This was a tranquil spot to visit. When the weather is good, you will find locals out enjoying the sunshine on the green lawn.

At 4pm on a weekday, this seemed quite a quiet square but still pleasant to wander through/ It has a statue of Jón Sigurðsson within it

not so big square that i visited here as national day that has some spoken for opening, after that starting parade from here to Suðurgata Cemetery, ok for visit.

If Reykjavik had a main town square it would be this one. The Parliament and a number of the older government buildings are nearby. There are park benches so you can sit. Best of all not many tourists so you can actually see Icelanders going...More

One of the centers of town, the square with the old church, Parliament house, and a big statue, hotels, shops and restaurants all around. Landscaped.

With a few minutes to kill while waiting for our hotel room to be ready, we walked around the square and checked out the statue. The park was a little dirty...and it was crowded with people like us doing the same thing. This also seemed...More

A good place to walk around or rest or watch goings on in the center of twon between the old city and the new area. Surrounded by government buildings, churches and some colorful buildings. Nice to see.