Iceland · Historic landscape
Þingvellir
A landscape of assembly where Icelandic political memory includes the decision to adopt Christianity around the year 1000.
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Sacred places in Iceland
Three starting points for a deeper relationship with place.
Learn the history, notice the different traditions, and follow the sources. Local communities and custodians determine access and appropriate participation; inclusion here does not mean a place is currently open to visitors.
Iceland · Cathedral site
Skálholt
A former episcopal centre where church buildings, archaeology and scholarship reveal a long religious history.
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Iceland · Church
Hallgrímskirkja
A Reykjavík church named for the hymn writer Hallgrímur Pétursson, linking worship with Iceland’s literary memory.
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