.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Bessastadir, Alftanes, Reykjavik Iceland

Bessastadir, the official residence of the Icelandic president located at the beautiful Alftanes peninsula. Bessastadir was first settled in the year 1000 and has since then been an important place in Iceland. Snorri Sturluson, the author of Snorra-Edda, lived there in the 13th century and later on it became a Royal Fortress and the residence of the Norse King’s highest ranking officers and officials living in Iceland.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Hofdi House, Reykjavik Iceland

Hofdi, where the US President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev President of the Soviet Union met to end the Cold War

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Austurbakki 2, Reykjavik 101 Iceland

tour ends at the beautiful Harpa concert hall and conference centre in downtown Reykjavik, which was designed by the Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects in co-operation with Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson.