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...
Looking towards the sea EditorialThe fishing industry has been, and still is, one of the most powerful pillars of the Icelandic economy....
The Icelandic Sagas EditorialIceland’s Viking Heritage While other nations of Europe take pride in preserving castles, priceless art and great monuments...
Krauma Geothermal Baths EditorialExperience Iceland’s geothermal energy in these soothing hot baths Enjoy Iceland’s sublime naturally heated waters while bathing in...
Hvanneyri in Skallagrímur’s settlement area EditorialIn Borgarbyggð, with its 4090 inhabitants, two universities operate, one in Bifröst and the other in Hvanneyri. The...
Learn about the first settlers in Iceland EditorialThe Settlement Center is only a one hour drive from Reykjavík Some 1100 years ago, Iceland was a...
The westernmost part of Snæfellsnes EditorialIf there was a poll about the most beautiful municipalities in the country, i’m pretty sure that Snæfellsbær...
Vesturlandsins birta EditorialÞegar maður ferðast um Ísland, hvort sem maður fer vestur á Snæfellsnes, vestur á firði eða norður til...
Kirkjufell EditorialProbably no mountain in Iceland has been photographed as much in recent years as Kirkjufell in Grundarfjörður, as...
Arnarvatnsheiði EditorialIt is said, whether it is true or not, that there are three uncountable places in Iceland. The...
The glacier lights up EditorialIncredibly beautiful, they have brought Snæfellsjökull closer to Reykjavík, I thought as I crossed Öskjuhlíð on my way...
Bask in the Scenery in DALABYGGÐ EditorialWhen you enter Dalabyggð,you find a region of history and pristine nature, an area where you can be...
The light in the west EditorialThe light in the west Yesterday’s forecast was terrible; wind and rain can be good to photograph. Tourism...
Dalir and History EditorialOf all the districts and counties in Iceland, Dalasýsla is famous for its history. Dalasýsla is the only...
