Cycling to the university
Cycling to the university
Many took advantage of the mild weather this morning and cycled to work or school along the bike paths in Fossvogur, like this uni...
Capital Area
From Reykjavík to the east and west
From Reykjavík to the east and west
During an official visit in 1967, the then Minister of Foreign Affairs and future Chancellor of West Germany, Willi Brand...
A hot dog with “everything”
A hot dog with "everything"
The same family has run the hot dog stand Bæjarinn Beztu Pylsur in the centre of Reykjavík for five generations or since 1937. Th...
By the Reykjavík Pond (Reykjavíkurtjörn)
It was lively by the Pond (Tjörnin) yesterday. In the background to the left is the old Miðbæjarskólinn which now houses the Kvennaskólinn (high scho...
Viðey Island by Reykjavík
The lighthouse at Skarfagarður, Viðey House and Viðey Church, half-white Esjan in the background.
Viðey Island, which lies 600 m / 1968 ft north of Laugarne...
Ásmundur’s Water Carrier (Vatnsberinn)
The Water Carrier, this 2-meter high statue of Ásmundur Sveinsson, was made in Copenhagen in 1937
Ásmundur's Water Carrier
On the corner of Læk...
The National Gallery of Iceland
The National Gallery of Iceland
Exhibitions
The National Gallery of Iceland’s primary emphasis is collecting 20th and 21st-century Icelandic art; howe...
Political discussions
Autumn was in the air at Austurvöllur when Svandís Svavarsdóttir (left), Minister of Health and Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister, were on their wa...
Women are the winners in the elections
Women are the winners in the elections
The results of the parliamentary elections are now available. The main winners of the election were the Progressive Pa...
Parliamentary elections today
The Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir voted in Hagaskóli in the western part of Reykjavík. She said the choice had been easy in the polling station.
Electi...
New Landspítali (National Hostpital)
New Landspítali (National Hostpital)
Health affairs have been one of the biggest issues in the election campaign that ends tonight. Here we see the largest p...
Grótta
The Pearl at the End of the Peninsula
At the far end of Seltjarnarnes Peninsula is the small island of Grótta with its magnificent lighthouse. The first lighth...
The French Street in Reykjavík
The French Street in Reykjavík
Frakkastígur (French Street) is one of the most beautiful streets in the city centre. It is situated north of Skólavörðu...
The two culture houses on 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...
Heiðmörk – Happy horsemen in Rauðhólar
These German travellers had fun horse riding around Rauðhólar. Rauðhólar is a cluster of pseudo craters on the outskirts of Reykjavík. The craters formed abo...
Sun on Sóleyjargata
Sun on Sóleyjargata
The Office of the President of Iceland has been at Sóleyjargata 1, or Staðarstaður as the building is called, from 1996. Since Iceland beca...
Autumn has arrived in Harpa
Autumn has arrived in Harpa
The Harpa Culture and Conference Center, which opened ten years ago in May 2011, is one of Reykjavík’s prominent landmarks. The hou...
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...
The Charming Þingholt
The Charming Þingholt
Þingholt is a neighbourhood in the centre of Reykjavík. Bergstaðastræti can be called its main artery. The street extends from Landspítal...
In peace and quiet
In peace and quiet
In 1838,183 years ago, Guðrún Oddsdóttir became the first person to be laid to rest in Hólavallagarður, a new cemetery in Reykjavík. Guðrún,...