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Tourist arrested for raping fifteen-year-old Icelandic girl

17 Aug 2016 The Icelandic High Court today confirmed the decree by the Reykjavik District Court to put a travel ban on a man in his twenties while he is investigated on charges of raping a 15-year-old girl.

Hótel Hekla is located, as the name suggests, underneath one of Iceland's most famous volcanoes.

An idyllic country hotel in lush South Iceland

16 Aug 2016 In the green farmlands below Mount Hekla, Iceland's most famous volcano, lies Hótel Hekla, a gorgeous country hotel which offers the perfect stay if you're intending to explore the many attractions of the area.

Season tickets for Iceland 2018 World Cup qualifiers on sale

15 Aug 2016 Season tickets for Iceland’s home qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup go on sale on Wednesday.

PHOTOS: Iceland glacier lagoon firework display

15 Aug 2016 Almost 2,000 people attended the sixteenth annual firework display at Iceland’s stunning Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon on Saturday evening.

Iceland football commentary meets Star Wars

15 Aug 2016 A newly released trailed for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story already has fans aflutter – but an interested viewer has come up with an idea to make the footage even more exciting.

Icelanders will vote for 63 MPs on 29 October.

Icelanders go to the polls on 29 October

15 Aug 2016 Early general elections have been called for the Icelandic Parliament (‘Alþingi’), with the eagerly awaited date set for Saturday 29 October.

Children picking berries in Biskupstungur, South Iceland.

If you do one thing this summer, pick Icelandic berries!

12 Aug 2016 People should by all means not miss going into the Icelandic countryside to pick berries this year says berry specialist Sveinn Rúnar Hauksson. The berry season is looking particularly good this year.

Icelandic teenagers go to bed late and only sleep for six hours on weekdays and seven hours on weekends according to the survey.

Icelandic children sleep too little

9 Aug 2016 Icelandic children and teenagers go to bed too late and sleep too little according to a new medical survey conducted in Iceland.

Lúthersdóttir won two silvers and one bronze at the European Championship in London last May.

Rio 2016: Icelandic swimmer makes finals

8 Aug 2016 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir’s success is greater than any other Icelandic female swimmer, she qualified for the finals of 100m breaststroke in the Olympics. “I think I still have more give and I hope that will show, everything can happen in the finals.”

Iceland’s Sigur Rós to play LA Phil

4 Aug 2016 The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association – LA Phil – has announced an exciting ‘Reykjavik Festival’ for its 2016-17 season, which will feature a series of performances by legendary Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós.

Rooney: “We were very poor against Iceland”

2 Aug 2016 Soul-searching continues in the ranks of English football on the subject of England’s last-16 exit from Euro 2016 – at the hands of tiny Iceland.

Has Iceland’s love affair with tourists peaked?

2 Aug 2016 A new study of how Icelanders view foreign tourists visiting their country has shown a significant drop in happiness levels over the last twelve months.

Jethro Tull Christmas Show comes to Iceland

2 Aug 2016 British rock band Jethro Tull have announced two Christmas 2016 gigs in Reykjavik’s iconic Hallgrímskirkja church.

At Hendur í höfn there is a great variety of pastries and cakes suitable for just about every imaginable food allergy.

Café catering to food allergies in a small fishing village

1 Aug 2016 Suffering from a food allergy and visiting Iceland you might think Reykjavik is the place to go. That is not the case, the small village Þorlákshöfn is. The café Hendur í höfn serves any food allergy or dietary lifestyle, with such a variety of lavish cakes that it’s hard to pick only one (or two, let’s be honest).

There are great many festivals taking place this weekend, the problem is choosing where to go.

Where to go over The Festival Weekend?

27 Jul 2016 Verslunarmannahelgin weekend is the unofficial must-go-and-do-something-fun time of the year. To make this easier here’s a list of festivals all over Iceland, both family friendly and with a more grown-up appeal. Whatever the choice is, just remember to bring warm clothes and pretend the weather is great.