This beautiful row of houses
This beautiful row of houses
The row of houses that stands on the slope at Lækjargata, above Kvosin, is now called Bernhöftstorfa. The row of houses, from the ...
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Skaftáreldar at Laki
Skaftáreldar at Laki
Next year, there will be 240 years since one of the biggest volcanic eruptions in Iceland's history began, on June 8, 1783 by the mounta...
The longest rivers in Iceland
The longest rivers in Iceland
Þjórsá (in the south) is the longest river in the country, and the river that produces the most energy as the river is very well ...
Glorious Dýrafjörður
Glorious Dýrafjörður
Dýrafjörður lies between Arnarfjörður and Önundarfjörður in the Westfjords. The fjord is over 30 km long, and 9 km wide at the far end. ...
Autumn light in Húnavatnsýslur
Autumn light in Húnavatnsýslur
Roughly one tenth of road nr.1 runs through the two Húnavatn counties (Húnavatnssýslur). Some people find this the most unexcit...
Barðastrandasýslur in beautiful weather
Barðastrandasýslur in beautiful weather
There are few who travel through the two small Barðastrandar counties (Barðastrandarsýslur), which stretch from Gil...
Over 2500 earthquakes last week
Over 2500 earthquakes last week
Last week, 2520 earthquakes were recorded in Iceland. After all, the country is a volcanic island, and it could be assumed t...
Jæja… Guðjón
Jæja... Guðjón
The artist Guðjón Ketilsson (1956) has a retrospective exhibition at Kjarvalsstaðir, where his career is reviewed, as he is today one of the k...
Litir litanna & hlutfall hlutanna
Litir litanna & hlutfall hlutanna
Geómetría heitir nýlega opnuð sýning á Gerðarsafni í Kópavogi. Falleg, spennandi og vel uppsett sýning þar sem 22 lista...
Mother’s love in the Mother’s Garden
Mother's love in the Mother's Garden
In Lækjargata, in the middle of downtown Reykjavík, is the work of art Móðurást by Nína Sæmundsson (1892-1965). A work th...
October summer in the South
October summer in the South
On Friday, the weather was still summerlike in the south. The morning was cool, but the temperature went up to 10°C / 50°F by mi...
The Volcano Katla is Overdue
The Volcano Katla is Overdue
In Katla Glacier is one of the most beautiful and accessible ice caves in the country. The cave is charming, but danger looms ab...
Aurora borealis
Aurora borealis
One of the most amazing things to experience in nature are the northern lights, aurora borealis. These natural lights at an altitude of 100 k...
The French one at Frakkastígur
The French one at Frakkastígur
The French hospital witch the French built in 1902 in the land of Eyjólfsstaðir, just west of Rauðará in Reykjavík, now stands o...
The threat from Iceland
The threat from Iceland
It is only a little over two hundred years ago that an ERUPTION IN ICELAND, which lasted for eight months, shook the entire n...
The Laundry Pools in Laugardalur
The Laundry Pools in Laugardalur
The Laundry Pools or Þvottalaugar in Laugardalur are about 3 km / 2 mi from the centre of Reykjavík. People began using the ...
October in Reykjavík
October in Reykjavík
Going down to the center of Reykjavík on a normal Saturday in October, armed with two cameras, what will your eye catch? H...
Four beautiful waterfalls
Four beautiful waterfalls
Iceland is a country of waterfalls. They are everywhere and many of them in unusual places, such as Aldeyjarfoss in Skjálfandafljó...
House & History
House & History
In the year 1848, the street Hafnarstræti in Kvosin in Reykjavík got its name. Previously the path, by the then coastal ridge, was called...
Grassy residences
Grassy residences
Turfhouses were the main type of houses in Iceland until last century. A house built from turf, with stone cladding and/or a wooden frame. T...
