On the border
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...
Capital Area
In the blink of an eye
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...
The Island in the Capital
The island in the capital
Örfiri is the former name of an island you can walk to at low tide. There are several in the country called Örfirisey; one of the i...
Art in the gallery by the harbour
Art in the gallery by the harbour
The gallery Kling & Bang was founded by ten visual artists almost 20 years ago. The policy is and was to promote art th...
From A to Z
From A to Ö
So beautiful this week, coming to Reykjavík from the south and seeing Hringvegur 1 lit up in the evening sun at Sandskeið; yes 22 km home, 1299 k...
Live port
Live port
Reykjavík Harbor is 105 years old, and a quarter of a century ago, the statue Horft til hafs, by Ingi Þ Gíslason, was unveiled on Miðbakki. It was ...
Art, colors & making a living
Art, colors & making a living
The collection of Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876-1958) in Bergstaðastræti, is a part of Listasafn Íslands. Ásgrímur was not only a p...
End of the eruption?
End of the eruption?
On the third of August at 1:30 p.m., an eruption began in Meradalir in Fagradalsfjall, at the edge of the lava that came up in last...
Festival in the capital
Festival in the capital
Culture Night in Reykjavík starts early, before nine o'clock when the Reykjavík Marathon starts. The first Marathon was 37 years ago,...
Gunnar Örn in Hafnarborg
Gunnar Örn in Hafnarborg
In Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjörður's art museum, the exhibition In the depths of your own consciousness is now a retrospective of the work...
Camping in Iceland
Camping in Iceland
The cheapest way to spend the night travelling in Iceland is to go to a campsite, whether you have a tent or a caravan. And there are many...
The one and only Grafarvogur
The one and only Grafarvogur
If Grafavogur, a neighbourhood in Reykjavík, were an independent town, it would be the fourth largest in the country. More than ...
And… history goes on
And... history goes on
The Settlement Exhibitions is on the corner of Túngata and Aðalstræti in downtown Reykjavík.
From the Settlement Exhibition, sho...
Strong houses in Iceland
Strong houses in Iceland
New and old buildings and others are being constructed in Hafnarfjörður, the third most populous town in the country.
The ground...
Gröndalshús – Gröndal‘s House
Gröndalshús – Gröndal‘s House
This charming red house was the home of Benedikt Gröndal (1826-1907), writer, illustrator,
translator and natural scientist. H...
The museum at the Harbour
The museum at the Harbour
Not many people realize that Reykjavík is the largest shipping town in Iceland. There is also the biggest and largest museum in the...
Klambratún
The Klambratún park occupies land in the district of Norðurmýri formerly divided into small-holdings under copyhold (heritable perpetual lease). The Norðurmýri...
Farmsteads in Reykjavík
Eskihlíð
Eskihlíð and the Hlíðar area
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries drainage of marshland began in Reykjavík territory. The drained land was ...
Árbær Open Air Museum
Árbær Open Air Museum
Reykjavík City Museum was founded in 2014 when The Settlement Exhibition, Reykjavik Maritime Museum, Reykjavik Museum of Photography, V...
Torfhildur Hólm’s House
Torfhildur's House
Torfhildur's house was built at Laugavegur 36 in 1896, moved to Reykjavik's West Side in 2015 and restored.
The writer Torfhildur Þors...
