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Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of 348,580 and an area of 103,000 km2 , making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Reykjavík. Reykjavík and the surrounding areas in the southwest of the country are home to over two-thirds of the population. Iceland is volcanically and geologically active. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains, and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Cir...
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  • 2. Hidden World Walks Hafnarfjordur
    Huldufólk are elves in Icelandic and Faroese folklore. Building projects in Iceland are sometimes altered to prevent damaging the rocks where they are believed to live. According to these Icelandic folk beliefs, one should never throw stones because of the possibility of hitting the huldufólk.Former president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has explained the existence of huldufólk tales by saying: Icelanders are few in number, so in the old times we doubled our population with tales of elves and fairies.They are also a part of folklore in the Faroe Islands. In Faroese folk tales, huldufólk are said to be large in build, their clothes are all grey, and their hair black. Their dwellings are in mounds, and they are also called Elves. They also dislike crosses, churches and electricity.
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  • 4. Hofn Local Guide Hofn
    Höfn or Höfn í Hornafirði is an Icelandic fishing town in the southeastern part of the country. It lies near Hornafjörður fjord. The town, the second largest in the southeastern part of Iceland, offers scenic views of Vatnajökull . The community was formerly known as Hornafjarðarbær between 1994 and 1998.
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  • 5. The Reykjavik Food Walk Reykjavik
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  • 7. I Heart Reykjavik Reykjavik
    Erlendur Guðmundsson í Unuhúsi .Erlendur's father was Guðmundur Jónsson from Brún in Svartárdalur in Húnavatnssýsla, and his mother was Una Gísladóttir, born in Stóru-Giljá in Húnaþing. He grew up and spent the rest of his life living in Unuhús, Garðastræti 15, and thus was always known as Erlendur Guðmundsson í Unuhúsi .Una was noted for taking in lodgers and renting out rooms; after her death in 1924, Erlendur kept up the tradition. She and her son were very interested in the arts and culture, and Unuhús was known as a central point in Icelandic cultural life in the earlier twentieth century, associated with free-thinkers, radicals, and communists. Young poets and artists as well as a number of others stayed there, including Stefán frá Hvítadal, Steinn Steinarr, ...
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  • 10. City Sightseeing Reykjavik Reykjavik
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