Articles from the North
North Iceland
Öxarfjörður
Where is the most beautiful midnight sun? Of course, in the northernmost municipality of Iceland, Norðurþing. 3030 people...
MÝVATN LAKE
What more can be said about Mývatn that hasn’t already been said? It is a lake and surrounding...
Spend Time in Fantastic Fjallabyggð
Siglufjörður and Ólafsfjörður are two small fishing villages on the very northern tip of the breathtaking Tröllaskagi Peninsula,...
Bishop Jón Arason (1524—1550)
The surplice of bishop Jón Arason (1524—1550) of Hólar in Hjaltadalur is among the most celebrated art treasures...
Goðafoss the ever so beautiful waterfall
In Skjálfandafljót by Ljósavatnskarð and Bárðardalur in Suður Þingeyjarsýsla is one of the most beautiful and most visited...
Kolugljúfur
In Víðidalsá, an excellent salmon fishing river just east of Hvammstangi in Vestur Húnavatnssýsla, you can find Kolugljúfur....
Laufskálarétt
Horses & men Laufskálarétt is the largest horse round-up in the country, not far from the episcopal seat...
Sail with Whales
Whale Watching Hauganes is Iceland’s oldest whale watching tour operator Specialising in whale watching and sea angling since...
Askja Tours
Travelling in the uninhabited interior of Iceland is unforgettable. In the safe hands of Myvatn Tours, with 30...
Mývatn is Unique
Mývatn, the fourth largest lake in Iceland, covering 37 square kilometres, is unique in many ways. Both its...
It’s a Bird’s Life in the Lake Mývatn area
One year in the life of the birds in the Lake Mývatn area Mývatn is known to birders...
In Eyjafjörður
In the middle of northern Iceland Eyjafjörður is located, one of the longest fjords in the country, 60...
Blönduós
Salmon rivers, women and an execution Blönduós is the largest town in Húnavatnssýsla – Húnawaters County – in...
Energy, Power… & Yes, Beauty
Jökulsá á Fjöllum: A unique river, the second longest in Iceland, 206 km long from Vatnajökull north to...
At the End of the World
A look at one of Iceland’s most remote corners The Langanes...
Akureyri (Pictures series II)
Akureyri is an exceptionally beautiful and well-located town in the middle of the north in Eyjafjörður. The fifth...
the Akureyri Art Museum
One of the major museums in the country is the Akureyri Art Museum. Located in the heart of...
Of Weather and Warnings
The Icelandic Meteorological Office has released weather statistics for the previous year, indicating that 2023 was a relatively...
The Most Useful Servant
According to the latest statistics from Statistics Iceland, there are 51,865 horses in Iceland. The Icelandic horse is...