Hvítá in Árnesýsla
Hvítá
Hvítá in Árnesýsla (in the south) is the third longest river in Iceland, 185 km long from its source in Hvítárvatn under Langjökull and from Kerlingaf...
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Art in the gallery by the harbour
Art in the gallery by the harbour
The gallery Kling & Bang was founded by ten visual artists almost 20 years ago. The policy is and was to promote art th...
Icelandic Times – Issue 47
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Iceland is blessed with abundance of energy and world‘s richest fishing banks. New General-Director...
From A to Z
From A to Ö
So beautiful this week, coming to Reykjavík from the south and seeing Hringvegur 1 lit up in the evening sun at Sandskeið; yes 22 km home, 1299 k...
Live port
Live port
Reykjavík Harbor is 105 years old, and a quarter of a century ago, the statue Horft til hafs, by Ingi Þ Gíslason, was unveiled on Miðbakki. It was ...
Art, colors & making a living
Art, colors & making a living
The collection of Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876-1958) in Bergstaðastræti, is a part of Listasafn Íslands. Ásgrímur was not only a p...
End of the eruption?
End of the eruption?
On the third of August at 1:30 p.m., an eruption began in Meradalir in Fagradalsfjall, at the edge of the lava that came up in last...
Warm and cozy
Warm and cozy
One of the best things about Iceland is, of course, the hot water. Geothermal energy is used in many ways, with geothermal power ...
Festival in the capital
Festival in the capital
Culture Night in Reykjavík starts early, before nine o'clock when the Reykjavík Marathon starts. The first Marathon was 37 years ago,...
Torrential rain near Vík
Torrential rain near Vík
One of the most beautiful regions of the country is Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, the easternmost part of Suðurland. There are two villag...
The big eruption in 1104
The big eruption in 1104
One of the larger volcanic eruptions after Iceland was settled is the Hekla eruption in 1104. In this large eruption in Hekla, proba...
The volcanoes at Fagradalsfjall
The volcanoes at Fagradalsfjall
The lava flow that comes from the new eruption in Meradalir, now covers 1.25 square kilometers according to data from the ...
Gunnar Örn in Hafnarborg
Gunnar Örn in Hafnarborg
In Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjörður's art museum, the exhibition In the depths of your own consciousness is now a retrospective of the work...
Camping in Iceland
Camping in Iceland
The cheapest way to spend the night travelling in Iceland is to go to a campsite, whether you have a tent or a caravan. And there are many...
The Eruption in Meradalir
The Eruption in Meradalir
On the 3 rd of August, a little over a year after the eruption in Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes
peninsula ended, a new eruption ...
The light in the west
The light in the west
Yesterday's forecast was terrible; wind and rain can be good to photograph. Tourism providers outside the capital and the south have be...
Dalir and History
Dalir and History
Of all the districts and counties in Iceland, Dalasýsla is famous for its history. Dalasýsla is the only region in the country with an unin...
To “JUST BE IN” Dalabyggð
When you enter Dalabyggð, you find a region of history and pristine nature, an area where you can just be. Be in silence, in nature,with the culture and experie...
The one and only Grafarvogur
The one and only Grafarvogur
If Grafavogur, a neighbourhood in Reykjavík, were an independent town, it would be the fourth largest in the country. More than ...
And… history goes on
And... history goes on
The Settlement Exhibitions is on the corner of Túngata and Aðalstræti in downtown Reykjavík.
From the Settlement Exhibition, sho...
