Urta Islandica – a little taste of Iceland
Making jam
Iceland is one of the World’s purest country. Its unique nature is not only beautiful but also tasty. Urta Islandica has managed to capture the n...
Relax in the Mývatn Nature Baths’ geothermal waters
Soak in the Amazing Scenery
Mývatn is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the northeast, luring travelers with gorgeous hiking trails, rich bird...
A Unique Bathing Experience in the Idyllic East
Vök Baths offers guests the only floating geothermal pools in all Iceland.
Vök Baths is an exciting new geothermal bathing facility where guests can enjoy ...
The Ordinary is Extraordinary- Hversdagssafn
Museum of Everyday Life - Westfjords
This intriguing place that once was an old shoe shop was birthed by Björg and Vaida- their love for the mundane and...
Camping in Iceland
Whether backpacking, traveling in cars, motor-caravans, towing caravans or tent trailers or riding motorbikes or bikes, traveling around Iceland and camping ou...
UK better partner outside EU than sceptical within?
HM Ambassador Michael Nevin in an exclusive interview with Icelandic Times
It’s Friday morning 26th of July at the UK Embassy in Reykjavík as I sit down wit...
Villas in the midst of the Golden Circle
Golden Circle Villas, on the banks of Hvítá, White river, is centrally located in a truly special place in the South-west. The magical Golden Circle in the So...
VAX Design & Gifts
The Nordic influence continues at Vax Design & Gifts
Entrepreneur Sandra Grétarsdóttir always dreamed of having a place of her own, where her creative ...
Where sheep lives, man lives
Sheep have roamed the Highlands and mountains of Iceland ever since Vikings started settling the land in the 9th Century. They brought sheep to the island from...
Scent of the ocean & Great food
The Food Hall at Grandi Harbour
What do you want to eat today? You will not have any problem finding something to your liking at the Grandi Harbour Food Hal...
Fusion Fish & Chips
“We serve
fresh Icelandic cod every day from our own family company”, says Hördur
Jóhannsson, owner of FUSION FISH & CHIPS. “Our cod and shrimps are 100%
t...
LAX – Seafood & Bubbles
While lawyer Dagbjört Hafliðadóttir, owner of LAX – Seafood and Bubbles restaurant was working in England, she was often treated to seafood & bubbles and l...
The Gastro Truck
Crispy Spicy chicken burger was the only item on the GASTRO TRUCK’s menu, as it proved to be so popular that nothing else was needed. “We bought a 1984 Step va...
Cubanos Restaurant
Small course meals are becoming increasingly popular with Icelanders, so more and more restaurants are catering to those needs. One of these is CUBANOS and as ...
Kore – Korean Restaurant
“Here, we serve Korean-inspired food with a Los Angeles twist, such as tacos filled with Korean materials”, says Atli Snær, head chef at KORE. Atli Snær is a p...
Fjárhúsið – The Sheep House
“Everything Icelandic is our motto and we decided to specialize in lamb dishes” says Herborg Svana Hjelm, co-owner of FJÁRHÚSIÐ together with chef Birgir Rafn ...
Fish lovers heaven
MESSINN restaurants
The Icelandic people are raised on eating a lot of fish, which means the people know their fish. This is reflected in the restaurants, ...
Garden for the Birds
A summer in Skagaströnd
The Fulmar is a large gull-like seabird, seen at Skagaströnd from January to October, usually in flight offshore or foraging on fish...
Visit Stunning Strandabyggð
Strandir is the east coastline of Westfjords. The only town on the coast is Hólmavík. A picturesque village, the gate to the wondrous wilderness of the norther...
Seals sun on the Seashore
A day in Húnaþing vestra on the North-West Coast
The beauty of Húnaþing vestra, conveyed in its grassy heaths, majestic mountains, pillar rocks and sparkli...