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Tables of Contents for The Rough Guide to Iceland
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
ix
 
PART ONE BASICS
1
38
Getting there from Britain and Ireland
3
3
Getting there from North America
6
2
Getting there from Australia and New Zealand
8
4
Visas and red tape
12
1
Insurance
13
1
Travellers with disabilities
14
2
Costs, money and banks
16
1
Health
17
1
Information and maps
18
3
Getting around
21
5
Accommodation
26
2
Food and drink
28
3
Post, phones the Internet and the media
31
2
Opening hours, holidays and festivals
33
1
Sports and outdoor activities
34
3
Gay and lesbian travellers
37
1
Police, crime and sexual harassment
37
1
Directory
38
1
PART TWO THE GUIDE
39
246
Reykjavik
41
36
Arrival and information
43
3
City transport
46
1
Accommodation
47
5
Central Reykjavik
52
3
Tjornin and around
55
3
East of Tjonin: Frikirkjuvegur, Lækjargata and Government House
58
1
Laugavegur
58
7
Eating and drinking
65
2
Nightlife and entertainment
67
3
Activities
70
2
Listings
72
1
Out from the city: Greater Reykjavik
73
2
Vioey and Lundey
75
2
Southwestern Iceland
77
54
Hverageroi and around
80
2
Selfoss and around
82
3
Pingvellir and Pingvallavatn
85
7
Geysir and Gullfoss
92
5
The Reykjavik-Keflavik highway
97
2
Southwest Reykjanes: from Hafnir to Grindavik
99
2
Reykjanes: south coast and Interior
101
3
Pjorsardalur and Hekla
104
4
Njal's Saga country
108
5
Eyjafjallajokull: Skogar and Porsmork
113
5
From Myrdalsjokull to Vik
118
5
Heimaey and Surtsey
123
8
West Coast
131
32
Akranes and around
134
4
Borgarnes and around
138
3
Reykholt and around
141
8
The Snæfellsnes Peninsula
149
14
The West Fjords
163
27
Isafjorour
165
4
Around Isafjorour
169
2
Hornstrandir
171
3
From Isafjorour to the southwestern peninsula
174
5
The southwestern peninsula
179
5
The south coast: Bjarkalundur and Reykholar
184
1
Holmavik and the Strandir coast
185
5
Northwest Iceland
190
30
From Bru to Akureyri Akureyri
201
8
Western Eyjafjorour
209
4
Eastern Eyjafjorour
213
1
Eyjafjaroardalur
214
2
Grimsey
216
4
Myvatn and the Northeast
220
26
Reykjahlio and the lake
225
6
Bjarnarflag, Kraffla and around
231
4
Husavik and around
235
3
Jokulsargljufur National Park
238
2
The northeast coast
240
6
The Eastfjords and the Southeast
246
30
Egilsstaoir and around
247
9
The Eastfjords
256
9
Lon and Hofn
265
2
Skalafellsjokull and Skaftafell National Park
267
4
Across Skeioararsandur to Kirkjubæjarklaustur
271
5
The Interior
276
9
Across Kjolur: the F35
280
1
Heroubreio and Askja: the F88
281
1
Routes to Kverkfjoll
282
3
PART THREE CONTEXTS
285
26
Some history
287
8
Landscape and geology
295
3
Wildlife and the environment
298
3
Books and sagas
301
4
Language
305
5
Glossary
310
1
Index
311