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Laugavegur

The main street of shops, bars and cafés, with the rainbow-painted street leading up to Hallgrímskirkja.

Photo: Andreas Tille · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Always
Price
Free
Time Needed
1½ hours
Address
Laugavegur, 101 ReykjavíkDirections
Getting There
In the heart of downtown.

Why Go

Laugavegur means 'wash road': women once walked this way to wash laundry in the hot springs of Laugardalur. Today it's lined with design shops, wool sweaters and the city's nightlife.

Skólavörðustígur, painted in rainbow stripes, climbs from it to the church.

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