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House & History

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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

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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...

Autumn in Hafnarfjörður 

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Autumn in Hafnarfjörður Some people think fall is the best time of the year; when the autumn darkness, the autumn colors and the northern lights appear. Icel...

Vibrant Culture in Nuuk

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Nuuk Art Museum displays the rich artistic history of Greenland’s artists  The Nuuk Art Museum is an integral part of cultural life in Nuuk, as it hosts a p...

Gateway to Greenland

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Air Greenland flies to seven Greenland destinations from Iceland Greenland is known for some of the world’s most beautiful and breathtaking landscapes. Tower...

 Siglufjörður

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The cultural town of Siglufjörður Siglufjörður, Iceland's northernmost town, which stands by the 7 km long fjord of the same name, just west of Eyjafjörður i...

The psalmist Hallgrímur

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The psalmist Hallgrímur Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614-1674) was a priest and Iceland's greatest hymn poet. He is best known for the Passion Psalms, which were f...

Up & rarely down 

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  Food is a very large post in the index basket Up & rarely down  Inflation in Iceland for the last twelve months is now 9.3% and continues to ...

Skagafjörðurinn

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Skagafjörðurinn Skagafjörður is an exceptionally beautiful county / municipality, the fjord and the settlement. The fjord is from Húnsnes at Skagi to Straumnes...

Hólar in Hjaltadalur

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Hólar in Hjaltadalur Hólar in Hjaltadalur in Skagafjörður, is an episcopal seat, a church and a university village. A bishop's chair was placed there in 1106...

Laufskálarétt

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Horses & men Laufskálarétt is the largest horse round-up in the country, not far from the episcopal seat at Hólar in Hjaltadalur, Skagafjörður. It is alw...

Iceland the Glacieal Country

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Iceland the Glacieal Country Glaciers cover more than a tenth of Iceland. The largest, by far the largest, is Vatnajökull in the southeast corner of the coun...

Glacier & Geothermal Energy

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Glacier & Geothermal Energy Hrafntinnusker is a unique place in Iceland. Hrafntinnusker is the first destination when walking the Laugavegur, the country...

Vífil’s land 

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  Vífil's land In 874, Vífill and Karli, slaves of the first settler Ingólfur Arnarson, found his high sea pillars, in a bay under Arnarhóll in Reykjavík....

Indian summer in September

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Indian summer in September The weather has been excellent in the last few days. Icelandic Times / Land & Saga dashed to the city centre tonight with a ca...

On the border

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On the border Fossvogsdalur is a great outdoor area on the border between Reykjavík and Kópavogur. The valley that runs east of Fossvogur cove is 2.5 km long...

Tourists travelling on Fjallabak

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Tourists travelling on Fjallabak There are few roads that are as colorful, bad, dusty, potholed and rewarding as Fjallabaksleið in the north, a national road...

In the blink of an eye

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In the blink of an eye The beautiful Museum of Contemporary Art opened in 1978. The museum has become one of the oldest museums in Europe, mana...