2 Giants
On the eastern side of Hljómskálagarður, not far from each other, stand two giants in the cultural history of Icelanders, the contemporaries Jónas H...
Reykjavík Harbor 110 years old
Before the time of airplanes, or submarine communications cables, ships were Iceland's only contact with the rest of the world...
The night yes the night
It is great, as a tourist (yes and as a local), now that the air is getting warmer to walk around and explore Reykjavík in the evenin...
War & Peace at Austurvöllur
Shortly after new years 1975-1976, Icelanders broke political relations with Great Britain. Unique in the history of NATO, an...
Hannes the first minister
Hannes Hafstein became Iceland's first minister in 1904, when a special ministerial office in the Danish government for Icelandic a...
The propeller shield
On the corner of Geirsgata and Tryggvagata, at the southern end of Reykjavík Harbor in the center of Reykjavík, there is a fun monument o...
B S Í
At Hringbraut stands BSÍ, the capital's transport hub. A house that was built almost 60 years ago, in 1965, and has long since become far too small. An...
The exhibition Viðnám
Science and art go hand in hand in the Icelandic Museum of Art's exhibition, Viðnám, which is an interdisciplinary exhibition where art...
Collage the Shop
High-end luxury brands store Collage the Shop will open a store in Hafnartorg this summer. The store offers many of the world's most popular...
Skúli Magnússon (1711-1794) was born in the remote village of Keldunes in NorthEast Iceland. His family moved to Húsavík, where his father was a priest. As a t...
Hafnartorg hosts more than 30 shops and restaurants
Hafnartorg Gallery is a brand-new elegant space with shopping, food, wine and culture in the heart of the...
The house of the nation, Alþingishúsið II
Alþingishúsið was inaugurated during the assembly ceremony on July 1, 1881, and the first governor from 1873 to 188...
The house of the nation, Alþingishúsið
Alþingishúsið at Austurvöllur was built between 1880 and 1881. Since then, two annexes have been built next to the ori...
Three lakes, four pictures
There are very few lakes within the capital, of course Reykjavíkur Tjörn is the lake that first comes to mind. Located in the hear...
Iceland’s unique landscape, from bubbling hot springs to erupting volcanoes, attracts film productions from around the world. There’s increasing demand to captu...
GUNNLAUGUR SCHEVING
The artist who challenged traditional views of art
At the beginning of the 20th century, Icelandic art was dominated by landscapes.Bor...
Independence Day
104 years ago, on 1 December 1918, Icelanders became independent from the Kingdom of Denmark. Freedom in the shadow of disaster, the First W...
The Hafnartorg in the heart of Reykjavík
Downtown Reykjavík has changed a lot in recent years. Especially in Kvosin, but in 2015 construction on Hafnartorg b...
Tiny house - Long history
The Guard's House in Grjótaþorpið, at Garðastræti 23, is believed to have been built around 1845 by Guard Guðmundur Gissurason. The...
President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson with Múte Egede, PM of Greenland.
Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, NATO’s Millitary Committee chairman: “Why does China not condem...