Central Reykjavik Iceland is as empty over Christmastime as most days in January, February and often March too. Keep that in mind if you want to visit over wintertime. PIC seolite
As before team Total Iceland is vehemently opposed to visiting this place in wintertime. We have nothing against wintertime mind you, but we do think that people spending hard-earned cash to visit this expensive place should experience the very best the country has to offer.
In wintertime you might see the Northern lights but that is all she wrote. In summertime you will leave a changed person.
Oh, and just one more thing. Should you find yourself wasting time in January, February and well into the month of March after a day doing dog-sledding, horse-riding or one of those packed glacier snowmobile day trips prepare to face a very limited selection of restaurants and or bars later on.
Even now in January many places selling food or drinks, and actually some of the best, close very early since traffic is low. Locals themselves only show their face downtown in any numbers at the best of times in Thursday and over the weekend. Other days of the week these months you will spend by your lonesome or best case join the four or five places open longer than 22.
By the way, this is downtown Reykjavik we are talking about. Elsewhere you would be lucky to find anything other than the local gas station open into the evening over wintertime.
