The only professional theatre company outside the ReykjavÃk area performs drama, musicals, dance and opera, with its main season running from September to May. It is mainly based in the 1906 wooden Samkomuhúsið building, but also performs at Hof. Check the website for upcoming performances.
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³Ò´Ç𲹴ڴDzõ²õ (Waterfall of the Gods) rips straight through the Bárðardalur lava field along Rte 1. Although smaller and less powerful than some of Iceland’s…
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The most northerly botanical garden in the world makes a delightful spot for a fragrant wander on sunny days. The wealth of plant life on display is truly…
Icelandic Folk & Outsider Art Museum
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This excellent, eclectic museum 12km from Akureyri on Rte 1 (look for the sculpture of a tall blue man out the front) is a beautiful space filled with…
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Dominating the town from high on a hill, Akureyri’s landmark church was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, the architect responsible for ReykjavÃk’s…
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North of Akureyri, on the road to GrenivÃk you'll find the beautifully photogenic turf houses at ³¢²¹³Ü´Úá²õ, a preserved manor farm dating from the 1860s…
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Stimulate your senses at the Akureyri Art Museum, which hosts eclectic, innovative exhibitions – from graphic design to portraiture – and is surrounded by…
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Akureyri's newest entry on the exhibition scene, Into the Arctic displays cover the great north's wildlife, settlement, explorers and culture, from dog…
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Completed in 1763, Hólar’s red-sandstone cathedral is the oldest stone church in Iceland and brimming with historical works of art, including a 1674…
Nearby Akureyri attractions
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The Catholic church is an attractive old red-and-white house built in 1912 and acquired by the church in 1952. On the nearby roundabout is Einar Jónsson’s…
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Dominating the town from high on a hill, Akureyri’s landmark church was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, the architect responsible for ReykjavÃk’s…
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The most northerly botanical garden in the world makes a delightful spot for a fragrant wander on sunny days. The wealth of plant life on display is truly…
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Stimulate your senses at the Akureyri Art Museum, which hosts eclectic, innovative exhibitions – from graphic design to portraiture – and is surrounded by…
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Akureyri's newest entry on the exhibition scene, Into the Arctic displays cover the great north's wildlife, settlement, explorers and culture, from dog…
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The most interesting of the artists’ residences in Akureyri, ±·´Ç²Ô²Ô²¹³óú²õ was the childhood home of renowned children’s writer Reverend Jón Sveinsson (1857…
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This sweet, well-curated museum houses art and historical items relating to town life, including maps, photos and recreations of early Icelandic homes…
8. Icelandic Folk & Outsider Art Museum
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This excellent, eclectic museum 12km from Akureyri on Rte 1 (look for the sculpture of a tall blue man out the front) is a beautiful space filled with…