International Cities of Friendship

Bessastadahreppur's Cities of Friendship as per 1.1.2007:

• Gjøvik
  Gjøvik
  is a town and a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Gjøvik.In 1861, the village of Gjøvik in the municipality of Vardal was granted town status and was separated from Vardal to form a separate municipality...
  
   - Norway
• Gävle
  Gävle
  Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...
  
   - Sweden
• Rauma
  Rauma, Finland
  Rauma is a town and municipality of ca. inhabitants on the west coast of Finland, north of Turku, and south of Pori. Granted town privileges on May 17, 1442 , Rauma is known of its high quality lace , and of the old wooden architecture of its centre , which is a Unesco world heritage...
  
   - Finland
• Næstved - Denmark

Nature

The Bessastadahreppur (or Álftanes) area is primarily a residential area. There are fine mountain views, providing ideal conditions for walks. Many rare shorebirds breed here along the beaches.

The Bessastaðir

Bessastaðir

Bessastaðir is today the official residence of the President of Iceland and is situated on Álftanes, not far from the capital city, Reykjavík.- History :...

 manor farm

The official residence of the president of Iceland

President of Iceland

The President of Iceland is Iceland's elected head of state. The president is elected to a four-year term by universal adult suffrage and has limited powers. The president is not the head of government; the Prime Minister of Iceland is the head of government. There have been five presidents since...

, built in 1766, heavily renovated over the years.