Reykjavík - Viðey Island

(Local Name: Viðey) This small natural island with caves, nesting birds and interesting basalt coastline is 5 minutes by boat from Reykjavík.

Inhabited until the 1940s, the island is the site of the Viðeyjarstofa, the oldest stone building in Iceland built in 1752, a church dating from the same period, and an interesting sculpture by renowned sculptor Richard Serra.