In 930 the settlers decided that there had to be some rules and regulations to rule the country and they established a parliament in Þingvellir. This location was picked as Þingvellir is well situated between the south and the north. […]
At 20.45 (8,45 p.m.) on Friday evening March 19th. 2021 an eruption started in a mountain area north east of the town Grindavik. This area is close to the mountain Fagradalsfjall and the valley´s name is Geldingadalur. When it comes […]
This is a question we get many times and it can be a bit tricky to answer. Iceland has so much to offer and the four seasons are so different that it merely depends upon one’s interests, which time of […]
It is fair to say that the weather in Iceland is quite unpredictable and we have a saying that “if you don’t like the weather, just wait five minutes, it will change”. When this blog is written in the middle […]
Iceland is a volcanic island, situated 50/50 on the North American tectonic plate and Eur Asian tectonic plate. The North Atlantic ridge crosses Iceland from south west diagonally through the country to north east and the plates are moving apart […]
The days are getting longer. Since December 21st. winter solstice, we can see already that the days are getting longer. On December 21st. The sunrise is at 11.22 and sunset at 15.29, or 4 hours and 9 minutes daylight. On […]
I stubmled upon a few beautiful photos from last year of the highland in Iceland. This photo was taken in the Laki area and show clearly why people are trawelling in the highlands. Now we have increasing activity in the volcano Bárðarbunga […]
The first day of “Þorri”, which according to the old Norse calendar started on Friday in the 13th. week of winter, is called “Bóndadagur” and can be translated as “husbands day”. In these 4 weeks in Þorri, Icelander´s celebrate the […]
For the past couple of months we have been working on a new website, which we are now proud to launch. In the new site localguides.is, we open up for wider range of tours and activities. To be able […]
