Reykjanesbaer The capital of Reykjanes

Giganta in the mountain moved to Reykjanesbær during the family and cultural festival the Night of Lights in 2008 and is now located in Black Cave at the marina in Gróf. There Giganta has been settling in her nice cave with its superb view over the bay of Keflavík and Faxaflói.

Giganta is originally the creation of author Herdís Egilsdóttir who has written 16 stories about the little girl Sigga and her friend Giganta in the mountain. The last one describes her migration to Reykjanesbær. The Giganta is in full size and sits sleeping in a rocking chair in the kitchen.

Open every day from 10:00 -17:00. Free Admission

Contact:

Tel.: 420-3245
Email: duushus@reykjanesbaer.is
Website: www.skessan.is

Keflavik Church was built in 1914 and designed by Rögnvaldur Ólafsson.

Opening hours:

Mondays - Thursdays: 10:00 - 12:00 & 13:00 - 15:00

Fridays: 10:00 - 12:00

Website: www.keflavikurkirkja.is

Phone: +354 420 4300

Company: Hljómahöll

About the facility

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A classic example of the roughly built turf, stone and timber fishermans cottage, once common on the Reykjanes peninsula and other coastal areas
of Iceland, Stekkjarkot was opened to the public in 1993 by Iceland's president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, following a year of restorations. Stekkjarkot
provides a telling insight into how cottages of this type looked like. Its history as a domestic dwelling is patchy, it was first built during the years
1855-1857 and occcupied for 30 years later when it was abandoned.In 1917 it was refurbished but by 1924 it had been abandoned once again and this time for good. The older part of the cottage, with its open hearth, dates back to the 19th century, the newer part dates from the farms last days
of habitation, by which time floorboards covered the living room and kitchen, a coal-fired stove provided both cooking facilities and heat, and conditions for those who lived there do not seem to have been too bad.

Free admission. Open 13:00 -17:00 in summertime on request in wintertime.

Kirkjuvogur (Church Cove) was a mansion in Hafnir, an annexed church site of the Grindavik parish, which was long served by the reverends of Utskalar. Still earlier, Kirkjuvogur was served from Hvalsnes. The catholic churches were dedicated to the Holy Mother. During the flood storm of 1799 the church was severely damaged. Today the church belongs to municpality of Reykjanesbær. It is the the only black wooden church in the Reykjanes peninsula and is a great stop on the way to The Bridge Between Continents.