For those of you who want to read your book with some background noise and chatter, there are many fabulous cafes around the city for you to choose from. But if you need a distraction-free zone to finish that last chapter, we suggest you make the radical choice to read in a library. The National/University Library, in particular. Its windowed corner nooks have loungers and foot rests so you can get comfy, and none of the students will look askance at you if you kick off your shoes (pretty much everyone goes around in their socks). There’s also an extensive A/V collection with Icelandic and foreign music, sound recordings, films and documentaries that you can use on-site and a café downstairs if you get peckish.

Photo by Matthew Eisman

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Photo by Matthew Eisman