News Search: Visit

Tomorrow will be very windy with lots of rain, so roads could become slippery.

Another storm on the way

12 Mar 2015 An area of low pressure will hit Iceland tomorrow with heavy rain. Today, Thursday, blizzards will occur in South Iceland and visibility will be poor. Tomorrow's storm brings with it warmer temperatures that rise above zero.

President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitë, with the Icelandic President and First Lady.

President Grímsson in Lithuania

11 Mar 2015 The President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, began a State visit to Lithuania yesterday. In an interview with mbl.is, he speaks of Lithuania's gratitude and friendship towards Iceland.

Owner of Mono, María Birta Bjarnadóttir.

Iceland's first vegan shoe shop

10 Mar 2015 Iceland isn't exactly a vegan's paradise although vegan food options have become more available of late. Now, for the first time, a vegan shoe shop has opened in Iceland, more precisely on Laugavegur in downtown Reykjavík.

Reynisfjara beach is stunning and dangerous.

Why you should visit Iceland in winter

7 Mar 2015 German Peter Riederer and his friend Marc visited Iceland this winter, exploring Reykjavík, the Reykjanes peninsula, the Golden Circle and Snæfellsnes. They also had a frightening accident at the beach in Vík, Mýrdalur.

Icelandic bottom fetish?

6 Mar 2015 Whether you call them “bums” or “butts”, they’re everywhere you look in Iceland at the moment.

The nature-pass bill is currently being discussed in the Icelandic Parliament's Business Committee.

Nature pass “will not work”

6 Mar 2015 The ‘nature pass’ to be introduced for those wishing to visit certain popular tourist destinations in Iceland will not achieve its stated objective, according to the Þingvellir National Park.

Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in central Reykjavík has received numerous prestigous architectural awards.

Food market at Harpa this weekend

28 Feb 2015 Over 45 farmers, fishermen and specialist producers come together under the stunning roof of Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre today for Iceland's largest artisan food market. The market is on the ground floor and is open from 11 - 6 on Saturday and Sunday.

A photograph taken on Hellisheiði late this afternoon.

Road over Hellisheiði closed

26 Feb 2015 The no.1 road over Hellisheiði, leading between Reykjavik and Hveragerði has been closed. It is now impassable due to heavy snowfall and wind. Weather is also getting worse on Mosfellsheiði. Tomorrow there will be wind and snowfall in North and North East Iceland.

The new mascot of the 16th Games of the small states of Europe.

Meet the GSSE's new mascot, Spark

22 Feb 2015 Today, when 100 days remain until the Opening Ceremony, the mascot of the GSSE 2015 got its name. It will be known as "Blossi" in Icelandic which translates to "Spark" in English. The name is the result of a naming competition which was held among 4th to 7th graders in the country's primary schools.

The immense popularity of the Blue Lagoon has resulted in an expansion for the summer of 2016 and a new five star hotel at the lagoon which will be completed in early 2017.

Blue Lagoon almost fully booked until Monday

20 Feb 2015 Visitors to the Blue Lagoon have to book ahead for assured admission. According to the Blue Lagoon website the lagoon is almost fully booked until Monday. Booking ahead is neccessary according to manager Grímur Sæmundsen to ensure a great experience for the lagoon's visitors. The immense popularity of the Blue Lagoon has resulted in an expansion for the summer of 2016 and a new five star hotel at the lagoon which will be completed in 2017.

Stockfish film festival begins today

19 Feb 2015 Stockfish European film festival takes place for the first time this year from February 19- March 1st. Thirty films will be screened at the festival which takes place in Bíó Paradís. "Our aim is to serve filmmakers and film culture in Iceland, show the best in artistic filmmaking and to invite international guests from the industry to take part," says Ása Baldursdóttir, programme coordinator.

Kjarval's works exhibited

11 Feb 2015 A new exhibition recently opened at The Reykjavík Art Museum - Kjarvalsstaðir featuring previously unexhibited drawings on transparent plastic sheets by Iceland's master painter, Kjarval. Mbl.is TV went for a visit.

At the beginning of the video, the weather's pretty good. Then see what happens.

Iceland's unpredictable weather

11 Feb 2015 The weather on Tuesday was typical of your usual day in Iceland. Constantly changing. It went from sun to sleet to snowstorm and back. This amusing time-lapse footage of yesterday's weather was taken on the i-phone of Jón Ingi Þorvaldsson at the offices of the City of Reykjavík by the oceanfront.

Brynjar Karl Birgisson next to his masterpiece- the Lego Titanic.

Brynjar's Lego Titanic becomes world-famous

28 Jan 2015 Twelve-year old Brynjar Karl Birgisson, an autistic boy who has constructed a 6 metre long model of the Titanic out of Lego cubes and was featured here on mbl.is news, was filmed by the Discovery channel a couple of days ago. "It really surprised me," said Brynjar's mother. "A lady from Discovery just called us up and asked us if we were up to it."

Mum won't let me build another Lego model

16 Jan 2015 Brynjar Karl is an autistic, eleven-year old boy who has made world news for the replica of the Titanic which he is building out of thousands of Lego cubes. Brynjar's Titanic is now on display at the Smáralind shopping mall in Reykjavík and measures over 6 metres. Mbl.is TV interviewed Brynjar Karl recently and had a look at the astounding ship.