This working Catholic church was built in 1929 in the Gothic style on a hillock overlooking central ¸é±ð²â°ìÂá²¹±¹Ã°ì. On Saturday the sermon of the 6pm service is in English, as is the service at 6pm on Sunday.
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¸é±ð²â°ìÂá²¹±¹Ã°ì’s immense white-concrete church (1945–86), star of a thousand postcards, dominates the skyline and is visible from up to 20km away. An elevator…
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Artefacts from settlement to the modern age fill the creative display spaces of Iceland's superb National Museum. Exhibits give an excellent overview of…
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Housed in an imaginatively restored warehouse by the harbour, the must-see Settlement Centre offers fascinating insights into the history of Icelandic…
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This fascinating archaeological ruin-museum is based around a 10th-century Viking longhouse unearthed here from 2001 to 2002 and other Settlement-Era…
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With its ever-changing facets glistening on the water's edge, ¸é±ð²â°ìÂá²¹±¹Ã°ì’s sparkling Harpa concert hall and cultural centre is a beauty to behold. In…
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