Well done

Well done According to the World Health Organization, Iceland is the safest country in the world when it comes to traffic. Here, the probability of dying in ...

Sunnuhvoll

Sunnuhvoll Sunnuhvoll farm, bottom centre, in 1930. Above the farm we see Þór brewery at the corner of Rauðarárstígur and Háteigsvegur, the gas station at H...

Hotel Dyrhólaey

Hotel DyrhólaeyThere is an Icelandic expression that says “when you have such a great view, who needs pictures on your walls?” The phrase echoed my feelings exa...

Austurvöllur

Austurvöllur Scottish sheep grasing on Austurvöllur in 1932. The importing of the sheep was an agricultural experiment of the Icelandic goverment. (Photo: M...

Reykjahlíð, two and two

Reykjahlíð, two and two Reykjahlíð in Mývatnsveit is one of the largest privately owned land in Iceland. Extends from the banks of Mývatn, where the village ...
Finnska sendiráðið

Nordic friendship

Nordic friendship There is no international cooperation as bountiful and good as the cooperation of the Nordic countries, which is the oldest cooperation of ...
verk eftir Sunneva Weisshappel

Women are best/worst for women

Women are best/worst for women The Marshall House (Marshallhúsið) by Reykjavík Harbor out on Grandi is a treasure. Both the building itself and the activitie...

Visiting South Iceland

Visiting South Iceland Flúðir is the only village in the municipality of Hrunamannahreppur, which abuts Árnessýsla in South Iceland. The population of the di...
Aerial photo of Hlíðar district in 1961

Reykjahlíð

Reykjahlíð Aerial photo of Hlíðar district in 1961. Here we can see how the Reykjahlíð farmhouse is surrounded by the expanding district. (Photo: Gunnar Rún...
Bernhöftstorfa 1904–1905

Bernhöftstorfan

Bernhöftstorfan Bernhöftstorfa 1904–1905. (Photo: Magnús Ólafsson The name Bernhöftstorfa (Bernhöft‘s Sward) is derived from the T.D. Bernhöft bakery, wh...
The statue of settler Ingólfur Arnarson by sculptor Einar Jónsson (1874-1954) was erected on Arnarhóll in 1924 by the Reykjavík Mechanics’ Guild.

Arnarhóll

Arnarhóll - Arnarhólstraðir In modern times Arnarhóll is a recreational area and a venue for public events – here on National Day, 17 June 1948. (Photo: Sig...
Börn við vinnu á saltfiskreitnum á Rauðarárholti

Fish drying grounds

Fish drying grounds People at work at the fish-drying grounds in Kirkjusandur around 1910. (Photographer: Magnús Ólafsson) The traditional way of drying ...

Viking Tours in Westman Islands

Viking Tours in Westman IslandsThe ferry to the island To visit Westman Islands, the first step is to take the ferry Herjólfur.  The sail over takes 40 minut...

Krauma Geothermal Baths

Krauma Geothermal BathsExperience Iceland’s geothermal energy in these soothing hot baths Enjoy Iceland’s sublime naturally heated waters while bathing in ge...

Quality Crafted Spirits

64° Reykjavík Distillery: Quality Crafted SpiritsAn independent distillery with unique spirits and liqueurs 64° Reykjavík Distillery is a family- run, indepe...

Laugarvatn, a hot place

Laugarvatn, a hot place Between Þingvellir and Geysir there is a small lake, Laugarvatn, the 65th largest in the country, 2.1 km² in size. The lake is rather...

Idyllic Ásmundarsafn

Idyllic ÁsmundarsafnBeautiful works by a pioneer of Icelandic sculpture The sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893–1982) designed, worked and lived in a unique, d...

The eruption at Litli-Hrútur

The eruption at Litli-Hrútur In a straight line from Reykjavík, the capital area is only about 30 km / 18 mi from the eruption at Litli-Hrútur. An eruption t...

Þuríður & Stokkseyri

Þuríður & Stokkseyri In the 19th century, one of Iceland's greatest strong independent women, Þuríður formaður lived in Stokkseyri. Formaður was what we ...