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Free audio walk

Reykjavík
9 stops · 2 hours

A walking route through downtown Reykjavík — 3.4 km on foot, 9 key stops: from the church on the hill to the old harbour. Each stop has its own mp3 with a friendly story — facts, a tip, and directions to the next one. Voices are neutral, alternating between male and female.

Route profile
3.41 km · 35 m elevation gain
0 m10 m20 m30 m40 m220 m424 m450 m293 m356 m384 m481 m806 mHallgrímskirkja135 mSkólavörðustígur232 mLaugavegur313 mHarpa48 mSun Voyager50 mArnarhóll620 mBæjarins Beztu75 mTjörnin86 mOld Harbour95 mDistance from start, km0.01.02.03.0
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Audio guide · 9 tracks

Play each track at the matching stop on the route. Each track is ~1–1.5 minutes. The end of each track points you to the next stop.

1

Hallgrímskirkja + Leifur Eiríksson

Iceland's main church. Basalt-column façade. Leifur reached North America 500 years before Columbus.

Nearby · for reference
  • Reykjavík Roasters· Kárastígur 1 · 2 min
    Best coffee in town, quiet, no fuss · ~700 ISK
  • Sundhöllin Reykjavíkur· Barónsstígur 45a · 5 min
    Open-air city geothermal pool, like locals · 1300 ISK (€9)
2

Skólavörðustígur

Pedestrian street painted with a rainbow since 2015. The most recognisable shot of Reykjavík.

Nearby · for reference
  • Kaffi Mokka· Skólavörðustígur 3a · right on the route
    Oldest café in town (1958), original interior, waffles with cream and jam
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3

Laugavegur

The main shopping street. Lopapeysa sweaters, 66°North, Rammagerðin. Tax-Free from 6,000 ISK.

4

Harpa

Concert hall of glass hexagonal cells. Facade by Olafur Eliasson — the artist behind the waterfalls under the Brooklyn Bridge.

5

Sun Voyager

Steel sculpture by the water. NOT a Viking ship, despite what everyone thinks. A dream boat catching the sunset.

6

Arnarhóll + Ingólfur

Hill with the statue of Ingólfur Arnarson, the first Icelander. Best viewpoint over the harbour.

7

Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur

Legendary hot-dog stand since 1937. Bill Clinton, Kate Middleton, Bourdain all ate here.

8

Tjörnin + Alþingi

City pond with geese and Arctic terns. The Icelandic parliament, founded in 930.

9

Old Harbour

The old port. Whale watching, puffin tours. Iceland's best lobster soup at Sægreifinn.

Nearby · for reference
  • Settlement Exhibition· Aðalstræti 16 · between stop 7 and the harbour
    Museum on the actual remains of a 9th-century Viking longhouse · ~2200 ISK
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