Northeast Iceland

Askja waking up?

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Askja waking up? If the volcano Askja/Dyngjufjöll, which is on the northern side of the highlands, between Vatnajökull and Mývatn, starts to erupt, it could ...

The poet Nonni

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The poet Nonni One of the best-known and most loved Icelandic writers in the first half of the last century was Jón Sveinsson - Nonni. He wrote 12 Nonni's bo...

The collection of collections

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The collection of collections The Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum is located on Svalbarðsströnd by Eyjafjörður, ten km from Akureyri. The museum, which ...

Valley of the valleys 

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Valley of the valleys  In 1703, 320 years ago when the first census was taken here in Iceland, it was also the first census in the world that covered all the i...

The unique Eyjafjörður 

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The unique Eyjafjörður  In the middle of the north is Eyjafjörður, a 60 km long fjord, between high mountains. The Eyjafjörður area from Siglufjörður in the no...

Wonderful in Fjallabyggð

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Wonderful in Fjallabyggð About two thousand people now live in Fjallabyggð, this northernmost large municipality in Iceland, Siglufjörður and Ólafsfjörður be...

A fascinating world of hot water 

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A fascinating world of hot water  Opposite Akureyri, at the bottom of Eyjafjörður and below Vaðlaheiði you can find Skógarböðin / Forrest Lagoon. A unique ba...

At Rauðinúpur

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By Rauðinúpur One thinks back to bright summer nights during the shortest days of the year. Where will we travel next summer? The first thing that came to mi...

 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...

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...

The Summer Twenty-Two

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The Summer twenty-two This summer has been unusually wet and cold. Real Icelandic summer. Now that the summer is over, the Icelandic Meteorological Office ha...

Go north

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Go north The northernmost county in the country, Norður Þingeyjar, is not very populated. The county stretches from the east side of Tjörnes in the west to Fin...

The Pearl that is Ásbyrgi

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The Pearl that is Ásbyrgi “Ásbyrgi IS the most beautiful place in Iceland!”, I heard an Icelandic woman say to her friend in the Ásbyrgi store. “I agree 100%”,...