Bicycling in Iceland brings human-scale sense of time, distance and geography to visitors

“During the summer, a friend and I spent a month traveling around Iceland by bicycle, camping all over the country,” she said. “Biking was a great way to experience the land—it really helped me to gain a human-scale sense of time and distance and geography,” says Fulbright exchange student Elizabeth Tubergen who stays in Iceland from July 2009 to July 2010. Source.

Fight for the respect of bicycling as a mode of transport

"Cycling still doesn't command full respect as a mode of transport," says Árni who is a member of a group that meets last Saturday every month at Lækjartorg Square in Reykjavik Iceland. Source

Travel in Reykjavik by bike and bring the city in focus

"Getting around on a bike allows you to see more sights in less time, and to see them in a connected way, so the city as a whole comes into focus: its between-the-lines life, its pulse, its people and places." We - at Icelandbike couldn't agree more! Source.

Autumn bicycle ride through Reykjavik

Reykjavik's Roman Catholic Cathedral

Ursula brings the place to life!

Landakot Roman Catholic School

Ursula welcomes a question from a guest

Are there elves or so-called hidden people in Iceland?

Ursula shows the guests one of the places where the hidden people live

Knock, knock...

Ingolf's square - dedicated to the memory of the first official settler in Reykjavik and Iceland.

Ursula explains how and why Reykjavik became the capital city of Iceland

Reykjavik's oldest house in the background, dates back to 1762

Ursula explains the origin of the capital's name and why Ingolf chose Reykjavik as is home. Christina Spittler in center

Ursula points out the hub of Reykjavik

Iceland's first train ever was used to transport rocks from a quarry to the harbor early in the 20th century

Ursula, the food technologist, tells a story about Iceland's most popular food, the hot dog

Reykjavik's Cathedral and Parliament (Alþingi). Ursula tells about the pots and pans revolution that took place in January 2009.

Statue of Jón Sigurðsson, Iceland's leader for the drive for independence from Denmark

University of Iceland was founded in 1911.

The main building dates back to 1940 and was designed by the State architect at the time, Guðjón Samúelsson

The three white columns above the door symbolise the first three faculties at the university; medicine, theology and law

Revolutions and Rainbows

We met Stefan and Ursula of the ‘Free’ Reykjavik Bike Tour in the city centre, who we had been in touch with via e-mail beforehand. They just started the business several months ago, and rely on tips to make money from the venture, which they report has been extremely popular. More.