Iceland
Laugardalur Sports Park 1 Laugardalslaug Swimming Complex 2 Laugardalsvöllur National Stadium Reykjavík Marathon
3 Valbjarnarvöllur Football Pitch
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Midnight sun
4 Laugaból Multi Sports Complex 5 Astroturf Football Pitch
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6 Laugardalshöll Indoor Arena Museums
7 Laugardalur Ice Skating Rink
Concerts
8 TBR Badminton Hall
Reykjavík Culture Night
Having fun
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experience not to be missed. The most popular event in the capital‘s
handball, football, athletics, basketball, golf, volleyball, skiing,
sporting calendar, however, is the Reykjavik Marathon, which is held
badminton and swimming,
in August every year.
& Family Park Botanical Garden
11 Camping site
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12 ÍSÍ – National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
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The vast, beautiful landscape around Reykjavík opens opportunities to innumerable outdoor and sport activities. Visitors to Reykjavík will be impressed by its proximity to nature and struck by the cleanness of the city itself. There is also a wide range of possibilities for sport and other activities in the capital.
Sports are very popular in Iceland. Popular sports include
Reykjavík Zoo
10 Botanical Gardens
Imagine Peace Tower
The Sport City – Reykjavík – Welcomes You
Exhibitions
9 Reykjavík Zoo and Family Park
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13 ÍBR – Reykjavik Sports Union 14 KSÍ – The Football Association of Iceland
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Judo
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Karate
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Football
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Ice-skating Athletics
Team handball is often referred to as the national sport. Iceland’s
The perfect way to experience Reykjavik’s healing energy is to visit
Gymnastics
team is one of the top ranked teams in the world, recently winning
one of its many thermal pools. A healthy swim, a soak in the thermal
Handball
the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and
hot pots or a relaxing visit to a state-of-the-art spa leaves you
Swimming
a bronze medal in the 2010 European Championship. Icelandic women
feeling in tune with body and soul. The world famous Blue Lagoon is
excel at football, the national team being ranked eighteenth by FIFA.
just a forty minute drive from the capital.
Iceland has hosted some major sports events, such as the 1995 World
Icelandic society has always prided itself on innovation. The fast-
Handball Championship and Games of the Small States of Europe
paced modernisation of the country, especially in the past quarter-
in 1997. In Laugardalur in Reykjavik there are several international
century, required a high degree of adaptability from its people. The
standard sports facilities where major events like European
result is obvious in the state-of-the-art conference and sport halls
Championship in Swimming for disabled in 2009 and International
and business facilities in Reykjavík. Here you will find an exemplary
Children‘s Games in 2007 have been held. Based on years of experience,
selection of high-class accommodation and an exciting community
the sports movement in Reykjavik has established an international
of entrepreneurial businesses and thinkers.
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Badminton Basketball Ice-hockey Fencing
Laugardalur Sports Park
each January since 2008. The Reykjavik Marathon attracts over 10.000
Match this with everything else that Reykjavík has to offer and you
runners each summer, over 1.000 of them coming from abroad.
have a city that recharges and rejuvenates you while you stay here. For clarity and peace of mind, there’s no setting more perfect. Since
There are several 18-hole golf courses in and around the Reykjavik
Iceland is located midway between Europe and North America, it is
area. Playing golf in the midnight sun during the summer time is an
a perfect meeting point.
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Laugardalur Sports Park – Reykjavík
multi-sport event, Reykjavik International Games, which has been held
Reykjavík