Grótta
Good to know
- Best time to go
- September–March (aurora), May–August (birdlife)
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
Grótta is a small tidal island at the northwestern tip of the Seltjarnarnes Peninsula on the edge of Reykjavik, connected to the mainland by a causeway that floods at high tide. A lighthouse at its tip is a classic northern-lights foreground during winter, and the surrounding shallows are rich in migratory and wintering shorebirds. The site is within easy cycling distance of central Reykjavik.
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