Laugardalur valley

Laugardalur valley the center for athletics and recreation in Reykjavík.

Reykjavik’s main sports stadium is in Laugardalur valley (Hot Spring Valley) is the center for athletics and recreation in Reykjavík. And Grand Hotel Reykjavik is only 5 minutes walking distance from this paradise.
Laugardalur. Reykjavik Sport Center It is mostly used for football (soccer) matches in the summertime. Close to the stadium is the Laugardalsholl arena, a multipurpose indoor venue built in 1965. In addition to large pop and rock concerts, trade shows, exhibitions and the 1995 World Championship of Handball, the Laugardalsholl hosted the famous 1972 World Chess Championships, where American Bobby Fischer defeated Russian Boris Spassky.

In Laugardalur you will also find the largest outdoor thermal pool in Reykjavik, Laugardalslaug, in which you can swim all year round.
Reykjavik. Swimmingpools There is a 50 meter outdoor pool and also ajoining 30 meter pool that is warmer than the 50m pool. Various hotpots are alongside the outdoor pool at varying temperatures to relax in after a training session. It also has hot pots, Jacuzzi, thermal steam bath and an 86-meter-long water slide for young and old.
Icelanders have been enjoying thermal baths many years and that is for a reason. Taking a thermal bath is very warm and relaxing experience and are believed to provide health benefits, like to aid in relaxing the muscles and the spirit.
Laugardalslaug has a cafeteria where you can get some warm and cold drinks, cakes and sandwiches.

Laugardalur also has free entry to our beautiful Botanical Garden, with woods, ponds and birdlife. Beneath the branches the lovely Café Flora is a hidden gem.

The Family Park and Zoo in Laugardalur is open all year. The Zoo includes most Icelandic animals, both wild and domesticated, from foxes, reindeer and seals to cattle, horses and sheep. In summer the Family Park offers many rides and play equipment for children of all ages. Outside the summer season the Family Park remains open as a play area.
At the edge of the Laugardalur valley, not far from Laugardalur Arena, is a strangely shaped, domed white building. It is known as the Reykjavik Art Museum’s Ásmundarsafn sculpture collection. This used to be the studio of Asmundur Sveinsson (1893-1982), a pioneer of Icelandic sculpture. In addition to his works exhibited inside the museum, a sculpture garden outside contains many of his monumental works. Other sports facilities in the valley include running tracks, football fields and an indoor ice rink.

In winter there are paths for cross-country skiing. There’s no shortage of activities in and around the city in the wintertime and maybe the one and most popular is to soak in Blue Lagoon.