Ásbrú

Ásbrú is in Reykjanesbær, Southern Peninsula. Ásbrú is situated near the town Reykjanesbaer, as well as near Church of St. John Paul II.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Church of St. John Paul II and Viking World Museum.

Church of St. John Paul II

Church

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.

St. John Paul II Church, a Catholic church in Keflavik, Sudurnes, Iceland. The congregation is under Diocese of Reykjavík and was dedicated to the memory of Pope John Paul II, who was declared a saint in 2014 by Pope Francis. Church of St. John Paul II is situated 1 km south of Ásbrú.

Viking World Museum

Museum

Photo: GTheory, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Viking World is a museum in Njarðvík, Reykjanesbær, Iceland. The museum opened on 8 May 2009, followed by a formal opening on Icelandic National Day, 17 June. Viking World Museum is situated 2 km east of Ásbrú.

Icelandic Museum of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Museum

The Icelandic Museum of Rock 'n' Roll is located at the Hljómahöll concert and conference hall in Reykjanesbær. It was formally opened on April 5, 2014. Icelandic Museum of Rock ‘n’ Roll is situated 1½ km northeast of Ásbrú.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ásbrú and Reykjanesbaer.

Ásbrú

Suburb

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.

Ásbrú is a part of the former U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik now supervised by the Icelandic defense authorities. After U.S. forces abandoned the base in 2006, a part of the base not needed for current military defense needs, was re-invented as a community of entrepreneurs, students and business.

Reykjanesbaer

Town

Photo: Helgi Halldórsson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Reykjanesbær is a municipality on the Southern Peninsula in Iceland, though the name is also used by locals to refer to the suburban region of Keflavík and Njarðvík which have grown together over the years.