VisitIcelandandyou’11enterawholenewrealmofexperience.You’11discoveroriginalnatureasyou’veneverseenitbefore，andthee—quallyoriginalpeopleforwhomtimelessnature，ancientheritageandmodernlifestylecoexistinharmony.ThefreedomtoroaminthecityorthewildsasyoupleaseisthekeytotheIcelandexperience.Reykiavfk，thecapitalofIceland，isjustapartoftheIcelandicexpe—riencewithitsmidnightsunorthemagicallandscapesforgedbyiceandfire.Reykiavfkhasapopulationofaround170，000andoffersaninterest—ingmixofcosmopolitancultureandlocalvillageroots.OldaccountssaytheancientgodsthemselvesguidedIceland’SfirstsettlertomakehishomeinReykiavfk.HenamedtheplaceReykjavfk（steamyBay）afterthegeothermalsteamhesaw，whichtodayheatshomesandoutdoorswimmingpoolsthroughoutthecity，apollution—freeenergysourcethatleavestheairoutstandinglyflesh，cleanandclear.Abeautifulfiverrunsthroughthecitylimits，andSOdofineparksandevenwildoutdoorareas.Intheoutskirtsareplacesforhorsetrekkingandgolf.Butagainstthisbackdropofnature，Reykiav~hasapackedpro—gramoffamiliarcityjoystoo：artmuseums，severaltheaters，anoperahouse，asymphonyorchestraandconcertsspanningthewholespectrumofageandtaste.OnemustforallvisitorsisdiningoutonIcelandicspecialties，inclu—dingdeliciousseafood。ocean-freshfromthemorningscatchlambandunusualvarietiesofgame。Itspurelynaturalfoodimaginatirelyservedtodelightthemostdiscerningofdiners.Reykiavfkisalsore—nownedasoneofEurope’Shottestnightspots，wheretheactiononthefriendlypubandnightlifescenelastsrightthroughthenight.Intheeve。