Half past one, in 101 EditorialI don’t have a strong opinion on the clock. In Iceland, it’s always wrong. Noon, when the sun...
Go, Girls! An American Feminist Celebrates Women’s Day Off EditorialI felt a powerful need to be present in person for this year’s Women’s History March and Protest...
A Visit to Smidshús Editorial— Interview with Architect Manfred Vilhjálmsson Manfred Vilhjálmsson is undoubtedly among the most respected and revered architects in...
Grjótaþorp EditorialGrjótaþorp Grjótaþorp (Grjóti Village) derives its name from Grjóti, one of eight smallholdings on the estate of Reykjavík...
Lights Exchange EditorialWhere are you?Asked Einar Th. Thorsteinsson editor of Icelandic Times / Land & Saga. Then the phone call...
Yellow, Red, Green & … EditorialThe Reykjavík Botanic Garden, both a museum and a recreational area run by theCity of Reykjavík, is a...
Four Hundred Thousand Million Einar Th. ThorsteinssonFisheries have long been the cornerstone of Iceland’s economy. In 1984, just over fortyyears ago, a quota system...
Iceland’s Treasure EditorialIs it the waterfalls that make Iceland so unique? Or the volcanoes, the vastness or the sparsely populated...
Hafnarfjörður, a harbor, houses and lava EditorialWhen Hafnarfjörður, now the third most populous town in the country with more than 30,000 inhabitants, became a...
Thorvaldsen from Skagafjörður EditorialThe sculptor and artist Bertel Thorvaldsen stands tall in Hljómskálagarður. The greatest artist of the Nordic countries is...
GUNNLAUGUR SCHEVING EditorialThe artist who challenged traditional views of art At the beginning of the 20th century, Icelandic art was...
BEST OF ICELAND Einar Th. Thorsteinsson“Best of Iceland” is an extensive and informative book about the Icelandic tourism industry. It contains articles from...
Three New Books EditorialBest of Iceland Best of Iceland provides a magnificent insight into the history, culture, people and affairs of...
Protecting the Interaction Between Housing and Nature is Paramount EditorialPétur H. Ármannsson, architect and director at the Cultural Heritage Agency, is among the most knowledgeable people on...
The Island in the Capital EditorialÖrfiri is the former name of an island you can walk to at low tide. There are several...
Háteigur EditorialIn the late 19th and early 20th centuries drainage of marshland began in Reykjavík territory. The drained land...
Borgartúnið EditorialThere are few streets in Reykjavík, if any, that have changed in their appearance as much as Borgartún...
Sumarsyrpa EditorialÍ júlí sækja flestir ferðamenn Ísland heim. Í júlí eru Íslendingar líka mest á ferðinni; enda mildasti mánuðurinn. Margir...
The Churches in Kópavogur EditorialPentecost weekend is approaching, one of the major religious holidays for Christians. In Kópavogur, the second-largest municipality in...
