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Blue Lagoon
Iceland's most famous geothermal spa, a milky-blue pool of mineral-rich water set amid a black lava field near Keflavík airport.
23 km · about 25 min drive
Iceland · Europe
Garður is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Sandgerði, 23km from Blue Lagoon.
Garður is a town located in Iceland. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Garður 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 Garður to your route.
Garður (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkarðʏr̥] ) is a town in southwestern Iceland on the Southern Peninsula, bordered by the Faxaflói Bay. As of 2026, the town has a population of 1,957. It is part of the municipality of Suðurnesjabær, formed in 2018 when it merged with Sandgerði.
Garður was mentioned in the Book ofRead more
Settlement when Ingólfur Arnarson, the first settler in Iceland, gave his cousin Steinunn Gamla this area of land.
The town has two lighthouses. The older of the two was built in 1897, and the younger in 1944. Today there is a restaurant located here, known as The Old Lighthouse Cafe/Rostin Restaurant which serves a small menu of meals. A new one was built in 1944.
The local sports club is called Víðir. Their football team played the 2011 season in the men's third division. They last played in Iceland's top tier in 1991.
Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, co-lead singer of the Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men was born in Garður on May 6th 1989. In an interview, she says: "I grew up in Garður and I can definitely say growing up there molded my creativity."
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Garður is located in Iceland, Europe. The coordinates are 64.0705 latitude, -22.6513 longitude.
Garður has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Iceland.
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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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Iceland's capital offers accessible Northern Lights viewing from September to March, with tours departing nightly to dark-sky areas.
35 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
Iceland's Route 1 circles the entire island over 1,322 kilometers past volcanoes, glaciers, geysers, and black sand beaches.
35 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Reykjavik's towering expressionist church inspired by Iceland's basalt lava formations.
36 km · about 40 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.
36 km · about 40 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.
53 km · about 60 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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