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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.
The pure assets of the 25 richest Icelanders are worth about ISK 1,390 billion (USD 22 billion, EUR 17 billion), 16 times the amount spent on healthcare in Iceland last year. Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson is on top of the list and is probably among the 160 richest people in the world.
Earlier this year, Björgólfsson was listed in business magazine Forbes as the 249th richest person in the world, but has earned considerable amounts since then, Fréttabladid reports.
Everyone on the list has assets worth at least ISK 20 billion (USD 321 million, EUR 239 million) debt free.
There are five women on the list, two pairs of fathers and sons and two pairs of brothers. The youngest person on the list is Baugur CEO Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson, who is 39.
Most people on the list are involved in investments in foreign markets, but three of the 25 richest Icelanders, Thorsteinn Már Baldursson and Kristján Vilhelmsson at sea food company Samherji and Gudmundur Kristjánsson at sea food company Brim made their fortune from the sea.
Source: Iceland Review (www.icelandreview.com).