The « Crocodile » episode of the series « Black Mirror » (2017) was filmed around Reykjavik and the nearby Hvalfjörður fjord, whose icy landscapes set the tone for its bleak storyline. The Icelandic capital and its immediate surroundings regularly lend their low-angled light and colourful façades to international productions.
The Sólfar (Sun Voyager) sculpture on the waterfront looks like a Viking longship but isn't one: its creator Jón Gunnar Árnason conceived it as a « dream boat », an ode to the sun. Gravely ill, he died in 1989, a year before it was installed, and never saw his work standing before the bay.
To taste the locals' Reykjavik, queue at Brauð & Co, a bakery with a graffiti-covered wall near Hallgrímskirkja, famed for its sourdough and cinnamon buns. Book the Sky Lagoon ritual ahead and keep your tickets and confirmations handy on your phone with a data eSIM.