cathedral
Hallgrímskirkja
Reykjavik's towering expressionist church inspired by Iceland's basalt lava formations.
6 km · about 10 min drive
Iceland · Europe
Garðabær works well as a base: 10 minutes from Álftanes, 7km from Northern Lights: Reykjavik.
Garðabær is a town located in Iceland. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Garðabær sits in Iceland, where you drive on the right. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Garðabær to your route.
The Icelandic Museum of Design and Applied Art (Icelandic: Hönnunarsafn Íslands) is a museum of product and furniture design in the town Garðabær, near Reykjavík in Iceland. The collection was started in 1998, but the museum did not open until 2010. It has a permanent exhibition consisting mainly of ScandinavianRead more
design objects of the last hundred years. It also holds events and temporary exhibitions.
Most of the collection was acquired through donations.
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Garðabær is located in Iceland, Europe. The coordinates are 64.0887 latitude, -21.9230 longitude.
Garðabær has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Iceland.
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Full driving guide for Iceland8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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.
7 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.
7 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.
35 km · about 40 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.
43 km · about 50 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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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