Culture

Culture related affairs from the Icelandic Times magazine

New stars 

New stars  The Icelandic Literature Prize was established in 1989, 34 years ago on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Association of Icelandic Book...

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...

Hekla

The queen, Hekla Hekla is the most active and probably the best-known volcano in Iceland. Hekla is a very young volcano, about 7000 years old, on a very active...

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...

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...

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...

Árnessýsla Heritage Museum

Árnessýsla Heritage Museum The history of the Árnessýsla Heritage Museum began in 1953, almost 70 years ago. In the beginning, it mainly  held objects from t...

Litla Horn

The Viking village under the mountains One of the most beautiful mountains in Iceland and one of the few places in Iceland where you can find gabbro, (a coar...

Halldór Laxness

The Nobel Prize-winning Writer from Iceland Halldór Laxness writings Halldór Laxness (1902-1998) stands as a luminary amongst the other Icelandic writers...

Kjalarnes & Kollafjörður

  Kjalarnes & Kollafjörður Under the roots of Esja, there is a scale-cut promontory, Kjalarnes, with about 1,400 inhabitants. This beautiful prom...

Five locations

Five locations Isn't now the perfect time to dream about travelling to beautiful locations... where to go this winter or plan longer trips around Iceland nex...

1,000 Years of Fish

A small fishing village has turned into an export hub Fishing is in the blood and heritage of the Vikings of Iceland. Starting out as a small settlement foun...

Jónas Hallgrímsson

Men who Made Iceland Jónas Hallgrímsson Changed the face of Icelandic poetry Many of Iceland’s greatest heroes were not fearsome warriors but all were fi...