News Tagged with “Hallgrímskirkja”

Perlan is one of three locations ideal to visit on New Year's Eve to shoot up fireworks

Fireworks on New Year's Eve in Reykjavik

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.

Hallgrímskirkja church towers over Reykjavik.

The Guardian lists Hallgrímskirkja church as one of the best places for reflection

1 Jun 2016 Reykjavik's Hallgrímskirkja church, built in honour of 17th century priest and poet Hallgrímur Pétursson has made it to a list of top places for reflection around the world, which also includes Temple church in London, the convent of St Marco in Florence and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

Jessica Bowe's spur of the moment snap of this couple getting engaged on Skólavörðustígur in the midst of Friday night's heavy snowfall.

Romantic proposal in snowy Reykjavik

29 Nov 2015 A photograph taken by Jessica Bowe on Friday night of a romantic proposal in snowy Reykjavik has received over a thousand Instagram likes.

Lunar eclipse photo contest - WINNER

1 Oct 2015 Guðmundur Ólafsson is the winner of Iceland Monitor lunar-eclipse photo competition. The photograph was taken by the iconic Leifur Eiríksson statue in front of Reykjavik’s Hallgrímskirkja church.