Keflavik

This busy town owes it development mainly to its fishing and other industries and also to the growth of Keflavik International Airport. 

Keflavík is first mentioned in written sources about 1590 as the base of an English trader, who was followed by German, and later Danish, merchants.  Keflavík is a major center of fishing and fish processing, although in recent years tourism has played an increasingly important role in the local economy. The town's hotels and restaurants are among the best in Iceland, and the bus station, home to the Reykjanes Tourist Information Office, is the departure point for a series of sightseeing tours of the region. 

 

Keflavík is also an excellent base from which to explore much of Reykjanes on foot. For golfers, one of Iceland's best courses, Leira, is just a short drive away, while other facilities on offer include an outdoor swimming pool, sea-angling, and whale spotting, with the possibility of sighting minke and killer whales, and cruises to the island of Eldey, home to the world's largest gannet colony. Only a five-min drive from Iceland's international airport, Keflavík is also ideally placed for the Blue Lagoon.