Filming in Iceland
Filming in Iceland
Iceland‘s unique landscape, from bubbling hot springs to erupting volcanoes, attracts film productions from around the world. There‘s increa...
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Kringlan by Kringlumýrarbraut
Kringlan by Kringlumýrarbraut
36 years ago, in August 1987, the first shopping center in Iceland opened, and is now the second largest in the country behind...
Will our next eruption be just north of Vatnajökull?
Will our next eruption be just north of Vatnajökull?
One of the most active volcanic eruptions area in the country is from Bárðarbunga, the second highest m...
Hildur’s threads
Hildur's threads
At Kjarvalsstaðir, the Reykjavík Art Museum's museum at Klambratún, the exhibition Rauður þráður is currently on, a comprehen...
Sagnaheimar Folk Museum in the magical Westman Islands
Sagnaheimar Folk Museum in the magical Westman Islands
The Folk Museum of Vestmannaeyjar – the Westman Islands – is a museum built on old traditions. In addi...
A historical perspective of Iceland’s whaling
A historical perspective of Iceland's whaling
In June 2022 Iceland resumed commercial whaling after halt of four years. Two whaling ships owned by Hvalur hf...
The 50th anniversary of the eruption in Vestmannaeyjar
The 50th anniversary of the eruption in Vestmannaeyjar
It was 50 years ago, on January 23, 1973, when an eruption began in Heimaey, the large...
Back 200 years
66 years ago, the city of Reykjavík decided to turn Árbær, a rural country town that was going desert, and is in the best place in the city land, in Ártúnsbrekk...
By Úlfarsá
By Úlfarsá
Úlfarsárdalur is a beautiful valley where the salmon and trout river Úlfarsá flows from Hafravatn a short way to the sea into Faxaflói. In the mi...
Greenland at Fjallabak
Greenland at Fjallabak
When it rains, and it does so often in Fjallabak, the highlands of Rangárvallasýsla and Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Iceland is the most ...
Arnarvatnsheiði
Arnarvatnsheiði
It is said, whether it is true or not, that there are three uncountable places in Iceland. The islands in Breiðafjörður, the hills in Vatnsdalu...
Ten thousand years
Ten thousand years
It has been 10,000 years since the highest mountain in the country outside of glaciers, Snæfell, last woke up. Snæfell, which is in Vatnaj...
A Charming Farm in Marvellous Mývatn
Vogafjós emphasises a farm-to-table approach amidst stunning surroundings
Vogafjós is situated on a spectacular slice of land in the Mývatn region. The farm,...
Snæfellsjökull glacier
Snæfellsjökull glacier
It is likely that Snæfellsjökull is the most beautiful volcano in the country. At least that thought always comes to mind when I phot...
Spend Time in Fantastic Fjallabyggð
Spend Time in Fantastic Fjallabyggð
Siglufjörður and Ólafsfjörður are two small fishing villages on the very northern tip of the breathtaking
Tröllaskagi Pe...
The glacier lights up
The glacier lights up
Incredibly beautiful, they have brought Snæfellsjökull closer to Reykjavík, I thought as I crossed Öskjuhlíð on my way to the center of R...
The homely herd’s lair
Hotel Hjarðarból lies in the South-West between Selfoss and Hveragerði, 30 minutes from Reykjavík
Hotel Hjarðarból
Hotel Hjarðarból – Herd’s Lair – is a ...
Skúli Magnússon
Skúli Magnússon (1711-1794) was born in the remote village of Keldunes in NorthEast Iceland. His family moved to Húsavík, where his father was a priest. As a t...
