Alternative destinations near Reykjavík.
Places near Reykjavík that score high on beauty and low on crowding, according to our data.
Borgarnes
A modest Icelandic town on a peninsula at the edge of Borgarfjörður, Borgarnes serves as a gateway to Snaefellsnes National Park and a stopping point on the…
Hvolsvollur
A low-rise Icelandic town spread across a broad green plain, with rounded hills rising to one side and wide open farmland stretching toward distant mountains…
Keflavik
Home to Iceland's only international airport, Keflavík is a compact town on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland with a café and restaurant scene con…
Grindavik
This tiny fishing town on Iceland's Southern Peninsula, Grindavík sits close to the Blue Lagoon and the Reykjanes Geopark, which has its headquarters here.
Hella
This modest village in southern Iceland on the banks of the Ytri-Rangá river, Hella sits on Route 1 between Selfoss and Hvolsvöllur, roughly a two-hour drive…
Selfoss
This modest town on the banks of the Ölfusá river is the largest in South Iceland, with a compact central core of cafés and restaurants that makes it a pract…
Vogar
This pocket-sized waterfront village on the northern edge of the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland, Vogar sits close to mountains and houses an unusua…
Stokkseyri
This tiny hamlet on Iceland's southern coast sits directly on the water above a lava field that extends into a reef-studded shoreline.
Flúðir
A small Icelandic village in the Southern Region with a disproportionate number of cafés and restaurants for its size, Flúðir sits beside the water with moun…
Laugarvatn
A small lakeside hamlet in southern Iceland with a geothermally heated pool fed by the lake's hot spring — the same waters where, according to tradition, som…
Hvanneyri
This modest hamlet in western Iceland is home to the Agricultural University of Iceland, which has roots in a farming school founded here in 1889.
Hveragerdi
A geothermally active village where steaming hot rivers cut through moss-covered hillsides, with a small café scene and easy access to Iceland's upland inter…