The Sheriff’s Garden

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Sheriff’s Garden from 1893 When Dr. Schierbeck left Iceland in 1893, he sold his house to town sheriff Halldór Daníelsson, together with the right to garden ...

Sjáland

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Sjáland It's been almost twenty years since the neighbourhood Sjáland in Garðabær was built, around the ideas of architect Björn Ólafs. A neighborhood with 750...

Reykjavík Church

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Reykjavík church A church is known to have stood at Reykjavík since before 1200. The oldest cartulary of Reykjavík Church (known as Vík Church) dates from 13...

The promontary Skagi #2

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The promontary Skagi #2 (Austur-Húnvatnssýsla)  Skagi is an promontory between Húnaflói and Skagafjörður in the northwest. On Skagi, there are several farms,...

The promontory Skagi #1

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The promontory Skagi #1 (Skagafjarðarsýsla) Skagi is a promontory between Húnaflói and Skagafjörður. The ring road around this little promontory, road 745, i...

Photo series from the west

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Photo series from the west Snæfellsjökull is probably the crown jewel of the west. The light that's exceptionally beautiful in the west in the late summe...

Reykjavík Harbor and Aviation

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Reykjavík Harbor and aviation Reykjavíkurhöfn is the cradle of aviation in Iceland. The first planes to fly over the sea to Iceland in 1924 were so-called in...

Kolugljúfur

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Kolugljúfur In Víðidalsá, an excellent salmon fishing river just east of Hvammstangi in Vestur Húnavatnssýsla, you can find Kolugljúfur. Fifteen hundred mete...

From 1773

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From 1773 In the last 250 years, or since 1773, there have been 88 volcanic eruptions in Iceland, most of them in Grímsvötn in the middle of Vatnajökull, whi...

Is Torfajökull next?

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Is Torfajökull next? Hidden at Fjallabak is Torfajökull. A volcano, where the second largest high-heat geothermal area in the country is after Grímsvötn witc...

The flag incident

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The flag incident Unofficial flag of Iceland from 1897 until 1913 The flag incident became a pivotal moment in independence battle and Iceland became ...

Culture night 2023

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Culture Night 2023 Culture Night is Reykjavík's birthday celebration, this year the capital's 237th birthday was being celebrated with over 400 events, big a...

Dalvík Nature Reserve

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Dalvík Nature ReserveA protected outdoor paradise in the north of Iceland The Friðland Svarfdæla Nature Reserve is a beautiful slice of north Iceland, an 8 k...

Breiðholt

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Breiðholt Estate boundaries 1703 Just above Skógarsel street in Breiðholt is the farm mound of the farmstead of Breiðholt, from which the district draws ...

About traffic

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About traffic Traffic has never been busier since the beginning of it being measured than in the last month of July, but the increase from last year's record...

The French Hospital

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The French Hospital The building while serving as a lower secondary school, around 1960. (Photo: Gunnar Rúnar Ólafsson) Lindargata 51 The building her...

A burning question

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A burning question France is the country in the world visited by the highest number of tourists, 80 million a year. The French are almost 70 million. Spain c...

Grjótaþorp

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Grjótaþorp Map of Reykjavík 1876, Grjótaþorp shown as Grjótahverfi (Grjóti Quarter) Grjótaþorp (Grjóti Village) derives its name from Grjóti, one of eigh...