The outdoor pearl Grótti
The outdoor pearl Grótti
At the far end of Seltjarnarnes Peninsula is the small island of Grótta with its magnificent lighthouse. The first lighthouse was buil...
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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, where it lies north of Skólavörðus...
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...
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...
The two culture houses at Hverfisgata
The Culture House on the left was designed by the Danish architect Johannes M Nielsen. The National Theater on the right was designed by Gu...
Strange creatures on Balaströnd Beach
Strange creatures on Balaströnd Beach
On the beach by Bali, where Garðabær and Hafnarfjörður meet on Álftanes, there are about thirty strange creatures. An eld...
In peace and quiet
In peace and quiet
183 years ago or in 1838, Guðrún Oddsdóttir was the first person to be laid to rest in a new cemetery in Reykjavík, Hólavallagarður. Guðrún,...
The salmon river with three names
The salmon river with three names
When Laxá (Salmong river), sometimes called the queen of salmon fishing rivers in Iceland, flows into the sea into Skjálfanda...
The Krafla fires, nine eruptions in nine years
The Krafla fires, nine eruptions in nine years
The Krafla eruptions, north of Lake Mývatn, were nine volcanic eruptions at Krafla from December 1975 until Sept...
Hrísey Island in Eyjafjörður
Hrísey Island in Eyjarfjörður
Hrísey Island in the middle of Eyjarfjörður fjord is the second largest island off the coast of Iceland, 8 km² in size and one ...
Colours and YES
Colours and YES
Just east of Mývatn by Námafjall Mountain is the high-temperature area Hverarönd. The site is only 500 km / 300 m away from Reykjavík. Hverarön...
One black sheep
One black sheep
There are more sheep than humans in Iceland. Up here on Rauðanúpur on Melrakkaslétta yesterday, I came across these five sheep in front of Jón ...
Earthquake and there will be water, Skjálftavatn Lake
Earthquake and there will be water, Skjálftavatn Lake.
Skjálftavatn Lake in Öxarfjörður was formed during a landslide after the earthquake north of Kelduhverfi...
The House That Disappeared – Eldheimar
None of Heimaey’s 5,300 inhabitants had ever expected that a volcanic eruption could make them homeless. But on 23rd January 1973, earthquakes started to shake ...
On Top of the world – Glacier Jeeps
The largest glacier in Europe
The weather report was looking good—a full day of sunshine ahead of me and temperatures above 10°C. I was on my way to a face to ...
Fur store and workshop
Feldur is a family run fur brand that specializes in the design of high quality fur products. The shop and workshop is located in the heart of Reykjavík where y...
The first day of the eruption
The first day of the eruption
The eruption in Geldingardalur, which began five months ago, on 19 March 2021, is the second-longest eruption in Iceland in this...
The Catholic Church in Reykjavík
The Catholic Church in Reykjavík
The National Church of Iceland is Lutheran, but 70% of Icelanders are registered in it. The history of Christianity is as old ...