Hanami meeting Editorial Hanami meeting It has been 12 years since the Icelandic-Japanese association planted Japanese cherry trees in Hljómskálagarður. But when th...
The future is Kári’s Editorial The future is Kári's Kári Egilsson held a release concert at NASA at Austurvöllur, where this 20-year-old musician celebrated the release o...
Lækjartorg Editorial Lækjartorg Lækjartorg has been one of Reykjavík's main squares, since the town/city began being built up and expanded a...
March is now in May Editorial One hundred exhibitions are at Design March, where 400 participants in one hundred events are showcasing this May, in the of the field of de...
Colorful in Hafnarborg Editorial Colorful in Hafnarborg They are different, but really amazing, the two exhibitions that are going on in Hafnarborg, the cultural art cent...
Christmas snow at the beginning of summer Editorial Christmas snow at the beginning of summer Since Iceland became independent 79 years ago, it has only happened four times that the snow de...
A city within a city Editorial A city within a city On Laugavegur, just above Hlemmur in the city center, industrial buildings built around the time of the Second Worl...
Hafnarfjörður, a harbor, houses and lava Editorial Hafnarfjörður, a harbor, houses and lava When Hafnarfjörður, now the third most populous town in the country with more than 30,000 inhabi...
Hannesarholt 10 years old Editorial Hannesarholt 10 years old For a decade, the cultural institution Hannesarholt has been run with great care by Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir and h...
The city library is a 100 years old Editorial The city library is a 100 years old There will have been one hundred years this April since the City Library of Reykjavík, one of the cap...
Grafarholt Editorial Grafarholt By Reynisvatn It is not unpleasant for the residents of the Grafarholt district, one of Reykjavík's newest districts, t...
The joy of art Editorial The joy of art Kviksjá / Kaleidoscope í vestursal Kjarvalsstaða It is so rewarding and fun to go to Kjarvalsstaðir right now. In th...
In the middle of the city center Editorial In the middle of the city center Hverfisgata, which runs north of and parallel to Laugavegur, Reykjavík's main shopping street, is and al...
By the blue bayou Editorial By the blue bayou Of course, I have been to the coastline many times, up and down along the capital coastlines. And, as always, the area ...
Pósthusstræti then & now Editorial Pósthusstræti then & now On a map drawn by the city of Reykjavík in 1801, there are five streets and one unnamed path, between the Ca...
Art in the valley Editorial Art in the valley Laugardalur is significant in may ways. The people of Reykjavík used to make their way east of Laugavegur to Þvottalaug...
Figures on tourists Editorial Figures on tourists It is interesting to look at the composition of foreign tourists who visit Iceland. Ferðamálastofa / Icelandic Touris...
Vesturgata in Vesturbær Editorial Vesturgata in Vesturbær At the beginning of the last century, Reykjavík was divided into three parts, downtown, east and west. The more a...
Panorama of the capital area Editorial Panorama of the capital area Kópavogskirkja, the oldest church in the second most populous municipality in the country, sta...
Reykjavíkurvíkurtjörn in the winter sun Editorial Reykjavíkurvíkurtjörn in the winter sun Reykjavíkurtjörn has for decades been one of the favorite places of the capital's residents, espe...
By Hringbraut Editorial By Hringbraut Hringbraut is first seen in its entirety on a plan from 1927. The idea actually first appeared shortly after the turn of the ...
Judges upstairs, prisoners downstairs Editorial Judges upstairs, prisoners downstairs One of the most remarkable buildings in Reykjavík is the prison, Hegningarhúsið at Skólavörðustígur...
Spring is around the corner Editorial Spring is around the corner It is a remarkable day, equally so in the springtime like today, and in the autumntime. These two days have r...
Tjarnargata by Tjörnin Editorial Tjarnargata by Tjörnin Tjarnargata, runs from Fógetagarðurinn, where the first settler Ingólfur Arnarson built his settlement in 874, to ...
Helgi’s Great Corridor Editorial Helgi's Great Corridor "Rakel, my wife, and I loosely summed up the value of the gift to the Icelandic Museum of Art, around one hundred ...
2 Giants Editorial 2 Giants On the eastern side of Hljómskálagarður, not far from each other, stand two giants in the cultural history of Icelanders, the co...
Exciting times at The Reykjavík Art Museum Editorial Exciting times at The Reykjavík Art Museum There are exciting times ahead at the Reykjavík Art Museum, both in Hafnarhús and at Kjarvalss...
A moment at the National Museum Editorial A moment at the National Museum Rúnar Gunnarsson's exhibition (1944) Not the blink of an eye, but eternity, just opened at the National M...
Reykjavík Harbor 110 years old Editorial Reykjavík Harbor 110 years old Before the time of airplanes, or submarine communications cables, ships were Iceland's only contact with t...
The night yes the night Editorial The night yes the night It is great, as a tourist (yes and as a local), now that the air is getting warmer to walk around and explore Rey...
War & Peace at Austurvöllur Editorial War & Peace at Austurvöllur Shortly after new years 1975-1976, Icelanders broke political relations with Great Britain. Unique in the...
Hannes the first minister Editorial Hannes the first minister Hannes Hafstein became Iceland's first minister in 1904, when a special ministerial office in the Danish govern...
The propeller shield Editorial The propeller shield On the corner of Geirsgata and Tryggvagata, at the southern end of Reykjavík Harbor in the center of Reykjavík, there...
B S Í Editorial B S Í At Hringbraut stands BSÍ, the capital's transport hub. A house that was built almost 60 years ago, in 1965, and has long since beco...
Bike & chair Editorial Bike & chair The Design Museum of Iceland (Hönnunarsafn Íslands), in Garðabær, has in its collection about 5,000 items from the begin...
The exhibition Viðnám Editorial The exhibition Viðnám Science and art go hand in hand in the Icelandic Museum of Art's exhibition, Viðnám, which is an interdisciplinary ...
Ash Wednesday Editorial Ash Wednesday Although Iceland converted from Catholicism to Lutheranism in 1550, almost 500 years ago, Ash Wednesday has survived here a...
In the middle Editorial In the middle Smáralind, the largest shopping center in the country is located in the center of the capital area in the middle of Kópavog...
Mosfellsdalur Editorial Mosfellsdalur Of course, it would have been possible to do anything else, stay inside when it is both cold, windy and rainy outside. No ...
Að rekja brot, exhibition in Kópavogur Editorial Að rekja brot, exhibition in Kópavogur In Gerðarsafn in Kópavogur, the exhibition Að rekja brot, an exhibition sponsored by the Nordic Cul...
Luxury Brands to Reykjavik’s New High Street Editorial Collage the Shop High-end luxury brands store Collage the Shop will open a store in Hafnartorg this summer. The store offers many of the ...
The Northern Lights season Jenna Gottlieb From September to Mid-April with Reykjavik Excursions Reykjavik Excursions is one of Iceland’s oldest and most popular tour companies. In...
The new neighbourhood by Heiðmörk Editorial The new neighbourhood by Heiðmörk The outdoor area at Heiðmörk, forms a collar around the capital area from Rauðhólar in Reykjavík over ...
Filming in Iceland Jenna Gottlieb Filming in Iceland Iceland‘s unique landscape, from bubbling hot springs to erupting volcanoes, attracts film productions from around the w...
Kringlan by Kringlumýrarbraut Editorial Kringlan by Kringlumýrarbraut 36 years ago, in August 1987, the first shopping center in Iceland opened, and is now the second largest i...
Hildur’s threads Editorial Hildur's threads At Kjarvalsstaðir, the Reykjavík Art Museum's museum at Klambratún, the exhibition Rauður þráður is curre...
New stars Editorial New stars The Icelandic Literature Prize was established in 1989, 34 years ago on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Associati...
Back 200 years Editorial 66 years ago, the city of Reykjavík decided to turn Árbær, a rural country town that was going desert, and is in the best place in the city ...
Kringlan by Kringlumýrarbraut Editorial Kringlan by Kringlumýrarbraut 36 years ago, in August 1987, the first shopping center in Iceland opened, and is now the second largest i...
Hildur’s threads Editorial Hildur's threads At Kjarvalsstaðir, the Reykjavík Art Museum's museum at Klambratún, the exhibition Rauður þráður is curre...
New stars Editorial New stars The Icelandic Literature Prize was established in 1989, 34 years ago on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Associati...
Back 200 years Editorial 66 years ago, the city of Reykjavík decided to turn Árbær, a rural country town that was going desert, and is in the best place in the city ...
By Úlfarsá Editorial By Úlfarsá Úlfarsárdalur is a beautiful valley where the salmon and trout river Úlfarsá flows from Hafravatn a short way to the sea into...
The glacier lights up Editorial The glacier lights up Incredibly beautiful, they have brought Snæfellsjökull closer to Reykjavík, I thought as I crossed Öskjuhlíð on my wa...
Skúli Magnússon Andrew Scott Fortune Skúli Magnússon (1711-1794) was born in the remote village of Keldunes in NorthEast Iceland. His family moved to Húsavík, where his father ...
The pier district in Grafarvogur Editorial The pier district in Grafarvogur At the junction of Elliðavogur and Grafarvogur is the pier district, Bryggjuhverfið, in Reykjavík. A dif...
New Year Editorial Happy new year. Icelandic Times / Land & Saga wishes its readers, all citizens, and of course customers, friends and family a year of pe...
Reykjavík’s New Lifestyle Destination Editorial Hafnartorg hosts more than 30 shops and restaurants Hafnartorg Gallery is a brand-new elegant space with shopping, food, wine and culture...
The house of the nation, Alþingishúsið II Editorial The house of the nation, Alþingishúsið II Alþingishúsið was inaugurated during the assembly ceremony on July 1, 1881, and the first gover...
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...