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Tjörnin

The city pond in the old center, full of swans, ducks and geese, with City Hall on its shore.

Photo: Helgi Hall from Reykjavík, Iceland · CC BY 2.0
Open
Always
Price
Free
Time Needed
30 minutes
Address
Tjarnargata, 101 ReykjavíkDirections
Getting There
In the old center, a 5-minute walk from Austurvöllur square.

Why Go

More than 40 kinds of birds visit the pond, which partly freezes in winter while geothermal water keeps a corner open. City Hall, built over the water in 1992, has a large relief map of Iceland inside.

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