Will Mt. Keilir erupt?
Looking over Afstapahraun Lava Field in Reykjanes Peninsula. The mountain Keilir to the right, Fagradalsfjall, is furthest to the left. The lava fiel...
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Viðey Island by Reykjavík
The lighthouse at Skarfagarður, Viðey House and Viðey Church, half-white Esjan in the background.
Viðey Island, which lies 600 m / 1968 ft north of Laugarne...
Ásmundur’s Water Carrier (Vatnsberinn)
The Water Carrier, this 2-meter high statue of Ásmundur Sveinsson, was made in Copenhagen in 1937
Ásmundur's Water Carrier
On the corner of Læk...
The National Gallery of Iceland
The National Gallery of Iceland
Exhibitions
The National Gallery of Iceland’s primary emphasis is collecting 20th and 21st-century Icelandic art; howe...
Political discussions
Autumn was in the air at Austurvöllur when Svandís Svavarsdóttir (left), Minister of Health and Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister, were on their wa...
Women are the winners in the elections
Women are the winners in the elections
The results of the parliamentary elections are now available. The main winners of the election were the Progressive Pa...
Parliamentary elections today
The Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir voted in Hagaskóli in the western part of Reykjavík. She said the choice had been easy in the polling station.
Electi...
New Landspítali (National Hostpital)
New Landspítali (National Hostpital)
Health affairs have been one of the biggest issues in the election campaign that ends tonight. Here we see the largest p...
Raging sea by the South Coast
Raging sea by the South Coast
There is no harbour all the way from Þorlákshöfn in the west to Höfn in Hornafjörður in the east, 429 km / 266 mi lon...
Free-range mountain lambs at Fjallabak
The sheep collected in Landmannaafrétt will be round up in Landsrétt by Áfangagil on 23 September.
Free-range mountain lambs a...
Skógar Museum – The Crown Jewel among regional museums
This year its former director, Þórður Tómason celebrated his 100th birthday
Skógar Museum can be found by the majestic Skógafoss waterfall in South Iceland, 15...
Grótta
The Pearl at the End of the Peninsula
At the far end of Seltjarnarnes Peninsula is the small island of Grótta with its magnificent lighthouse. The first lighth...
Where are the most beautiful autumn colours?
Where are the most beautiful autumn colours?
The autumn colours are the most beautiful in Icelandic nature at the end of September and October. But whe...
The French Street in Reykjavík
The French Street in Reykjavík
Frakkastígur (French Street) is one of the most beautiful streets in the city centre. It is situated north of Skólavörðu...
Beneath the volcano
Six rocks and a coastal ridge separates Holtsós and the turbulent Atlantic Ocean.
Beneath the volcano
There are few places in Iceland...
The National Gallery of Iceland Exhibitions
The National Gallery of Iceland
Exhibitions
The National Gallery of Iceland is situated in four buildings in Reykjavík: the main building at Fríkirkjuvegu...
The road ahead
This large rock had fallen during the night from Reyðarfjall on Vattarnes peninsula on Road 96.
According to information from the Icelan...
Beautiful and moody Bakkafjörður
Beautiful and moody Bakkafjörður
Opinions are divided about the small community of Bakkafjörður, the furthest place you can drive to, from Reykjavík, than any ...
Queen of East Iceland
Queen of East Iceland
Snæfell is the highest mountain in Iceland outside the glaciers, rising 1833 m / 6017 ft into the air, 20 km / 12 mi north of Vatnajökull...
Looking over East Iceland
Looking over East Iceland
Road 917 from Vopnafjörður over Hellisheiði Eystri to Egilsstaðir is one of the steepest and highest mountain roads in the country. T...