ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2022 EST.): 376,248 • CAPITAL: Reykjavik • MAIN CITY: Akureyri • VISA: Iceland is party to the Schengen Agreement. No visa required for stays of up to 90 days. That period begins when entering any country party to the Schengen Agreement • HEALTH: No requirements • CURRENCY: Icelandic Krona (ISK). Major credit cards accepted • EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): ISK129 = $1 • TIPPING: Tips not expected • TIME: GMT • ELECTRICITY: 220 volts. Adaptor required • DRIVING: On the right. U.S. license may be used up to 90 days • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2023): Jan 1; Apr 6, 7, 9, 10, 20; May 1, 18, 29, Aug 7; Dec 1, 25, 26
• LANGUAGE: Icelandic. English and Danish widely spoken • RELIGION: Evangelical Lutheran • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +354
CLIMATE Milder than the country’s name suggests, with temperatures averaging 54F in summer and 33-35F in winter
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAY: Leifur Eiriksson Kefl avik (KEF), 32 miles from Reykjavik • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From New York, 6h • PORTS: Reykjavik, Seydisfjordur
TOP ATTRACTIONS • Gullfoss waterfall • Blue Lagoon • The Pearl, Reykjavik • Thingvellir • Geysir • Glacier Lagoon • Lake Myvatn • The Golden Circle
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