Torfajökull volcano system
One of the many beautifully formed craters in Vatnaöldur in the Torfajökull region
Torfajökull volcano system
The Torfajökull volcano system has been qui...
Editorial
A Taste of Iceland’s Wild & Sweet
Laugarvatn’s Lindin Restaurant & Café Bistro
Lindin Restaurant & Bistro Café, located on the banks of Lake Laugarvatn, has a firm foundation of culin...
Jökulsárlón
Jökulsárlón
Jökulsárlón is a unique lagoon, in and around Vatnajökull in Austur- Skaftafellsýsla, part of Vatnajökull National Park in the southeast. Vatnajö...
The first custom-built freezer vessel in Iceland
The first custom-built freezer vessel in Iceland (1927)
Bruarfoss, built-in 1927 was the first cargo ship constructed especially with freezing capabilities f...
Harbor construction in Reykjavik
Harbor construction in Reykjavik (1913-1917)
The Reykjavik harbor construction was the most expensive construction Icelanders had undertaken. It included a r...
Eruption at Skjaldbreiður?
Eruption at Skjaldbreiður?
From the shield volcano / mountain Skjaldbreiður, there are only about twenty kilometers to Þingvellir in the south, and about 15k...
Pourquoi-Pas
Pourquoi-Pas (September 16th, 1936)
In September 1936, returning from the mission to Greenland to deliver scientific material, the ship Pourquoi-Pas IV stopp...
Export of Icelandic horses
"You can't have it for gold or a good word"
The Icelandic horse is one of the unique features of the country. It has maintained that status from the very fir...
Einar’s garden
Einar's garden
Reykjavík is a green city. There are many large green outdoor areas throughout the city, the largest being Heiðmörk on the outskirts of the ea...
Borgartúnið
Borgartún
There are few streets in Reykjavík, if any, that have changed in their appearance as much as Borgartún through the years, a street that runs from Sno...
The Old Icelandic Sagas
The Old Icelandic Sagas
While other nations of Europe take pride in preserving castles, priceless art and great monuments of monarchies and churches, Iceland...
Garðhús and the Marchioness
Garðhús and the Marchioness
Garðhús c. 1946. To the left of the house is the Reykjavík Freezing Plant, and to the right part of the Daníelsslippur shipyard....
Bókhlöðustígur, a street with its own story
Bókhlöðustígur, a street with its own story
Stöðlakot at Bókhlöðustígur 6 built by Jón Árnason the rich was built in 1872 and is probably the oldest stone ho...
Our church, Hallgrímskirkja
Our church, Hallgrímskirkja
At the top of Skólavörðuholt you can find Hallgrímskirkja, one of Reykjavík's main landmarks. It was the architect Guðjón Samúels...
The Lake Monster
The Lake Monster
In Lagarfljót by Hallormsstaðaskógur lives one of Europe's biggest monsters, Lagarfljótsormurinn. The other is Nessie which lives in Loch Ne...
The Sheriff’s Garden
Sheriff’s Garden from 1893
When Dr. Schierbeck left Iceland in 1893, he sold his house to town sheriff Halldór Daníelsson, together with the right to garden ...
Reykjavík Church
Reykjavík church
A church is known to have stood at Reykjavík since before 1200. The oldest cartulary of Reykjavík Church (known as Vík Church) dates from 13...
The promontary Skagi #2
The promontary Skagi #2 (Austur-Húnvatnssýsla)
Skagi is an promontory between Húnaflói and Skagafjörður in the northwest. On Skagi, there are several farms,...
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