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Jökulsárgljúfur offers magnificent nature.

210 million ISK for tourism upbuild in Jökulsárgljúfur

26 Mar The Jökulsárgljúfur area in the Vatnajökull National Park will receive 210 million Icelandic kronas for amenities such as a car park, walking paths and toilets.

Samúel Jónsson photographed in his garden of sculptures in 1965.

Fund raising effort for Iceland's most remote art museum

23 Mar The incredible art collection by artist Samúel Jónsson in Selárdalur, North Iceland, has inspired awe and wonder by everyone who visits it. Now, a society has been formed to save the statues by the artist, who passed away in 1969 and to restore this museum at the edge of the habitable world.

First direct flight from Cardiff to Akureyri took place today

12 Jan The first direct flight chartered by Super Break was flown from Cardiff in Great Britain to Akureyri in North Iceland. A Boeing 737-800 landed in Akureyri at noon carrying 185 passengers.

The music hall at the centre of Akureyri.

2.500 Brits fly direct to Akureyri

15 Nov British travel agency Super Break has organised chartered flights between Britain and Akureyri in North Iceland.

Drawing images into the crater is a popular pastime it seems.

Giant penis drawn into an Iceland crater

9 Aug Almost daily, people walk into the Hverfjall crater and draw some kind of image or write in it. Every other day the Environmental Agency have to send people to remove it.

Eric Clapton with his giant salmon on Friday. .

Eric Clapton catches enormous salmon in Iceland

8 Aug One of the summer's biggest salmons to be caught was caught by no other than British musician Eric Clapton on Friday in the Vatnsdalsá river. The salmon measured 105 centimetres and it took Clapton 40 minutes to land it.

Hljóðaklettar is a popular tourist destination in North East Iceland.

Another tragedy in Iceland as tourist falls to his death in Hljóðaklettar

10 Jul A foreign tourist fell to his death in Hljóðaklettar, North Iceland last weekend. He fell down a cliff, 15-20 metres high. This was the second fatal accident this weekend, the other was a tourist climbing Mount Kirkjufell in Snæfellsnes peninsula

Fosshótel Mývatn also features a restaurant seating 120 people and an on-site bar with views of the lake.

New hotel opens at Lake Mývatn in North Iceland

8 Jul The spectacular natural beauty of Iceland’s Lake Mývatn is now the site of a new hotel, Fosshótel Mývatn.

Hvítserkur is one of the best known natural pearls of the area.

“Dangerous” road North West Iceland’s jewels

29 Jun Vatnsnes peninsula in North West Iceland is best known for an impressive basalt stack called Hvítserkur and a volcanic plug named Borgarvirki. The road around the peninsula has been described by the local municipality as “unacceptably bad and is dangerous for those who use it.”

The silence in remote Icelandic village a relief

18 Jun Two American artists met in an Art residency in a small village in North Iceland, they ended up collaborating on a video, featuring pictures from one and music from the other.

The sword was found in a boat grave located by the sea, which had already removed a part of the boat.

Iceland Viking Grave: “A bigger find than we believed”

16 Jun “The two boats and the size of the grave is on a bigger scale than we’ve seen in the past years. We don’t know we might find there,” says archaeologist Hildur Gestsdóttir who is leading the excavation where a Viking sword and two boat graves were found.

Ancient Viking sword discovered in pagan boat grave in Iceland

15 Jun A Viking sword from the 9th or 10th century was discovered in pagan boat grave at Dysnes, North Iceland. Archaeologists are competing with the sea in excavating the area. A part of the boat has already been lost to the sea.

Kolugljúfur is a deep and magnificent canyon in the Víðidalsá river.

One of Iceland's most dangerous places to visit steps up safety measures

7 Jun "We've been really worried that an accident is waiting to happen here. Tourists go right to the very edge and on top of that they stand on the bridge where there's heavy car traffic," says Örn Óli Andrésson, farmer at Bakki in Víðidalur, North West Iceland.

Iceland‘s first beer spa opened yesterday

2 Jun Iceland’s first beer spa opened up at Árskógssandur, North Iceland yesterday. The spa is connected to Kaldi, Iceland’s oldest working microbrewery.

Lúlli the lamb loves cuddling up with Hekla, four months old. Both wear diapers.

Tiny Icelandic lamb gains a new family and becomes an internet star

1 Jun Lúlli the Icelandic lamb was born prematurely and his chances of survival were slim. However, after being fostered by the family at Sandar in Miðfjörður in North Iceland.

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Sindri Þór Stefánsson escaped from Sognið prison on Tuesday

Escaped Icelandic prisoner: "I'll be back soon"

Sindri Þór Stefánsson, the prisoner who escaped from Sognið open prison and fled Iceland on Wednesday morning has sent a declaration to Fréttablaðið newspaper saying that he was held in jail without justice and that he's going to prove it. He also said he's coming home to Iceland soon.

Police operation to save cat stuck in an island on Lake Tjörnin in Reykjavik

A cat named Grímkell somehow got himself stuck on a tiny island in Lake Tjörnin at the centre of Reykjavik last night. Police were notified that a cat meowing very loudly was stuck on the island and an extensive operation ensued.

A parade on Sumardagurinn fyrsti, the first day of summer.

Happy Icelandic First Day of Summer!

For a long time after Iceland was settled the year was split into two seasons, winter and summer. The first day of summer is still celebrated in Iceland, and it’s today!

Sindri Þór Stefánsson escaped from Iceland on Wednesday morning taking a flight to Sweden.

Escaped prisoner was on same flight as Iceland's PM

The prisoner who escaped from the Sognið open prison was on the same flight out of Iceland as Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir. The PM was travelling to Sweden to meet with Nordic heads of state and the Indian Prime Minister.

Bare breasts and girl power

The Free The Nipple cause caused an immense stir in Icelandic society yesterday, breaking down norms, raising questions and making a strong feminist statement. Women, men, girls and boys were united for gender equality. Mbl.is visited a few colleges in Reykjavík and interviewed students about what the day means to them.