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27.04.2020
Reynisfjara Reynisfjara is a world-famous black-sand beach found on the South Coast of Iceland, just beside the small fishing village of Vík í Mýrdal. Reynisfjara is found around 180 kilometers (112 miles) from Iceland’s capital city, Reykjavík, and is a...
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27.04.2020
Akureyri Museum Well designed exhibitions and the beautiful museum garden with its 19th century church is not to be missed if you visit Akureyri. Interesting and unique artifacts can be found in the exhibitions relating to the Viking period, religion and everyday life in Eyjafjörður and...
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27.04.2020
St. Peter's Church, Akureyri St. Peter's Church (Icelandic: St. Péturskirkja) is a religious building of the Catholic Church which is located in Eyrarlandsvegi 26, in the town of Akureyri, Norduland Eystra (Northeast Region) in Iceland, and named after Saint Peter....
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26.04.2020
Nonnahus (Nonni's House) This museum is squeezed inside the tiny childhood home of Jón Sveinsson (1857-1944), author of a semi-autobiographical children's book series famous throughout Iceland and Germany. ("Nonni" applies to Jón and his fictional boy-hero.) Jón...
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26.04.2020
Into the Arctic, Akureyri Into The Arctic was opened on January 28, 2017. The start comes from the founder, Arngrímur B., of his collection the ancient maps and charts of the north, where the oldest is possibly around 300 – 400 years old. Into the Arctic was presented...
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26.04.2020
Akureyri Art Museum The Akureyri Art Museum (Icelandic: Listasafnið á Akureyri) was founded in 1993. The museum is located in the center of Akureyri, the second-largest city in Iceland. Originally home to a dairy, the building which houses the gallery is noted as a good...
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25.04.2020
The Church of Akureyri Akureyrarkirkja or The Church of Akureyri is a prominent Lutheran church at Akureyri in northern Iceland. Located in the centre of the city, it was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson (1887–1950) and completed in...
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25.04.2020
Akureyri Botanical Garden The Akureyri Botanical Garden (Lystigarður Akureyrar) is located at 65°40′30″N 18°05′36″W and positioned on the west side of the inland end of the fjord Eyjafjörður at about 45 metres elevation. It is...
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24.04.2020
Reykjavik University Reykjavík University (RU; Icelandic: Háskólinn í Reykjavík), is the largest private university in Iceland with more than 3,500 students. It is chartered by the Chamber of Commerce, the Federation of...
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