The house of the nation, Alþingishúsið Editorial The house of the nation, Alþingishúsið Alþingishúsið at Austurvöllur was built between 1880 and 1881. Since then, two annexes have been b...
ENJOY THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT in Hafnarfjörður Jenna Gottlieb ENJOY THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT in Hafnarfjörður Visit the annual Christmas Village minutes from downtown Reykjavík Hafnarfjörður is a pictur...
Kjalarnes & Kollafjörður Editorial Kjalarnes & Kollafjörður Under the roots of Esja, there is a scale-cut promontory, Kjalarnes, with about 1,400 inhabitants....
FILMING IN ICELAND Editorial Iceland’s unique landscape, from bubbling hot springs to erupting volcanoes, attracts film productions from around the world. There’s increa...
From sunrise to sunset Editorial From sunrise to sunset It's easy to forget how dark it is in December. Sunrise in Reykjavík is at about 11 o'clock, and it sets just afte...
GUNNLAUGUR SCHEVING Editorial GUNNLAUGUR SCHEVING The artist who challenged traditional views of art At the beginning of the 20th century, Icelandic art was dominat...
Independence Day Editorial Independence Day 104 years ago, on 1 December 1918, Icelanders became independent from the Kingdom of Denmark. Freedom in the shadow of d...
The Hafnartorg in the heart of Reykjavík Editorial The Hafnartorg in the heart of Reykjavík Downtown Reykjavík has changed a lot in recent years. Especially in Kvosin, but in 2015 construc...
Hats & Graphic Design Editorial Hats & Graphic Design There are currently two fun exhibitions at the Design Museum of Iceland on Garðatorg in Garðabær. H A G E is a ...
Hafnarfjörður & Hanseatic Merchants Editorial Hafnarfjörður & Hanseatic Merchants Hafnarfjörður was the main port of the German Hanseatic merchants in Iceland. It was also the cou...
Tiny house – Long History Editorial Tiny house - Long history The Guard's House in Grjótaþorpið, at Garðastræti 23, is believed to have been built around 1845 by Guard Guðmu...
THE ADMIRAL’S AND AMBASSADOR’S DEBATE ON UKRAINE CATCHES ATTENTION Hallur Hallsson President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson with Múte Egede, PM of Greenland. Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, NATO’s Millitary Committee chairman: “Why d...
This beautiful row of houses Editorial This beautiful row of houses The row of houses that stands on the slope at Lækjargata, above Kvosin, is now called Bernhöftstorfa. The row ...
Álftanes has history, beauty and presidential power Editorial Álftanes has history, beauty and presidential power 2500 people, or about 1% of the population of the capital area, live in Álf...
Hallgrímskirkja Church Editorial Hallgrímskirkja Church Hallgrímskirkja Church has gotten new lighting, but it has been replaced inside and outdoors. Now the church will...
Jæja… Guðjón Editorial Jæja... Guðjón The artist Guðjón Ketilsson (1956) has a retrospective exhibition at Kjarvalsstaðir, where his career is reviewed, as he i...
Una’s lovely house Editorial Una's lovely house At the beginning of the last century, Unuhús in Garðastræti was the center of culture in Reykjavík. The house was built...
Litir litanna & hlutfall hlutanna Editorial Litir litanna & hlutfall hlutanna Geómetría heitir nýlega opnuð sýning á Gerðarsafni í Kópavogi. Falleg, spennandi og vel uppsett sýn...
Mother’s love in the Mother’s Garden Editorial Mother's love in the Mother's Garden In Lækjargata, in the middle of downtown Reykjavík, is the work of art Móðurást by Nína Sæmundsson (1...
Small house, big story Editorial Small house, big story Garðhús, a small house that stands at a special place on Mýrargata, opposite Bakkastígur on the west side of Re...
The French one at Frakkastígur Editorial The French one at Frakkastígur The French hospital witch the French built in 1902 in the land of Eyjólfsstaðir, just west of Rauðará in Rey...
The Laundry Pools in Laugardalur Editorial The Laundry Pools in Laugardalur The Laundry Pools or Þvottalaugar in Laugardalur are about 3 km / 2 mi from the centre of Reykjavík. Peo...
October in Reykjavík Editorial October in Reykjavík Going down to the center of Reykjavík on a normal Saturday in October, armed with two cameras, what wi...
House & History Editorial House & History In the year 1848, the street Hafnarstræti in Kvosin in Reykjavík got its name. Previously the path, by the then coast...
Grassy residences Editorial Grassy residences Turfhouses were the main type of houses in Iceland until last century. A house built from turf, with stone cladding and/...
Autumn in Hafnarfjörður Editorial Autumn in Hafnarfjörður Some people think fall is the best time of the year; when the autumn darkness, the autumn colors and the northern...
Up & rarely down Editorial Food is a very large post in the index basket Up & rarely down Inflation in Iceland for the last twelve months is now 9....
Auður’s living hats Editorial Auður's living hats From the exhebition Halda Áfram by Auður in Gallery Port Auður brings life to hats Gallery Port at Laugav...
Vífil’s land Editorial Vífil's land In 874, Vífill and Karli, slaves of the first settler Ingólfur Arnarson, found his high sea pillars, in a bay under Arn...
The poet’s house Editorial The poet's house Halldór Laxness (1902-1998) is undoubtedly Iceland's greatest poet of the 20th century. He is the only Icelandic writer...
Indian summer in September Editorial Indian summer in September The weather has been excellent in the last few days. Icelandic Times / Land & Saga dashed to the city cent...
Thorvaldsen from Skagafjörður Editorial Thorvaldsen from Skagafjörður The sculptor and artist Bertel Thorvaldsen stands tall in Hljómskálagarður. The greatest artist of the Nord...
On the border Editorial On the border Fossvogsdalur is a great outdoor area on the border between Reykjavík and Kópavogur. The valley that runs east of Fossvogur...
In the blink of an eye Editorial In the blink of an eye The beautiful Museum of Contemporary Art opened in 1978. The museum has become one of the oldest mus...
The Island in the Capital Editorial The island in the capital Örfiri is the former name of an island you can walk to at low tide. There are several in the country called Örf...
Art in the gallery by the harbour Editorial Art in the gallery by the harbour The gallery Kling & Bang was founded by ten visual artists almost 20 years ago. The policy is and w...
From A to Z Editorial From A to Ö So beautiful this week, coming to Reykjavík from the south and seeing Hringvegur 1 lit up in the evening sun at Sandskeið; ye...
Live port Editorial Live port Reykjavík Harbor is 105 years old, and a quarter of a century ago, the statue Horft til hafs, by Ingi Þ Gíslason, was unveiled ...
Art, colors & making a living Editorial Art, colors & making a living The collection of Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876-1958) in Bergstaðastræti, is a part of Listasafn Íslands. Ásgrí...
End of the eruption? Editorial End of the eruption? On the third of August at 1:30 p.m., an eruption began in Meradalir in Fagradalsfjall, at the edge of the lava ...
Festival in the capital Editorial Festival in the capital Culture Night in Reykjavík starts early, before nine o'clock when the Reykjavík Marathon starts. The first Marath...
Gunnar Örn in Hafnarborg Editorial Gunnar Örn in Hafnarborg In Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjörður's art museum, the exhibition In the depths of your own consciousness is now a retro...
Camping in Iceland Editorial Camping in Iceland The cheapest way to spend the night travelling in Iceland is to go to a campsite, whether you have a tent or a caravan...
The one and only Grafarvogur Editorial The one and only Grafarvogur If Grafavogur, a neighbourhood in Reykjavík, were an independent town, it would be the fourth largest in the...
And… history goes on Editorial And... history goes on The Settlement Exhibitions is on the corner of Túngata and Aðalstræti in downtown Reykjavík. From the Settle...
Strong houses in Iceland Editorial Strong houses in Iceland New and old buildings and others are being constructed in Hafnarfjörður, the third most populous town in the co...
Gröndalshús – Gröndal‘s House Editorial Gröndalshús – Gröndal‘s House This charming red house was the home of Benedikt Gröndal (1826-1907), writer, illustrator, translator and ...
The museum at the Harbour Editorial The museum at the Harbour Not many people realize that Reykjavík is the largest shipping town in Iceland. There is also the biggest and l...
And… history goes on Editorial And... history goes on The Settlement Exhibitions is on the corner of Túngata and Aðalstræti in downtown Reykjavík. From the Settle...
Strong houses in Iceland Editorial Strong houses in Iceland New and old buildings and others are being constructed in Hafnarfjörður, the third most populous town in the co...
Gröndalshús – Gröndal‘s House Editorial Gröndalshús – Gröndal‘s House This charming red house was the home of Benedikt Gröndal (1826-1907), writer, illustrator, translator and ...
The museum at the Harbour Editorial The museum at the Harbour Not many people realize that Reykjavík is the largest shipping town in Iceland. There is also the biggest and l...
Klambratún Editorial The Klambratún park occupies land in the district of Norðurmýri formerly divided into small-holdings under copyhold (heritable perpetual le...
Farmsteads in Reykjavík Editorial Eskihlíð Eskihlíð and the Hlíðar area In the late 19th and early 20th centuries drainage of marshland began in Reykjavík territory. T...
Árbær Open Air Museum Editorial Árbær Open Air Museum Reykjavík City Museum was founded in 2014 when The Settlement Exhibition, Reykjavik Maritime Museum, Reykjavik Muse...
Torfhildur Hólm’s House Editorial Torfhildur's House Torfhildur's house was built at Laugavegur 36 in 1896, moved to Reykjavik's West Side in 2015 and restored. The wr...
The hill in the city Editorial The hill in the city Öskjuhlíð in the middle of the capital is only 90 m lower than Møllehøj, Denmark's highest mountain, which is 170.86...
The Street of Grettir the Strong Editorial The Street of Grettir the Strong Grettisgata, the next street over from Laugavegur in the city center of Reykjavík, is named after Gretti...
Austurvöllur Editorial The Central Square where people gather in Reykjavík In olden times, when Reykjavík was simply a farm, Austurvöllur (the East Field) was i...
Art at the Reykjavík Art Museum Editorial Art at the Reykjavík Art Museum Kjarval's portrait of Erró, 1948 Jóhannes Kjarval self-portrait In Kjarvalsstaðir, the Reykjavík ...