Akranes, Capital of West Iceland EditorialAkranes is the ninth most populous town in Iceland, with just over eight thousand inhabitants. The town is...
Wonders of the West EditorialQuite often, foreign photographers ask me where they should go to experience and see Iceland if they have...
Eldborg in Eldborgarhraun EditorialA half-hour drive (40 km/24 mi) north of Borgarnes lies one of the country’s most beautiful scoria craters,...
Under the Glacier – Snæfellsjökull EditorialIt has now been thirty years since the residential areas—five farms and villages—on the westernmost part of Snæfellsnes...
Puffin – The bird that has become synonymous with Iceland Nanna Hlín HalldórsdóttirPuffins are seabirds and they spend most of their time at sea. Only from the end of April...
Warm and cozy EditorialOne of the best things about Iceland is, of course, the hot water. Geothermal energy is used in...
The volcano Eldborg EditorialEldborg is a particularly shapely oval crater in the middle of the Eldborgarhraun lava field in Hnappadalur. It...
Hvalvatn, at the end of Hvalfjörður EditorialHvalvatn, at the end of Hvalfjörður,is a gorgeous lake, as are its surroundings. Hvalvatn is the second deepest...
Snæfellsjökull glacier EditorialIt is likely that Snæfellsjökull is the most beautiful volcano in the country. At least that thought always...
In Stykkishólmur EditorialStykkishólmur by Breiðafjörður is the most populated town on Snæfellsnes. Fisheries, trade and now tourism are the main...
Photo series from the west EditorialSnæfellsjökull is probably the crown jewel of the west. The light that’s exceptionally beautiful in the west in...
Snæfellsnes Peninsula, EditorialSnæfellsnes is the name of the long peninsula in the northwestern part of western Iceland. Snæfellsnes is a...
30 beautiful photographs from the western part of Iceland EditorialphotographerFriðþjófur Helgason...
The Snorrastofa Cultural and Medieval Centre is in Reykholt Anna Margrét BjarnadóttirHistory Brought to Life Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241), Iceland’s best known Saga writer and scholar, is the author of...
Reykhólahreppur: Overlooking Breiðafjörður from the Westfjords Vignir Andri GuðmundssonMYSTIC HISTORY Reykhólahreppur: Overlooking Breiðafjörður from the Westfjords The Westfjords’ south coast holds one of Iceland’s hidden pearls....
Mystic History Vignir Andri GuðmundssonReykhólahreppur: Overlooking Breiðafjörður from the Westfjords The Westfjords’ south coast holds one of Iceland’s hidden pearls. It’s a...
WONDERFUL VALLEYS EditorialDalasýsla by Hvammsfjörður at the bottom of Breiðafjörður in the West is a sparsely populated area, an agricultural...
The Most Useful Servant EditorialAccording to the latest statistics from Statistics Iceland, there are 51,865 horses in Iceland. The Icelandic horse is...
The Three National Parks EditorialIceland has three national parks. The first one, Þingvellir, was established in 1930, and the largest one, Vatnajökull...
Picturesque mountains EditorialA few years ago, a survey was conducted among Icelanders, which mountain was the most beautiful mountain. Herðubreið...
