Laugardalur valley has it all, a centre for sports, youth hostel, skating arena, campside, outdoor thermal pool, Botanical Garden, Café houses, The Family Park and Zoo, museums, sport stadium and so on. Laugardalur means “Hot Spring Valley”
In Laugardalur (the valley) is the capital’s main sports stadium Laugardalshöll. It was built in 1965 and is used for all kind of sports, events and exhibitions. Laugardalshöllin is often used for pop and rock concerts, which are held there every year.
Laugardalslaug (the pool) is Reykjavik’s largest outdoor pool. It’s open all year and has hot geothermal water in it.
The valley (Laugardalur) has also a extremely beautiful Botanic Garden called Grasagarðurinn. There you can find all kinds of birdlife, woods, ponds, flowers and urbs.
Family Park & Zoo includes most of the Icelandic animals, wild and domesticated. It has everything from reindeer, seals, and foxes to cattle, sheep and horses. In the park there are many rides and play equipment for children of all ages.
In the Valley you can also find The Reykjavík Art Museum – Ásmundarsafn a sculpture museum. The house was the studio of the artist Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893 – 1982) before it became a museum. Ásmundur was a pioneer of Icelandic sculpture. There are a lot of his works on display at the museum as well as a sculpture garden outside.
In Laugardalur (the valley) is the capital’s main sports stadium Laugardalshöll. It was built in 1965 and is used for all kind of sports, events and exhibitions. Laugardalshöllin is often used for pop and rock concerts, which are held there every year.
Laugardalslaug (the pool) is Reykjavik’s largest outdoor pool. It’s open all year and has hot geothermal water in it.
The valley (Laugardalur) has also a extremely beautiful Botanic Garden called Grasagarðurinn. There you can find all kinds of birdlife, woods, ponds, flowers and urbs.
Family Park & Zoo includes most of the Icelandic animals, wild and domesticated. It has everything from reindeer, seals, and foxes to cattle, sheep and horses. In the park there are many rides and play equipment for children of all ages.
In the Valley you can also find The Reykjavík Art Museum – Ásmundarsafn a sculpture museum. The house was the studio of the artist Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893 – 1982) before it became a museum. Ásmundur was a pioneer of Icelandic sculpture. There are a lot of his works on display at the museum as well as a sculpture garden outside.
Laugardalur
