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A View From The North: Sundlaug Showdown
Are new lagoons muddying the waters for our traditional swimming pools? If you’re tempted to get into hot water in the northern town of Akureyri, you have two quite different facilities to choose from. The first is Sundlaug Akureyrar: a classic Icelandic swimming pool complex. Run by…
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Vesturbæjarlaug To Close For A Month This Summer For Renovations
Vesturbæjarlaug swimming pool will be closed this summer due to necessary renovations of the pool’s area, requiring it to be closed for a month, reports RÚV. The pool will be closed from May 26 to June 23. The main focus of the…
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Belugas Receive New Home In Klettsvík Bay
The belugas were captured as babies when they were only around 2 years old from their home in the arctic waters of Russia, and sold to an aquarium in Shanghai for entertainment. [su_pullquote]Are you going to Iceland in the near future? Check…
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City Swimming Pool Offers “Free Soup”
An alert reader brought to Grapevine’s attention yet another reason why spellcheck is not enough. A new sign displaying the rules for swimming at Laugardalslaug pool greets visitors on the way into the changing rooms, delivering the promise of “free soup” in…
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Half An Hour In Hella
“What the hell are you going to do in Hella?!” asked my friend, when I filled him in on my latest travel destination. It’s true that Hella (pronounced ‘Hett-la’) is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it town: to the west, it’s bound by the Ytri-Rangé river,…
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Guide: What To Do On A Rainy Or Sunny Day?
Rainy Day Guide: The Pool You’re thinking this should be over on the sunny side guide. But trust us, there is nothing better than being in a warm pool while refreshingly cold drops of rain plunk down upon you. You don’t have…
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Every Swimming Pool In The Greater Reykjavík Area, Rated
Any visitor to Iceland simply must visit one of the island’s ubiquitous public swimming pools. This is not a request. A point of pride for most locals, the pools are generally first rate, and admission is dirt-cheap (around 5-600 ISK). There is…
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Thank God For Hot Water – The Reykjanes Pool And Some Of What Makes Life Bearable
One of this country’s best redeeming qualities are the pools of hot water found sprinkled all over it. Those pools somehow manage to make life on the edge of the inhabitable world somewhat bearable-to-goddamn awesome when all else fails, especially when temperatures…
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Sundhöll Reykjavíkur
Stunning and unforgettable – the primary way to describe Sundhöll Reykjavíkur on Barónsstígur, Reykjavík’s longest running (and only) indoor swimming pool. Opened in March 1937, constructed for 650,000 ISK, it was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, the state architect of Iceland, after his…
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Sundholl Reykjavíkur – Blessed By The Icelandic Swimming Pools
Every village in Iceland with more than 100 inhabitants has a swimming pool, but Sundhöll Reykjavíkur on Barónsstígur is the most unforgettable. Opened in 1937 and built for 650,000 ISK, it was designed by state architect Guðjón Samúelsson, whose stunning Art Deco…