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  • 1. Reykjavík Area
    Reykjavík is the capital of Iceland, surrounded by suburbs and fascinating places.
  • 2. Reykjanes
    Reykjanes peninsula is full of geothermal wonders and also the home of Keflavík Airport.
  • 3. West Iceland
    One of the most famous attraction in the West is Snæfellsjökull glacier.
  • 4. Westfjords
    An isolated part of Iceland, with a natural beauty beyond compare.
  • 5. Strandir
    If you’re looking for desolated wilderness and solitude, Strandir is the place for you.
  • 6. North Iceland
    Home of Dettifoss waterfall, the most powerful waterfall in Europe.
  • 7. South Iceland
    Iceland’s most visited region, with plenty of waterfalls, black sand beaches and glaciers.
  • 8. Highlands and interior
    The uninhabited region of Iceland, with amazing landscapes that are hard to find anywhere else.
  • 9. East Iceland
    The eastern part of Iceland is the home of the reindeers and Iceland’s biggest forest.
  • Where to GO?
  • WHAT TO SEE?
    • All Attractions
    • Churches
    • Farms
    • Film locations
    • Fjords
    • Geysirs and Hot Springs
    • Glaciers
    • Historical Sites
    • Islands
    • Lakes
    • Mountains
    • Museums
    • Place of Interest
    • Plains
    • Rivers
    • Towns
    • Volcanos & Lava Fields
    • Waterfalls
  • What to do?
    • All Activities
    • Deep Sea Fishing
    • Golf
    • Hiking
    • Horseriding
    • Hunting
    • Icelandic Forests
    • Lakefishing
    • Murders
    • Restaurant
    • Saga Trail
    • Salmon
    • Swimming Pools
    • Tours
    • Travel Planning
    • Trout
    • Wintersport
  • WHERE TO STAY ?
    • All Accommodation
    • Camping
    • Cottages
    • Farm Holidays
    • Guesthouses
    • Hostels
    • Hotels
    • Mountain Huts

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  • 1. Reykjavík Area
    Reykjavík is the capital of Iceland, surrounded by suburbs and fascinating places.
  • 2. Reykjanes
    Reykjanes peninsula is full of geothermal wonders and also the home of Keflavík Airport.
  • 3. West Iceland
    One of the most famous attraction in the West is Snæfellsjökull glacier.
  • 4. Westfjords
    An isolated part of Iceland, with a natural beauty beyond compare.
  • 5. Strandir
    If you’re looking for desolated wilderness and solitude, Strandir is the place for you.
  • 6. North Iceland
    Home of Dettifoss waterfall, the most powerful waterfall in Europe.
  • 7. South Iceland
    Iceland’s most visited region, with plenty of waterfalls, black sand beaches and glaciers.
  • 8. Highlands and interior
    The uninhabited region of Iceland, with amazing landscapes that are hard to find anywhere else.
  • 9. East Iceland
    The eastern part of Iceland is the home of the reindeers and Iceland’s biggest forest.

The Nine Wonders of Iceland

We split Iceland into nine different regions to make your search for information easier. Simply click on the region you want to explore and read about towns, attractions, hiking, accommodation and more.

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Laxnes Gljufrasteinn

Region: Reykjavik Area
Coordinates: 64.1672° N 21.6854° W

Laxnes “Gljufrasteinn”

Halldór Kiljan Laxness (1902-1998) stands head and shoulders above the other Icelandic writers of the 20th century. He was prolific during his long career, writing 13 major novels, five plays and a dramatisation of one of his novels, not to mention his collections of short stories, essays and memoirs. His books have been translated into 43 languages and published in more than 500 editions. His career was unique, the diversity of his works almost without parallel, and with every book he can be said to have approached his readers from a new and unexpected direction.

In the 1920s he wrote a modernist novel with a surrealist overlay, The Great Weaver from Kashmir (1927), as well as progressive poetry, while in the 1930s he wrote social realist novels, including Independent People (1934-35) about the farmer Bjartur of Summerhouses, “the story of a man who sowed his enemy’s field all his life, day and night. Such is the story of the most independent man in the country”, as it says in the book. In the 1940s embarked on historical novels, including Iceland’s Bell, his contribution to Iceland’s campaign for independence, which was published 1943-46. Among other well known works by Laxness are World Light (1937-40), The Atom Station (1948), The Fish Can Sing (1957) and Paradise Reclaimed (1960). Laxness wrote absurdist plays in the 1960s and, 40 years after The Great Weaver from Kashmir and at nearly 70 years old, he began to flirt anew with the modernist in novel, along with a new generation of Icelandic novelists, in Under the Glacier (1968).

Laxness’s ideals and beliefs changed with time, as reflected to a certain extent in his works. He began his writing career as a Catholic, then turned to socialism, but later lost interest in all dogma – except perhaps Taoism. He never attempted to disown the earlier views which he subsequently repudiated, regarding them instead as an instructive part of his psychological development. Yet from the earliest period to the latest it is possible to detect the same basic themes in his books. He looked at things differently from other people, his writings were often barbed, and yet he always managed to see the comic aspects of his characters and their actions. His sympathy was invariably with the underdog.

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Gljufrasteinn in Icelandic

WHAT TO SEE?
Nearby Laxnes Gljufrasteinn

Grundartangi
Bessastadir County
Seltjarnarnes
Gardabaer
Reykjavik Travel guide
Mosfellsbaer
Kopavogur
Hafnarfjordur
Kolvidarholl
Hellisheidi Power Plant
Raudholar - All Year Hiking
Ellidavatn Hike
Gvendarbrunnar - Reykjavik Municipality Waterworks
Vifilsstadir
Therney Island
Straumsvik
Reykjavik Harbor
Reykjavik Airport
Ellidaar Power Plants
Perlan
Althingishusid - The Icelandic Parliament House
Map of The Reykjavik Area
The Islands of Reykjavik
Akurey Island
Engey Island
Geldinganes Headland
Grotta Island
Kollafjordur Bay
Puffin Island Lundey
Videy Island
Icelandic Vikings
Reykjavik Area Sunrise - Sunset
Lutheran Cathedral
Catholic Church
Bessastadir Church
Mts Blafjoll
Reykjavik Botanical Gardens
The Cabinet House
Reykjavik City Hall
Culture House
Family and Domestic Animal Garden
Gufunes
Harpa Concert Hall
Heidmork Recreational Area
Hofdi House
Korpulfsstadir
Laugardalur Valley
Mogilsa
Nautholsvik Thermal Beach
Open Air Museum Arbaer
Old Prison Reykjavik
Supermarkets in Iceland
Hafnarfjordur Swimming pool
Leitahraun
Hvammsvik Hot Springs
GOLF CLUB REYKJAVIK Golf Course Grafarholtsvollur
GOLF CLUB REYKJAVIK Korpulfsstadavollur
GOLF CLUB BAKKAKOT in VALLEY MOSFELLSDALUR
GOLF CLUB KOPAVOGUR & GARDABAER
GOLF CLUB ODDFELLOWS GOLF CLUB ODDUR Urridavatnsvollur
GOLF CLUB KEILIR Golf Course Hvaleyrarvollur
Laxnes Horse Farm
REYKJAVIK OPEN AIR MUSEUM ARBAEJARSAFN
Augustine monestary on Island Videy
AKRANES SWIMMING POOL
AKRANES FOLK MUSEUM
AKRANES PHOTOGRAFICAL MUSEUM
AKRANES LIGHTHOUSES
GEIRSHOLMUR
HVALFJARDAREYRI
MARIUHOFN, Whale Bay
REYKJAVIK ENERGY
Krysuvik
Saga Trail Reykjavik Area
Bessastadir Presidental Residence
Valley Eilifsdalur
LAMBHUS
KAPELLUHRAUN
Hofsstadir Historic Park
Murders and Executions Reykjavik and Reykjanes area
Gljufrasteinn House of Halldor Laxness
Bakkatjorn Seltjarnarnes, The nature reserve
City Sightseeing - Hop On Hop Off
Reykjavik Maritime Museum
HARD ROCK CAFE REYKJAVIK
Kringlan Shopping Mal
Laugavegur Shopping Street
Flyover Iceland
Kjarvalsstadir
Hilton Nordica Reykjavik
BSI bus terminal Reykjavik
Hard Rock Coastline Hiking Saebraut
The Sun Voyager
Skalafell
Laugarnes
Saga Museum
Arctic Terns
Orfirisey Grandagardur
Restaurant near Reykjavik harbour
Sippurinn at Reykjavik harbour
Play Air
Icelandair
Ingolfur Arnarson
Radagerdi Restaurant Seltjarnarnes
Sky lagoon
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WHAT TO DO?
Nearby Laxnes Gljufrasteinn

Bessastadir County
Reykjavik Travel guide
Mt. Esja Hike
Raudholar - All Year Hiking
Ellidavatn Hike
Ellidaardalur Hike
Oskjuhlid Hike
Videy Hike
Map of The Reykjavik Area
Icelandic Vikings
Reykjavik Area Sunrise - Sunset
Mts Blafjoll
Hiking Around Reykjavik
Burfell Trail
Supermarkets in Iceland
Icelandic Forest Research HQ
Sudurbaejarlaug Swimming Pool
Hafnarfjordur Swimming pool
Alftanes Swimming Pool
Asvallalaug Swimming Pool
Kopavogur Swimming Pool
Salalaug Swimming Pool
Laugardalslaug Swimming Pool
Breidholtslaug Swimming Pool
Sundhollin Swimming Pool
Vesturbaejarlaug Swimming Pool
Varmarlaug Swimming Pool
Seltjarnarnes Swimming Pool
Lagafellslaug Swimming Pool
Klebergslaug Swimming Pool
Ellidara Angling, Salmon
Ulvarsa angling
Leirvogsa, Angling
Laxa in Kjos - Bugda
BOTNSA
Vifilsstadavatn, Angling
ELLIDAVATN, Angling
Reynisvatn, Angling
Hafravatn, Angling
SELVATN, Angling
Leirvogsvatn, Angling
Medalfellsvatn, Angling
Hvammsvik Hot Springs
GOLF CLUB REYKJAVIK Golf Course Grafarholtsvollur
GOLF CLUB REYKJAVIK Korpulfsstadavollur
Asmundur Sveinsson Museum
GOLF CLUB BAKKAKOT in VALLEY MOSFELLSDALUR
GOLF CLUB KOPAVOGUR & GARDABAER
GOLF CLUB ODDFELLOWS GOLF CLUB ODDUR Urridavatnsvollur
GOLF CLUB KEILIR Golf Course Hvaleyrarvollur
Laxnes Horse Farm
REYKJAVIK OPEN AIR MUSEUM ARBAEJARSAFN
Augustine monestary on Island Videy
AKRANES SWIMMING POOL
AKRANES FOLK MUSEUM
AKRANES PHOTOGRAFICAL MUSEUM
AKRANES LIGHTHOUSES
Krysuvik
Saga Trail Reykjavik Area
Bessastadir Presidental Residence
LAMBHUS
Hofsstadir Historic Park
Bakkatjorn Seltjarnarnes, The nature reserve
City Sightseeing - Hop On Hop Off
Reykjavik Maritime Museum
National Museum of Iceland
HARD ROCK CAFE REYKJAVIK
Laugavegur Shopping Street
Kjarvalsstadir
Hilton Nordica Reykjavik
BSI bus terminal Reykjavik
Hard Rock Coastline Hiking Saebraut
The Sun Voyager
Skalafell
Laugarnes
Saga Museum
Arctic Terns
Orfirisey Grandagardur
Restaurant near Reykjavik harbour
Icelandair
Radagerdi Restaurant Seltjarnarnes
Sky lagoon
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WHERE TO STAY?
Nearby Laxnes Gljufrasteinn

Reykjavik Travel guide
Camping in Mosskogar Mosfellsbaer
Camping in Reykjavik
Camping in Akranes
Centerhotel Arnarhvoll
Centerhotel Skjaldbreidur
Centerhotel Thingholt
Centerhotel Midgardur
Centerhotel Plaza
Centerhotel Klopp
Hotel Skuggi
Hvammsvik Hot Springs
Hotel Kriunes
Hotel Hill
Hotel Black Pearl Reykjavik
Fosshotel Baron
Fosshotel Reykjavik
Hotel Grand Reykjavik
Hotel Klettur
Hotel Vellir
Hotel Borg
Hotel Fron
Hotel Holt
Hotel Laxnes Mosfellsbaer
Hotel Lotus
Hotel Odinsve
Hotel Reykjavik Centrum
Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Natura
Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Marina
Hotel Kvosin
Hotel Midgardur Center
Hotel Oddson
Reykjavik Lights Hotel Kea
Sand Hotel Kea
Hotel Storm Kea
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