7 Sep 2016The number of foreign players enjoying Icelandic golf courses is rising fast – bringing valuable revenue to Iceland’s golf clubs and bringing business at times when locals tend not to play.
29 Mar 2016Welcome to the last in our four-part Easter series presenting and celebrating some of the islands which decorate the edges of this island nation. Our final destination is Grímsey.
20 Jul 2015July is a period more usually associated in Iceland with the midnight sun. This weekend, however, inland areas of the country were treated instead to summer snow.
5 Jul 2015Last night the skies above Reykjavik were stunningly beautiful with the midnight sun painting hues of crimson on an endless canvas. Mbl.is asked readers to send in their photographs of the dislay last night and the results are visibile in this photo series.
3 Jul 2015Sigurður William Brynjarsson is the winner of Iceland Monitor midnight-sun photo competition. His photograph was taken in the lava fields outside Hafnarfjörður with the sun setting over Reykjavik.
25 Jun 2015This week, the midnight sun has been creating a marvellous night sky painted in all hues of crimson, sapphire, orange and pink. If you have captured an amazing Icelandic night sky this week, send us your name and your photo and we'll publish it on Iceland Monitor.
20 Jun 2015The Secret Solstice festival kicked off yesterday and Laugardalur park in Reykjavik drew in colourful crowds. Revellers danced outside in the midnight sun to bands such as Retro Stefson, GusGus, Kelis and HAM.
19 Jun 2015The Secret Solstice Festival, an open-air music festival in Reykjavik, takes place for the second time this weekend. With over 10,000 guests and several stages within the lush greenery of Laugardalur park, the festival is THE place to be right now. Iceland Monitor checked out the atmosphere today and chatted with a few revellers .
10 May 2015"We sell tons of blackout blinds every spring. It's the must-buy product of the season as the sun always seems to come as a surprise to people," explains Ívar Ívarsson, store director of Rúmfatalagerinn, a home retail store. People with young children who wake up in the middle of the night due to the May sun shining into their bedrooms are eager to buy blackout blinds.
