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About Iceland
Iceland is a refreshingly unconventional travel destination. The Icelandic nature is unspoilt, exotic and mystical with its spouting geysers, active volcanoes, tumbling waterfalls, towering mountains, vast lava plains and magical lakes. Iceland’s fjords, glaciers and highland plains present visitors with some of the most beautiful and enchanting places they will ever see, as well as a rare feeling of utter tranquillity.

For travelers on a quest for action, Iceland’s pristine nature offers great potential for outdoor activities such as snowmobiling, horse riding, cave exploring, hiking, swimming, skiing, river rafting, kayaking and mountain safaris on modified four-wheel drives, to name but a few. Iceland supports a surprisingly diverse Nordic flora and fauna and is an ideal place for ornithology enthusiasts, while also offering some of the world’s best whale watching destinations.

About Reykjavik
Reykjavík sometimes feels like a cosmopolitan capital and a tiny seaside village - all wrapped up in one. But Reykjavík has the best of both worlds; the qualities of a modern, forward-looking society complemented by a close connection to Iceland‚s beautiful and unspoilt nature.

Reykjavík’s legendary nightlife is bolstered by plentiful cultural and social happenings in addition to an abundance of first-class restaurants. The size of Reykjavik city centre is also limited enough to allow for easy navigation by foot. Reykjavík has been described as a young and daring city that is characterized by strong contrasts. Conveniently small, clean and safe, it is more or less free from the major problems that haunt many other capitals. Big city events are frequent, the winter lights festival finished recently with thousands of participants and more tourist at this time of the year than we are used to.

in Focus

24.4.2007

Land Reserved for Express Train

Land reserved for express train Land has been reserved for an express train to Reykjavík from Iceland’s international airport in a new plan for Reykjanesbaer municipality on Reykjanes peninsula (made up of the towns Keflavík, Njardvík and Hafnir), valid until 2021.

“I believe it is natural that we reserve land for an express train from the international airport to the capital area. It is clear that it will happen,” Mayor of Reykjanesbaer Árni Sigfússon told Fréttabladid and added the train ride would only take 20 minutes.

Architects have begun working on the project and a first draft of the organization of the reserved land is being made.

Sigfússon said the idea about an express train is not new, but that until now it has been considered too expensive. “In light of the immense increase in passengers in the last few years I believe the terms have changed.”

“Currently two million passengers pass through Keflavík airport per year and that number is expected to double in the next few years. That is bound to influence feasibility studies,” Sigfússon said.

“It is always nice to hear the ideas of optimistic people. An express train has been mentioned before but never discussed formally,” Minister of Transport Sturla Bödvarsson commented.

“The widening of Reykjanesbraut [highway] will take care of transport between Sudurnes [the region where Reykjanesbaer is located] and the capital region for the next few years,” the minister added.

Source: Iceland Review (www.icelandreview.com).

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