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Horse farmer Hörður offers the highest Airbnb-rated recreational experience in Iceland.

Popular Recreation Offered by the Locals

08:07 GMT Recreation offered by the locals is becoming more and more popular in Iceland.

Road to Landmannalaugar Opens

yesterday Mountain roads in Iceland are opening, one by one, these days.

Kría and Jóhanna, holding the lambs Blíða and Blær.

Lambing Season in Full Swing

yesterday “They’re very funny, and their different personalities are amazing.”

From the highlands south of Langjökull glacier, south of the area where the rover will be tested.

Mars Rover to Be Tested in Iceland

yesterday Scientists are expected in Iceland this summer to test an automated rover to be used for NASA’s next mission to Mars, planned for 2020.

Archive photo. The girls in the photo are not related to the subject of article.

Girls Decline Trophy in Protest

23 May Eleven-year-old national basketball champions are in the news for protesting inequality by declining their trophy.

School to Close on Grímsey Island: One Student Left

23 May When you live on and island with a population of 61, moving away can mean the school has to be closed.

This picture was taken last night. About 200 people climbed the mountain yesterday.

Three Icelanders at Top of Everest Today

23 May Three Icelanders climbed Mt Everest, the world’s highest mountain, this morning.

One of the country's most beautiful houses, located on Túngata 34.

One of Iceland’s Most Beautiful Houses for Sale

22 May One of Iceland’s most beautiful houses, located in the western part of Reykjavík, is for sale.

Channing Tatum and Jessie J are in Iceland.

Tatum and Jessie J in Reykjavík

22 May A famous couple has arrived in Iceland.

Captain Jeff Coffman in the cockpit of The Spirit of Benovia.

‘You Need a Lot of Muscle Power to Control This!’

22 May Long lines formed when five DC-3 aircraft were on display at Reykjavík Airport last night.

Three of the DC-3/C-47 aircraft at Reykjavík Airport.

Four DC-3/C-47 Aircraft on Display at Reykjavík Airport 6-8 PM

21 May Isavia has just announced that the four DC-3/C-47 aircraft, which have landed at Reykjavík Airport on their way to Normandy from the US, will be on display tonight between 6 pm and 8 pm.

Hatari Will Complain about El Al

21 May Band members of Hatari, the punk rock band that represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel, were assigned the aircraft’s least desirable seats by El Al staff as they left Tel Aviv for London yesterday and, as a result, intend to file a formal complaint.