Living Earth: Outline of the Geology of Iceland
Living Earth: Outline of the Geology of Iceland
By Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Halldór Kjartansson
A reader´s journey through the geological history of Iceland....
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MELCKMEYT 1659 Underwater Archaeological Survey
Lunch Lecture in English
MELCKMEYT 1659
Underwater Archaeological Survey
At Reykjavík Maritime Museum Thursday 11 October at 12:10
Free admission
Marine ar...
Beyond the mountains
Beyond the mountains
Where nature imposes silence
Fjallabak means ‘beyond the mountains’ in Icelandic. It’s the name of an old walking route that meanders thr...
Volcano House
Iceland vs.The Volcano
Icelandic Times visits Reykjavik´s Volcano House
With its intriguing round facade, floor to ceiling windows and bright yellow signa...
Commerce between Iceland and Russia
Commerce between Iceland and Russia – Continuous trade since 1953
Icelanders expanded their fisheries jurisdiction from three miles to four on 15 May 1952. As ...
The Highlands of Iceland
The Highlands of Iceland
Photo by Friðþjófur Helgason
Nothing in Iceland prepares you for the stark, desolate, raw beauty of the barren upland plateau called...
Art souvenir – Bertel Thorvaldsen. BY Margrethe Floryan
Art souvenir – Bertel Thorvaldsen
BY Margrethe Floryan
Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) is one of Denmark’s best-known artists. The son of a carver from Icela...
The Haunting of Reykjavík
The Haunting of Reykjavík
By Steinar Bragi
When the people of Iceland moved to the city they didn’t leave their ghosts behind, nor their need to keep them in ...
Bishop Jón Arason (1524—1550)
The surplice of bishop Jón Arason (1524—1550) of Hólar in Hjaltadalur is among the most celebrated art treasures in the National Museum of Iceland, being the on...
Bessastaðir
In the presidential residence church at Bessastaðir on the Alftanes Peninsula near Reykjavik there is a glass-mosaic window, showing the incident during the voy...
No Man’s Land
No Man's Land
The title of this extensive exhibition refers to the Icelandic highlands and certain ideas regarding them which Icelanders have long held...
Kristín Jónsdóttir (1888–1959)
Kristín Jónsdóttir, also Kristín Jónsdóttir Stefánsson, (1888–1959) was a pioneering female Icelandic painter. A member of the group of artists who associated w...
Skólavörðustígur
Skólavörðustígur is The Art, Cafts and gourmet Street of Reykjavík, Iceland. Here you can find handmade Icelandic desing chlothing, jewelrys, arts, cafes, res...
Hótel Smyrlabjörg
Hótel Smyrlabjörg
The Icelandic Country Hotel Experience
Imagine bedding down for the night, under a warm duvet, in the middle of the Icelandic countryside. H...
Hjalparfoss waterfall
HJALPARFOSS WATERFALL
Hjalparfoss is a beautiful, two stepped waterfall near the confluence of Rivers Thjorsa and Fossa in the Thjorsa Valley. The surroundin...
Snæfellsnes Peninsula,
SNÆFELLSNES IS THE NAME OF THE LONG PENINSULA IN THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF WEST ICELAND.
Snæfellsnes is a popular destination, especially for its ...
Caraway Seed Harvesting on Viðey Island on Sunday
Caraway Seed Harvesting on Viðey Island on Sunday
On Sunday 2 September at 13:15 guests are invited to come to Viðey Island to harvest Caraway Seeds that grow ...
Iceland Discovered
It will forever remain unknown who was the first man to step on the shores of the island in the North Atlantic now called Iceland. It is, however, well known th...
The oldest relics discovered
Djupivogur in east Iceland very close to Hamarfjörður
The oldest relics discovered so far in Iceland are some Roman bronze coins, forged in the years 270-30...
Eystrahorn
Eystrahorn. Photo Friðþjófur Helgason
Eystrahorn...
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