Historical landmark
Grótta Lighthouse
White concrete tower on a tidal islet, reachable on foot only within the sea's own six-hour clock.
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Location
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About this audio guide
This guide to Grotta Lighthouse in Reykjavik is built around the tide itself, and around Albert Thorvardarson, the keeper who spent his life reading this stretch of sand and shallow water. You'll hear how the first tower here went up under Danish authority in the eighteen nineties, and why it was eventually replaced by the concrete tower you see today. The guide also follows the search and rescue crew that later took the keeper's name, and the bird reserve that now closes the island each spring. Time your walk out with the tide tables the way locals still do.
This audio guide was created using AI.