The National Gallery of Iceland Exhibitions EditorialThe National Gallery of Iceland is situated in four buildings in Reykjavík: the main building at Fríkirkjuvegur 7,...
The road ahead EditorialAccording to information from the Icelandic Road Administration, the total road network in Iceland is 12,901 km /...
Queen of East Iceland EditorialSnæfell is the highest mountain in Iceland outside the glaciers, rising 1833 m / 6017 ft into the...
Looking over East Iceland EditorialRoad 917 from Vopnafjörður over Hellisheiði Eystri to Egilsstaðir is one of the steepest and highest mountain roads...
The two culture houses on Hverfisgata EditorialThe Culture House on Hverfisgata was built between 1906 and 1909 to house the National Library of Iceland,...
Two thousand-year-old lava EditorialMarkarfljót is one of the larger glacial rivers in Iceland. From the source of the river Hrafntinnusker, there...
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 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...
Hrísey Island in Eyjafjörður EditorialHrísey Island in the middle of Eyjarfjörður fjord is the second largest island off the coast of Iceland,...
Colours and YES EditorialJust east of Mývatn by Námafjall Mountain is the high-temperature area Hverarönd. The site is only 500 km...
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...
Lively Reykjavík Harbour EditorialIceland is the 19th largest fishing nation globally and number three in Europe, after Russia and Norway. 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...
Keflavík International Airport, the lifeline of the country EditorialKeflavík Airport, originally built by the US military during World War II and opened in March 1943, is...
The first day of the eruption EditorialThe eruption in Geldingardalur, which began five months ago, on 19 March 2021, is the second-longest eruption in...
The Catholic Church in Reykjavík EditorialThe National Church of Iceland is Lutheran, with 70% of Icelanders registered in it. The history of Christianity...
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...
The southernmost tip of Iceland… soon EditorialThe promontory Dyrhólaey was the southernmost tip of Iceland until the Katla eruption in 1918. During the eruption,...