Strange creatures on Balaströnd Beach EditorialOn the beach by Bali, where Garðabær and Hafnarfjörður meet on Álftanes, there are about thirty strange creatures....
In peace and quiet EditorialIn 1838,183 years ago, Guðrún Oddsdóttir became the first person to be laid to rest in Hólavallagarður, a...
The salmon river with three names EditorialWhen Laxá (Salmong river), sometimes called the queen of salmon fishing rivers in Iceland, flows into the sea...
The Krafla fires, nine eruptions in nine years EditorialThe Krafla eruptions, north of Lake Mývatn, were nine volcanic eruptions at Krafla from December 1975 until September...
Keflavík in the North – There should be an airport there EditorialFjörður is a deserted area on Gjögurskagi, the peninsula between Eyjafjörður and Skjálfandaflói. It was deserted in 1944....
One black sheep EditorialThere are more sheep than humans in Iceland. Up here on Rauðanúpur on Melrakkaslétta yesterday, I came across...
Earthquake and there will be water, Skjálftavatn Lake EditorialSkjálftavatn Lake in Öxarfjörður was formed during a landslide after the earthquake north of Kelduhverfi in the winter...
Discover an Ice-Blue World E. Marie ValgarðssonJökulsárlón Boat Tours on the Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon There are few glacial lagoons existing in the world today...
The House That Disappeared – Eldheimar Dagmar TrodlerNone of Heimaey’s 5,300 inhabitants had ever expected that a volcanic eruption could make them homeless. But on...
On Top of the world – Glacier Jeeps E. Marie ValgarðssonThe largest glacier in Europe The weather report was looking good—a full day of sunshine ahead of me...
A fairytale home – Petra’s Stone & Mineral Collection EditorialIn the tiny town of Stöðvarfjörður in East Iceland, a young girl named Petra began collecting stones in...
The Cultural centre of Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland EditorialNordatlantens Brygge is a cultural and museum building for Greenlandic, Faroese and Icelandic cultures. The building also houses...
The Arctic Coast Way EditorialExplore this scenic North Iceland route North Iceland’s newest tourist route spans 900km and has been dubbed...
The Catholic Church in Reykjavík EditorialThe National Church of Iceland is Lutheran, with 70% of Icelanders registered in it. The history of Christianity...
Introducing the MULTIS Project Jenna GottliebContemporary Icelandic art to view and purchase MULTIS is an Icelandic company that specializes in the promotion, publication...
Iceland’s First Mantle Eruption in Historical Times Hallur HallssonGeologist Haraldur Sigurðsson says the eruption is a major breakthrough for earth sciences “The eruption in Geldingadalur marks...
The most beautiful beach? EditorialReynisfjara Beach, just west of Vík í Mýrdal, is one of Iceland’s most popular tourist destinations, and not...
Catch the Aurora Borealis All Year Round EditorialThere is perhaps nothing more magical than witnessing the beauty of a Northern Lights display. However, those unpredictable,...
The southernmost tip of Iceland… soon EditorialThe promontory Dyrhólaey was the southernmost tip of Iceland until the Katla eruption in 1918. During the eruption,...
Beautiful waterfalls fall into Hvítá EditorialHraunfossar is a synonym for countless small waterfalls that come from Gráhraun Lava and fall into Hvítá River...
