Picturesque mountains
A few years ago, a survey was conducted among Icelanders, which mountain was the most beautiful mountain. Herðubreið won, which is not surprising. A beautiful m...
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Hvanneyri in Skallagrímur’s settlement area
Hvanneyri in Skallagrímur's settlement area
In Borgarbyggð, with its 4090 inhabitants, two universities operate, one in Bifröst and the other in Hvanneyri. T...
Journey into the inside of a glacier
Into the Glacier is an environmentally conscious company with a rich history
Exploring the surface of a glacier is thrilling, but actually getting inside one...
Countryside full of history
Countryside full of history
Nowhere in Iceland is the history of the Vikings as vivid as in Dalasýsla. Leifur Eiríksson, who found America, was...
Frosty white Hvítá River
Frosty white Hvítá River
Hvítá is the tenth longest river in Iceland, and its source is at Eiríksjökull and Langjökull, in many rivers that the...
The volcano Eldborg
The volcano Eldborg
Eldborg is a particularly shapely oval crater in the middle of the Eldborgarhraun lava field in Hnappadalur. It rises 60 meters over the be...
Páll’s artwork at Húsafell
Páll's artwork at Húsafell
There was an unusual atmosphere at Húsafell yesterday, the innermost settlement in the west of the country. All news and televisi...
A dolphin in Akranes
A dolphin in Akranes
Out on Grenjar in Akranes yesterday, this father and son were looking at the ship Höfrungur AK 91 (Dolphin), an oak ship built there in...
Two Whales in Hvalfjörður
Two Whales in Hvalfjörður
For over 500 years, whaling has been practised in Iceland. That chapter in Icelandic history ended three years ago when all whalin...
