ISLANDIACAR

12/05/2020

Turista contemplando las Auroras Boreales en Solheimasandur 🇮🇸💥

04/05/2020

Carreteras rectas no hacen conductores hábiles 🤠🚙

25/04/2020

Hvítserkur, el trol de piedra de Islandia 🌚 🇮🇸

13/04/2020

Kerið es un lago de cráter volcánico ubicado en el área de Grímsnes al sur de Islandia. Podrás llegar hasta allí haciendo la ruta del Círculo Dorado 💥🖤

22/03/2020

At a press conference today, Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason stated that a total of 4,166 people are in quarantine and 409 in isolation. Six people are hospitalized, one of them in critical care.

https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2020/03/20/covid_19_update/

The latest figures regarding the spread of COVID-19 in Iceland show that 409 cases of the disease have been confirmed.

17/03/2020

The 30-day ban on non-essential travel to the Schengen Area in Europe, called for last night by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, will be discussed at a government meeting in Iceland today. The ban is called for in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19.

https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2020/03/17/icelandic_government_discusses_ban_on_travel_to_sch/

The 30-day ban on non-essential travel to the Schengen Area in Europe, called for last night by German Foreign Minister and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, will be discussed at a government meeting in Iceland today.

13/03/2020

The electric blue ice caves under glacier are one of Iceland’s greatest attractions; pictures and videos of them draw guests from around the world.
They are only open for a few months of the year, and March is one of them!

10/03/2020

In related news, deCODE will begin screening the general population for COVID-19 within the general population, in conjunction with the Directorate of Health.
This screening is to begin next week, and will help determine how widespread the virus is.

https://grapevine.is/news/2020/03/09/covid-19-in-iceland-58-confirmed-cases-500-in-quarantine-general-screening-to-begin/

A specially-sanitised flight which retrieved another group of Icelanders from Verona, Italy returned to Iceland last Saturday. Of those within...

07/03/2020

A bridge across Fjardará at Loðmundarfjörður, taken from Víknaslóðir Trail in Eastern fjords, Iceland!

05/03/2020

Bláfjöll is a popular ski area, conveniently situated just half an hour outside of .
It’s the largest ski resort in Iceland, with runs of varying difficulty levels covering a total of 15 kilometres.
Opening hours (subject to change due to weather and snow conditions): weekdays from 14:00 till 21:00 and weekends from 10:00 till 17:00.
Have a look at their website for entrance fees and weather updates: Bláfjöll Ski Resort!

02/03/2020

Landmannalaugar

One of 's most photographed hiking destinations, Landmannalaugar, is located in the southern part of the Highlands.

Photographs of its multicolored slopes and geothermal valleys have gone viral on the internet.

Landmannalaugar is part of the Fjallabak Nature Reserve, a highly protected natural area that is home to many outstanding natural wonders.

26/02/2020

Eskifjörður

One of the best known localities in the world for Iceland spar (also known in Medieval times as solar stones) was in “Helgustaðir” in Eskifjörður!

24/02/2020

There are major restrictions regarding transportation from Wuhan, but through European cooperation in civil protection, of which Iceland is a member, it was possible to arrange for the family to obtain seats on a flight from Wuhan to France.

https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2020/02/24/icelandic_family_returns_from_wuhan_china/

The Icelandic family of three that had requested permission to return home from Wuhan, China, where COVID-19, the novel coronavirus originates, returned to Iceland on Friday.

21/02/2020

Numerous tourists were stuck in the area, due to severe weather and road closures.

https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2020/02/20/hundreds_of_tourists_stranded_in_vik_last_night/

“The hotels are booked up, and we’re looking for any tiny room to accommodate people.”

19/02/2020

Landmannalaugar

Iceland is home to many magical landscapes from its multicolored mountains, meandering lava trails, crystal clear lakes and calming hot springs.

But, where can you find all of these incredible natural phenomena in just one area?
The answer. is Landmannalaugar!

17/02/2020

Akureyri has always been a culturally conscious community and has some of the most spectacular old houses in Iceland.

It is one of the best places to visit if you plan to see the northern lights, a town you can enjoy visiting both during summer and winter, offering a variety of services, accommodation, good restaurants, and exciting tours.

15/02/2020

Hofskirkja

Hofskirkja is a small turf church located in Southeast Iceland.
Building turf houses and turf churches was the main architectural style in Iceland from the age of settlement till the 20th century.
These days, there are only six turf churches left. Hofskirkja is the youngest one, built in 1884.

13/02/2020

Take a bath in Lake Mývatn

The volcanic area of Mývatn is one of the most unspoilt and beautiful places to visit in Iceland, and at the heart of this extensive wetland nature reserve is a shallow lake that's teeming with wildlife.
The lake was created by a large lava eruption over 2000 years ago, and is now inhabited by a huge diversity of waterbirds including 13 different species of duck!