Iceland Walking Tour - Akureyri [4K]
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- čas přidán 13. 08. 2020
- Akureyri has been nicknamed the Capital of North Iceland. It is the largest town outside Iceland's heavily populated southwest corner. In this walking tour we explore some of the most remarkable locations Akureyri has to offer.
Information on the tour:
00:10 - We start the tour in Akureyri Park, which was opened to the public in the spring of 1912. It is the first public park in Iceland. The entrance to the garden is free, and it is always open. The garden contains a few wooden houses, of which Eyrarlandsstofa (to the right) is one of the oldest in Akureyri.
05:00 - The Akureyri junior college. This building is Gamli skóli (Old school) built in 1904.
06:23 - The white building with the red roof is St.Peter's Church (Péturskirkja), a religious building of the Catholic Church, built in 1912.
07:00 - A view over Eyjafjörður fjord, the longest fjord in North Iceland.
09:40 - The bells of the Church of Akureyri (Akureyrarkirkja) start ringing.
This Lutheran church was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson and completed in 1940.
13:15 - The red building to the right is Bautinn, a popular restaurant in Akureyri.
13:55 - Hafnarstræti, a shopping street.
18:06 - Hof, a cultural and conference centre. Hof is a cultural building designed for music and other performing arts, as well as facilities for conferences and meetings, receptions, parties and exhibitions.
26:55 - Akureyri theater.
27:03 - This sculpture is Sigling (Sailing) by Jón Gunnar Árnason.
34:16 - Brynja, one of the most famous ice cream parlors in Iceland.
41:20 - Nonnahús museum. It was the childhood home of the writer and Jesuit priest Jón Sveinsson, “Nonni” (1857-1944). Nonni wrote 12 children's books about his childhood in Iceland. He wrote in German but his books have been translated into more than 40 languages. From the age of 12 Nonni lived and worked in Germany, France, Denmark and the Netherlands. We can see a statue of Nonni in front of the house.
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My goodness, this place is almost like heaven itself.
It's a very lovely town
I live in this town and I like it. Schools are great and fun things to do and I like it here. I was born here and now I’m still living in this town. Living there is a dream😆
Algjör draumur
That garden looks like Eden itself.
Good sound its be nice town.but why street empty.where the pepel are.
@@ameeradeeb7682 this was recorded in 2020
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"WOW" ❤️ I had already fallen in love with Iceland but now ... I am falling in love again for a second time! Thank you for this wonderful video, it’s a feast for the eyes.
Thank you Steve 🙂
IcelandHotSpots you welcome 🙏❤️😊. Great video work, love the natural colors of this wonderful environment.
@@IcelandHotSpots im suprised how many buldings and shops this town has even thoughts its only 20 000 in it. whats up with that?
Oh my God! Is this the safest place in the world? It looks so serene, calm and peaceful. I live in Africa 🌍 and I can tell you that even our leaders here do not live in an environment half as safe as this place. I love your country man. If I'm in a dream and I find myself here, I wouldn't want to wake up. May God bless you for this video and may he bless your government too. Wow!
Thank you and take care
We stayed in a Airbnb on a farm there with waterfalls behind us, gorgeous!
Wonderful, was it Goðafoss?
I have visited Akureyri last month ( a long time dream come true) and it was a wonderful and bustling place. The heart of the north!
Akureyri is so charming
Looks tropical with the weather, wow what a stunning place and so clean too
Yeah it was a nice warm day.
Lol that bell scared the crap out of me 😆 🤣 😂
Haha!
@@IcelandHotSpots lol yeah 🥴🥴😂
I love this walking tour. I can almost smell the earth, the grass, the sun on my face ☺
Yes it was a fantastic summer day
Bliss. Thank you for sharing.
My pleasure!
Akureyri is such a lovely town. These icelandhotspots videos are so well done. Love the fast walking and zero videographer interference. Any chance you can do the rest of the world?
Haha thank you. Wow I really wish I could but with family and a job and everything else covering Iceland is sure to be enough for me :) But I appreciate the fantastic comment ☺️
@@IcelandHotSpots thank you for your efforts... Could you please specify the general food culture in iceland and what are the options for vegetarians/vegans over there?
@@heal4066 There is a huge offering of vegan/vegetarian choices in almost every restaurant. You should find no trouble living a meat free life in Iceland. You have finer restaurants, burger joints, pizza, salads... Most of the commonly known fast foods and cousine
@@IcelandHotSpots thanks much 🤗
Perfect Icelandic summer day.
Visually stunning and relaxing! 🤩 Thanks for sharing. You're walking tours are always top notch! 😁👍
Thanks Hendo it means a lot to me
Przepiękne miasto.
Jeden z moich ulubionych
Very nice town with a amazing botanic garden, we visited in August 2019
The garden is just fantastic. I hope your trip was pleasant.
Northernmost botanic garden in the world.
Great walking tour!👍😁 It is really pretty our there!
⏹ So beautiful walking tour, amazing views! thank you for sharing! greetings! ✌😉
So beautiful place !!!! Thank you so much for this magnificent tour ! Hope to see more videos.Greetings from Greece .
Thank you for the kind words :)
I really liked the video, every place in Iceland is amazing thanks for sharing
Visited Akureyri for the first time last February and fell in love with the place. The people were great, we had a magical night at Forest Lagoon and a great day skiing. Hope to visit again soon.
Thanks for the video.
When I went dome 10 years ago the town was full of tourists and the weather great. I felt like a tourist myself and blended with the crowd. It was great. Thank you Tom.
When I was in Iceland I had the possibility to go to Akureyri for a while... I might try it this year. I miss Iceland. Akureyri seems great.
Akureyri has never disappointed me
Very lovely! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you as well :)
I wish i could be there... I would be glad! Greetings from Spain!
Its sun 🌞 shine and stunning view, thanks again
Thanks man, I haven't forgotten about Egilsstaðir. One day ☺️
Very beautiful!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
So greeen!!
Tra le nuvole, un loft con la vista sul porto innevato che sembra Akureyri ❤️❤️❤️
Really enjoyable video and so well done
Thank you. That really means a lot to me.
Thank you lovely video very relaxing
Thanks Hilary makes me glad🙂
No music ......wonderful
So nice, thank you!
And thank you as well :)
Hi...again! I sometimes rewatch your walks, especially this one. Akureyri is simply breathtaking. Thank you very much! I could live there, especially in a place overlooking the fjord. I am pretty certain I can properly pronounce it now, but I have no way of proving it to myself. Spelling it is another matter, I can only do that if I am looking at the word.☺ I love your walks♥
Hi oh yes I love Akureyri, the fjord is amazing and the town feels so relaxed and down to earth. Akureyri is probably a bit of a tounge twister for foreigners.
I wish I lived here. Absolutely awesome!
It's very calm and beautiful
So beautiful
Thank you 🙂
What a beautiful town to call home,
Akureyri is a great town
Parabéns, lindo lugar
What a pretty town, like a dream world.
Some days it really is.
Amazing 👍😀
Thanks Vesna
beautiful view
Thank you
Me sorprendió la gran vegetación del parque y algunas zonas de la ciudad dado su ubicación al Norte del pais. También se nota una ciudad muy ordenada, extendida con grandes espacios . Seguramente un lugar agradable para vivir a pesar de lo duro que debe ser el invierno en esa zona. Saludos desde Santa Fe Argentina.
Tú sabes qué dicen ellos. La vida encuentra un camino. Saludos.
Hi fellow walker! It amazes me just how green it is in Iceland! Some of the best views in the world are there. Really nice to see this walk in the neighborhood. Looking forward to more of your videos :)
Greetings from Canada!
Thank you. I was actually planning on visiting Canada this summer but the pandemic blew up my plans...
@@IcelandHotSpots we're all stuck for now. But at least we can live vicariously through walking videos :)
The wifie and I visited Akureyri last weekend. We fell in love with that city.
You must have had pretty good weather? Akureyri is great, did you visit more places?
@@IcelandHotSpots We also did a Diamond circle tour and went to the Nature Baths...two straight days of sunny weather.🌞🌞
I will be there in July next, so you doing this walk has given me a feel of what to expect. It will be great if we get such nice weather as well. :)
I hope you like it and get some nice weather. Lucky you :)
hay
wath you name
what a beautiful place...💕 loved your video..❤ New fan here..😍keep doing more..
Thanks :)
@@IcelandHotSpots Heyy...😍thanks for your reply..lets stay connect each other mate....☺️🤝
Woooooow 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Beautiful town
@@IcelandHotSpots A very beautiful country. My dream is to go around such countries😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍❤❤❤👍👍
Belo trabalho
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hi! did you put some ecternal mic for this? its a lovely video btw hahaah i thing i spent my weekend just to watch your channel,,, tahank you for sahring this"virtual tour" :)
Must have been a relaxing weekend then! I did not use an external mic but I'm working on getting one ☺️
Wonderful Akureyri and whole Iceland! I fell in LOVE with Iceland! 😍 🥰 ❤️
This video is uploaded (published) on my BIRTHDATE! ❤️
Greeting from Montenegro!
Really? What a coincidence ☺️ Thank you Zeppelin.
@@IcelandHotSpots YEAH! you're welcome - my pleasure and enjoy watching it all... RESPECT for a GREAT walking video(s) made! I would watch them all step by step (one by one)... added (your channel - videos) to "The Best Of" folder of ICELAND (CZcams)...
@@zeppelin.1874_ Thank you Zeppelin I really appreciate that.
What a gorgeous video of one of my favourite places ❤ but how did you manage to walk so smoothly. When i tried to film walking around Akureyri my camera was bumping everywhere. Tried to film the walk round Glerá and the cam jumped with every step 😢 yr video is so smooth
Thank you, it's a combination of using á gimbal, a gopro and a steady gait
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Akureyri is Beautiful Town , greeting from Somalia.
Awesome town. I was there once, and I want go again :)
Akureyri is great. I feel like it always hurt as good weather.
Maybe it is slightly busier now, but it looks like such a quiet and calm town. I hope to go there one day.
It's pretty quiet and laid back. At least that has been my impression.
Amazing landscape! Great job taking the video tour.
But we're is every body???
So tired of all the nature, went inside to browse social media
Super, ładnie, czysto i przyjemnie.Wszech obecny porządek bez narkomanów i patologii.
Jest bardzo czysto i cicho.
This looks like heaven
It's pretty great
روعة
Schön!
Vielen danke
That was a nice and long one! Didn't know the botanical garden until now :)
It's fantastic. You must see it if you're ever back
@@IcelandHotSpots next visit is planned for December, but not Akureyri. Also in summer next year I will spent some weeks for photographing in the north, so much time tho visit the garden :)
@@chacker Very nice. Where are you planning on going in december?
@@IcelandHotSpots No big traveling or hiking planned for December. We'd like to enjoy the early winter time spending some days in Reykjavik and at Reykjanes. Let's hope the R0 index goes down and Icelands border regulations allow us to visit Iceland for just some days ;)
Like other videos, this is splendid.
Thank you I really appreciate it 🙂
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Hola. Tus videos son una maravilla. Los pocos que he visto me han encantado.
Islanda parece ser un ejemplo de civismo y urbanismo, de ser un país muy democrático, ecológico, con ciudades y pueblos sumamente limpios y ordenados.
También me gusta de Islandia que en sus calles y zonas públicas no se vean carteles y cables aéreos colgados de postes y paredes.
Magnífica realización visual. Te felicito por este trabajo tan bien realizado.
Saludos cordiales.
Takk kærlega fyrir, já ég er heppinn að búa hérna 😀
@@IcelandHotSpots Ég óska þér gleðilegra hátíða.
Your second town was a great surprise for us in 2016 - we were there the day when Iceland beat the UK in football. That mature, lovely botanical garden is quite an achievement, 100 km south of the Polar Circle. Why such empty streets, no children, few cars - Covid, no tourists?
Haha that must have been fun. Yes I love that garden. I was filming early during the weekend so most people were probably not out yet. Or away on vacation. This was in July.
Thank you for this video but i have to say the Icelandic people are the luckiest one in the world, this is nature at its best, so beautiful and pristine and also the way you have captured these scenery in 4k, thank you to you as well, well done. I am going to Reykjavik in May 2022, how far is Akureyi from the capital?
Thank you so much for the kind words Ravin. Akureyri is about a 5 hour drive from Reykjavík. A bit far but you can manage it in one day and there is s lot to see close to it.
Sorry if I envy you Icelanders for such a beautiful and peaceful land full of cute small towns.
Definietly one of my top countries
Thanks I wouldn't want to live anywhere else ☺️
@@IcelandHotSpots I don't blame you.
I think due to it being a young Island, Iceland with it's current beauty also has and an interesting and bright future ahead specially with these rapid changes in everything in the world, our environment and in Iceland. I myself would be maybe the happiest I am living there, believe me! ^_^
I like this country a lot, it's somehow my kind of place hahah, also very chilled and nice people Northerners are.
Thanks for the videos! :)
👍🏼
Great
Seria o jardim botânico da Islândia em Akureyre ? Eu fiquei em kopavagur , em Akureyre em Vogar uma semana em cada cidade
Saudades imensa 😔 amo tds os vídeos que vejo e curto a todos .
Sim, é o jardim botânico em Akureyri. Vale a pena visitar.
That was so beautiful and peaceful there, I can imagine during the summer months there is a lot going on plus water sports and tourists, right?
This is filmed during the pandemic so there isn't as much activity, I once visited in summer when a cruise ship was visiting and it was like being abroad somewhere,people everywhere.
IcelandHotSpots It was so peaceful there, and I did notice a few people in the garden planting things and is the greenhouse open to the public to buy flowers or vegetables to plant? It seemed to so out of the way, that you could imagine that as an oasis that the Covid Virus had never touched. Thank you for your beautiful videos. That GoPro takes some amazingly clear video...I feel as if I am right there!🌟
@@victoriamagisteriaux353 I also feel myself there too
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Where are the people?
Sleeping, chilling inside or out on vacation. It was quite early.
Cadê todo mundo?? Agonia um lugar vazio assim.
Allir að vinna 😀
Vel gert Íslendingar!
Takk fyrir!
How many degrees Celsius were there when the video was being taken?
It was pretty warm, I'm guessing around 14 degrees celsius.
In 10 years I want to live here
Maybe you will!
11 April 2021, Palermo, Sicily.
These look like fairy-tale places. No wonder it is said that the Icelandic are among the happiest people in the World.
I wish I had been there walking and breathing the crisp, fresh and clean air under the Sun.
But why so few people around? Was Iceland in Coronavirus Lockdown in August 2020?
It made me really wish I could see what people were doing inside their homes...
Yeah what's so exciting going on indoors? But yes there were covid restrictions last summer and it was also morning when I was filming. Thank you Benedetto :)
@@IcelandHotSpots
Whaaat? What's exciting about life indoors? Are you kidding me?
Well, people inside their homes show their true nature and I would love to have seen the Icelandic having their Icelandic August breakfast(s), listening to the Icelandic radio and television stations, the Icelandic swearing against the injustices and cruelties of Life, couples arguing between themselves in Icelandic, children singing Icelandic nursery songs...surely that'll always be more interesting than what you will ever see outdoor on the streets! Vertu sæll!
I see your point ☺️
Only has the option for 1440p on a TV based CZcams app that usually allows 4K🤔
That's weird. I decided to check it in my chrome browser to see if I accidentally uploaded it below 4k but that didn't seem to be. I can play it in 4k on my browser. But thanks for letting me know Iain, it would be unfortunate if many people are having this problem.
@@IcelandHotSpots thanks for getting back😊, I tested some other 4K walk about type videos and some I was able to select and view in 2160p, though this clip only had 1440p unusually.🤔
How is it possible to have such vegetation so far north??
It's a magical island my friend.
Very beautiful! But why is that there is nobody on the steets?
It was early in the morning and also a lot of the locals were out on vacation
@@IcelandHotSpots Ho I see!
@@IcelandHotSpots I think it is more because the country has few residents.
I live in Akureyri
Geggjað maður 😀
21-08 hundurinn stendur vörð.
Hann var ekki ánægður að fá gest.
Which city is better to live? Akureyri or Reykjavik??
Akureyri. I wouldn't give it a second thought.
@@IcelandHotSpots really? Why? Is it more quiet?
Reykjavík is too big for me. Akureyri is much more quiet. Beautiful scenery. It has everything you need.
@@IcelandHotSpots I need to decide 😭😭
Really are you prolonging your stay?
No people outside❓🙂
I guess most people were working or away on vacation. It was also early morning.
Why aren't more people visible? Very few people are visible. Why? Is there any holiday there? Or is the lockdown going on?
And
One thing, if I have to come there for study, what is the purpose? I want information about the study. I am doing engineering in degree right now and I live in India.
Yes the lockdown was still on. Hmm I don't know about studying engineering but hi.is is the university's website.
@@IcelandHotSpots Ok bro thanks and on other hand What is the issue of PR? Do you know that? Please tell me🙏
Iceland is very beautiful. However, where are the people? I do not see people shopping and dining outdoors.
Most were out on vacation or still sleeping in, it was a bit early.
@@IcelandHotSpots ok thank you
I wanna buy property there
عبد القادر بن زعمية..أزيبي..pass
I was stationed in Iceland while in the US Navy in 1970...I never saw so many trees on the Island. While stationed there I remember it as the land of Ice and Snow. I wonder if Climate Change has a hand in it looking so different?
Maybe in part but there have been great reforestation programs in recent decades.
И я там был, мед, пиво пил и т. д...
Июнь 2010
Надеюсь, вы хорошо провели время.
You dont see anyone on these deserted streets. Very strange.
Yes it is a combination of many factors. It was early morning and many were on vacation. So pretty relaxed.
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Estava no vídeo? Se você puder apontar para mim, posso dizer o preço.
@@IcelandHotSpots parece que a loja está em uma rua com números coloridos.
Compreendo. Eles têm um site aqui: www.icewear.is/en/
Talvez você possa ver o preço lá :)
@@IcelandHotSpots grat
Do Icelanders think much about the cessation of the thermohaline circulation?
Yes, this topic was discussed in the media recently as one of the major concerns of climate change in Iceland.
@@IcelandHotSpots thanks for the answer
Is this the f@#$% Heaven? :O
Yes welcome
The house in front of the garden i live in it
And you didn't even wave?
Svona falleg borg
there is a reason why americans go to europe for vacation
Walking dead virtual tour 😆
I'll make one after the zombie apocalypse if I'm still alive.
no people, no soul anywhere
Very few people certainly.
beautiful place but awful noises.
Yes it's a beautiful town. Were there any particular noises you disliked? Maybe I can fix it if it was anything pertaining to me the recording.
Pustki na ulicach zanudziłbym się w Islandii u nas w Polsce jest ładniej
Haha. Byłbym podekscytowany w Polsce.