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31/12/2019

Are you ready for 2020?

New Year’s Eve celebrations in Reykjavik are truly extraordinary, and if you still haven’t experienced them, you’re in for quite a treat. Every year, around 200,000 people (roughly the population of Reykjavik) set off around 500 tons of fireworks, creating a brilliant display which has become ...

30/12/2019

This was Brilliant! Thank you FlyOver Iceland! We will be back!

The new FlyOver Iceland attraction based in the Grandi area of Reykjavik takes you on a thrilling journey to places of beauty and wonder.

22/12/2019

A perfect gift for the Christmas-loving Icelandophile in your life!

Alda Sigmundsdóttir’s Little Book of Icelanders at Christmas presents an enchanting collection of Iceland’s treasured Yuletide traditions and customs.

16/12/2019

Look out for those naughty Yule Lads!

One by one, the thirteen Icelandic Yuletide Lads (Jólasveinar) have been making their way down from the mountains to make some mischief

09/12/2019

We have partnered with the Radisson Blu Saga Hotel to offer one person a free spot at the Iceland Writers Retreat in April-May 2020. The winner will receive admission to all events for the Iceland Writers Retreat, as well as four nights accommodation at the Radisson Blu Saga Hotel.* The deadline to....

29/11/2019

Winding winter roads

Roads of

25/11/2019

This is adorable!

If you are interested in learning the Icelandic alphabet from our Save ÍSLENSKA flashcards, please subscribe below, to be the first 25 to get a discount up t...

20/11/2019

Guess where?

House by the lake

01/11/2019

We have partnered with the Radisson Blu Saga Hotel to offer one person a free spot at the Iceland Writers Retreat in April-May 2020.  The winner will receive admission to all events for the Iceland Writers Retreat, as well as four nights accommodation at the Radisson Blu Saga Hotel.* The deadline ...

26/10/2019

Superb northern lights show live from Akureyri, North Iceland!

15/10/2019

We did a Q&A with the brilliant Brian Cox about his upcoming show in Reykjavik and his love of Iceland!

Professor Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince present the last ever edition of their awe-inspiring Universal World Tour – Adventures in Time & Space tomorrow night at Harpa in Reykjavik. The show, which has been travelling the world over the past few months, broke Brian Cox’s previous Guinness Wor...

14/10/2019

Have you heard of Þrídrangaviti, the highest lighthouse in Iceland and one of the most remote in the world? This lighthouse is perched a top one of 4 rock pillars sticking out of the sea off Westman Islands. When it was built in 1938, helicopters did not exist and so the builders (experienced mountaineers) had to first build a road up the sheer face to the top of the pillar. Unbelievable!

Photo by Morgunblaðið / Árni Sæberg

09/10/2019

John Lennon’s birthday celebrated tonight at the annual Imagine Peace Tower illumination event!

Every year, on John Lennon’s birthday, around 2,000 people travel to Viðey Island to attend the lighting of Yoko Ono’s Imagine Peace Tower.

28/09/2019

Great northern lights last night! You could even see them in town despite the light pollution! Image by Roman Gerasymenko

23/09/2019

Does anyone know what the technical word is for this lovely chiming ice?

03/09/2019

The power of mushrooms! We recently visited East Iceland and saw these remarkable mushrooms erupting out of the tarmac in the road!

Icelandic hardcore mushrooms)) no tarmac can stop them

31/08/2019

Some great guests appearing at this year’s Midgard comic-con!

Midgard is Iceland’s first and only fan convention featuring a programme of science fiction, fantasy, video games, cosplay, panels and special guests.

18/08/2019

Congratulations Reykjavik Pride and thank you for another fabulous event!

Ten days of celebrations culminated in the fabulous Reykjavik Pride Parade yesterday attracting thousands of rainbow-painted spectators.