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This beautiful row of houses

This beautiful row of houses The row of houses that stands on the slope at Lækjargata, above Kvosin, is now called Bernhöftstorfa. The row of houses, from the ...

Skaftáreldar at Laki

Skaftáreldar at Laki Next year, there will be 240 years since one of the biggest volcanic eruptions in Iceland's history began, on June 8, 1783 by the mounta...

The longest rivers in Iceland

The longest rivers in Iceland Þjórsá (in the south) is the longest river in the country, and the river that produces the most energy as the river is very well ...

Glorious Dýrafjörður

Glorious Dýrafjörður Dýrafjörður lies between Arnarfjörður and Önundarfjörður in the Westfjords. The fjord is over 30 km long, and 9 km wide at the far end. ...

Autumn light in Húnavatnsýslur

Autumn light in Húnavatnsýslur Roughly one tenth of road nr.1 runs through the two Húnavatn counties (Húnavatnssýslur). Some people find this the most unexcit...

Barðastrandasýslur in beautiful weather

Barðastrandasýslur in beautiful weather There are few who travel through the two small Barðastrandar counties (Barðastrandarsýslur), which stretch from Gil...

Over 2500 earthquakes last week

Over 2500 earthquakes last week Last week, 2520 earthquakes were recorded in Iceland. After all, the country is a volcanic island, and it could be assumed t...

Jæja… Guðjón

Jæja... Guðjón The artist Guðjón Ketilsson (1956) has a retrospective exhibition at Kjarvalsstaðir, where his career is reviewed, as he is today one of the k...

Una’s lovely house

Una's lovely house At the beginning of the last century, Unuhús in Garðastræti was the center of culture in Reykjavík. The house was built in 1896 by Guðmundu...

Geómetría

Geómetría Geómetría is the name of the recently opened exhibition at Gerðarsafn in Kópavogur. A beautiful, exciting and well-organized exhibition featuring 22 ...

Litir litanna & hlutfall hlutanna

Litir litanna & hlutfall hlutanna Geómetría heitir nýlega opnuð sýning á Gerðarsafni í Kópavogi. Falleg, spennandi og vel uppsett sýning þar sem 22 lista...

Mother’s love in the Mother’s Garden

Mother's love in the Mother's Garden In Lækjargata, in the middle of downtown Reykjavík, is the work of art Móðurást by Nína Sæmundsson (1892-1965). A work th...

Small house, big story

Small house, big story Garðhús, a small house that stands at a special place on Mýrargata, opposite Bakkastígur on the west side of Reykjavík Harbor, is q...

October summer in the South

October summer in the South On Friday, the weather was still summerlike in the south. The morning was cool, but the temperature went up to 10°C / 50°F by mi...

The Volcano Katla is Overdue

The Volcano Katla is Overdue In Katla Glacier is one of the most beautiful and accessible ice caves in the country. The cave is charming, but danger looms ab...

Aurora borealis

Aurora borealis One of the most amazing things to experience in nature are the northern lights, aurora borealis. These natural lights at an altitude of 100 k...

The French one at Frakkastígur

The French one at Frakkastígur The French hospital witch the French built in 1902 in the land of Eyjólfsstaðir, just west of Rauðará in Reykjavík, now stands o...

The threat from Iceland

The threat from Iceland It is only a little over two hundred years ago that an ERUPTION IN ICELAND, which lasted for eight months, shook the entire n...

The Laundry Pools in Laugardalur

The Laundry Pools in Laugardalur The Laundry Pools or Þvottalaugar in Laugardalur are about 3 km / 2 mi from the centre of Reykjavík. People began using the ...

October in Reykjavík

October in Reykjavík Going down to the center of Reykjavík on a normal Saturday in October, armed with two cameras, what will your eye catch? H...