cathedral
Hallgrímskirkja
Reykjavik's towering expressionist church inspired by Iceland's basalt lava formations.
6 km · about 10 min drive
Capital Region, Iceland · Europe
Álftanes works well as a base: 10 minutes from Garðabær, 6km from Northern Lights: Reykjavik.
Álftanes is a town located in Capital Region, Iceland. With a population of 2,392, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Álftanes sits in Iceland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Atlantic/Reykjavik time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Álftanes to your route.
Álftanes (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈaul̥taˌnɛːs]) is the name of a town and a collection of small peninsulas in Iceland. It means swan peninsula.
The best known of these peninsulas extrudes from the eastern part of Reykjanes with the town of the same name in the Capital Region of Iceland.
The municipality of ÁlftanesRead more
was merged into the neighboring municipality of Garðabær in January 2013. Álftanes had a population of 2,484 as of January 2011. The town contains the official residence of the President of Iceland, Bessastaðir.
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Álftanes is located in Capital Region, Iceland, Europe. The coordinates are 64.1000 latitude, -22.0167 longitude.
Álftanes has a population of approximately 2,392 people, making it a town in Iceland.
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cathedral
Reykjavik's towering expressionist church inspired by Iceland's basalt lava formations.
6 km · about 10 min drive
natural wonder
Iceland's capital offers accessible Northern Lights viewing from September to March, with tours departing nightly to dark-sky areas.
6 km · about 10 min drive
famous road
Iceland's Route 1 circles the entire island over 1,322 kilometers past volcanoes, glaciers, geysers, and black sand beaches.
6 km · about 10 min drive
restaurant
Reykjavík's harbourside hot-dog stand, family-run since 1937 and still serving lamb-based dogs 'with everything': crispy onions, remoulade and sweet mustard. Bill Clinton and virtually every Icelander have queued here.
7 km · about 10 min drive
tunnel
A 5.7 km road tunnel diving 165 m below sea level under Hvalfjörður on Iceland's Ring Road, saving an hour over the old fjord loop. The country's first subsea tunnel, opened in 1998 and now toll-free.
29 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Iceland's most famous geothermal spa, a milky-blue pool of mineral-rich water set amid a black lava field near Keflavík airport.
32 km · about 35 min drive
national park
A UNESCO site where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates visibly drift apart, and the site of Iceland's ancient parliament.
46 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
A crystal-clear fissure in Þingvellir where snorkellers swim between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates in 2°C water.
47 km · about 55 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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