The eruption at Litli-Hrútur EditorialIn a straight line from Reykjavík, the capital area is only about 30 km / 18 mi from...
Háteigur EditorialIn the late 19th and early 20th centuries drainage of marshland began in Reykjavík territory. The drained land...
Eruption in Iceland EditorialOn the 10th of July at 16:40 an eruption started at Reykjanes peninsula, only 30 km / 20...
Costa del Nauthólsvík EditorialThe geothermal beach in Nauthólsvík was installed in 2000, where large seawall defenses close off a beautiful man-made...
The Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum EditorialOutside the museum one can look at sculptures and walk through the old garden. Explore this fascinating museum...
Reykjanes about to have a new eruption? EditorialWill there be a new eruption on Reykjanes? On 4th July, 2023, America’s Independence Day, there was an unusually...
That one summer day EditorialIt was a beautiful day in the capital area today. Icelandic Times enjoyed the day and went out...
Höfði House EditorialHöfði House has a remarkable history connected to Icelandic relations with other nations. The house was built for...
Hot Water Conduits EditorialWorkers casting a concrete hot-water conduit near the Úlfarsá river in the eastern outskirts of Reykjavík, 1942- 43....
Summer in the South #3 EditorialWhat stands out when you travel around the South in the rain, wind and very short sunsets? The...
Summer in the South #2 EditorialHere comes the second part of a photo series of three parts, from the Icelandic Times / Land...
Summer in the South #1 EditorialThe weather forecast was bad for the southern part of the country, wind and rain, yellow weather warning....
High and low EditorialIt can be said that few streets in Iceland are as diverse in business and human life as...
The republic is having it’s 79th birthday EditorialToday was the Republic’s birthday, 79 years since we became an independent nation, on June 17, 1944, on...
Vikings & us EditorialThe Viking age is not long, 273 years. Beginning in 793 when Norse Vikings attacked Lindisfarne in England,...
Great numbers EditorialStatistics Iceland just published very positive figures about tourists and the tourism industry. In the first quarter of...
CARBFIX SHOWING THE WORLD HOW TO RUN ON CLEAN ENERGY EditorialCarbfix was established in Iceland in 2007 as an international research collaboration to explore whether nature’s way of...
Icelandic Lamb: Roaming free since settlement EditorialEnjoy the delicious and distinctive flavour of Iceland’s favourite meat Icelandic lamb is a protected species with a...
Spectacular Safnahúsið EditorialExplore four floors of art in Reykjavík’s House of Collections Safnahúsið (The House of Collections) features four floors...
A village in the middle of the city EditorialDuring the first 150 years of the capital, the street names were derived from their locations, such as...