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* The ultimate insider's guide to Iceland* Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides* Part of the international 111 Places/111 Shops series with over 170 titles and 1 million copies in print worldwide* Appeals to both the local market (over 338,000 people call Iceland home) and the tourist market (nearly 1.3 million people visit Iceland every year!) * Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographsIceland's specialties are its contrasts. The capital of Reykjavk offers urban life with an unbelievable cultural variety, yet you can find yourself in total isolation as soon as you travel into the barren lava landscapes of the island. Fire and ice have not only shaped the unmistakable face of Iceland, they have also produced a special kind of people.