22.08.2011

Phallological Museum Moves to Reykjavik

The Icelandic Phallological Museum, which displays specimens of all Icelandic mammal penises—includi...

19.08.2011

Imagine Peace Tower Shines for Norway

On the night of 21 August 2011, the City of Reykjavik in collaboration with YOKO ONO will be lightin...

18.08.2011

Spotlight on Seattle on Culture Night

On 20 August more than 100,000 people will fill the streets of Reykjavik for Culture Night.

15.08.2011

Culture Night - English program

The full program for Reykjavik Culture Night is up! What are you looking forward to?

15.08.2011

New Book on Icelandic Way of Life

Alva Gehrmann, a freelance journalist from Berlin, recently published a non-fiction book entitled Al...

15.08.2011

Spa news

One of Iceland's main attractions is its abundance of geothermally heated water, used for bathing in...

15.08.2011

Inauguration of Harpa on Culture Night

Reykjavík is gearing up for its largest cultural event of the year, Culture Night 20 August.

15.08.2011

Reykjavik UNESCO City of Literature

The City of Reykjavik has been designated as UNESCO City of Literature.

04.08.2011

Reykjavík Gay Pride Kicks Off

It's that time of year again! The Reykjavik Gay Pride weekend starts tonight with an opening ceremon...

28.07.2011

Delta Airlines supports Reykjavik Culture Night

The American airline Delta Airlines announced today, Thursday July 28th, their intention to support ...

25.07.2011

More Artists Announced For Airwaves

Organisers for Iceland Airwaves have announced more artists attending.

20.07.2011

Traffic restored

Traffic across Múlakvísl in Mýrdalssandur, South Iceland has been restored.

13.07.2011

Björk performs at Iceland Airwaves

Björk will make a special appearance at Iceland Airwaves 2011 with her Biophilia live show, exhibiti...

11.07.2011

Road across Mýrdalssandur is out

Reconstruction of the bridge is underway, and alternative means of transportation across the river ...

07.07.2011

The Icelandic Museum Day

The Icelandic Museum Day will be held on Sunday the 10th of July. Museums all over the country parti...

07.07.2011

Reykjavik Literally

Reykjavík City Library hosts a literary walking tour in English in the downtown area every Thursday ...

30.06.2011

Julia Bradbury loves Reykjavík

TV broadcaster and UK celebrity Julia Bradbury visited Iceland recently and has aired her views on t...

29.06.2011

Hotel Reykjavík Natura

The historic Hotel Loftleidir has undergone a complete face-lift and received a new name, Hotel Reyk...

28.06.2011

Reykjavík City Hostel opens green info desk

An information desk on green options in travel and lifestyle has opened at Reykjavík City Hostel.

27.06.2011

Reykjavik Helpers here to assist

Visit Reykjavík's tourist information street officers, or Reykjavík Helpers, take to the streets aga...

27.06.2011

More Airwaves artists announced

A message from the Iceland Airwaves organisers: It's time to announce more artists!

21.06.2011

Summer Solstice Festivities in Iceland

The longest day of the year is approaching; the summer solstice is tomorrow, on June 21. In Iceland’...

14.06.2011

Icelandic men and women grab handball championship places

Both of Iceland’s national adult handball teams insured their places in large tournaments this long ...

10.06.2011

Geysir National Park One of 25 Best Places to Photograph on Planet Earth

This misnamed country (it’s about 89% ice-free) is home to mud pools, hot springs, lava fields, geys...

08.06.2011

THE REYKJAVÍK ARTS FESTIVAL 2011 CLOSES IN STYLE

The Reykjavík Arts Festival 2011 closed past Sunday night after seventeen eventful and action-packed...

07.06.2011

Feathered Pedestrians and Free Videy Bird Watching

It is currently hatching season for many bird species in Iceland and adult birds can be widely spott...

03.06.2011

Iceland Recommended as Conference Destination

Iceland is included in a list compiled by Great Hotels of the World of places that are predicted to ...

01.06.2011

Festival of the Sea 4-5 June

The Festival of the Sea is an annual event featuring lots of fun for the whole family, and serves ...

31.05.2011

Grímsvötn Eruption is Over

The Department of Civil Protection has abated emergency levels to normal.

31.05.2011

Iceland Top Destination for Conferences

Meetings and incentive travel is firmly back on the menu for 2011 and is expected to accelerate thro...

30.05.2011

REYKJAVÍK ARTS FESTIVAL 2011 OPENS WITH A BLAST

The opening week of the Reykjavík Arts Festival was filled with awe, excitement and standing ovation...

27.05.2011

Iceland Most Peaceful Country In The World

The Global Peace Index (GPI) has put Iceland at the top of the list of the world's most peaceful cou...

26.05.2011

Iceland already cleaning up after volcano: sees good summer ahead

Recent disruption caused by the now-world-famous Grimsvotn volcano is already being cleaned up and t...

26.05.2011

Reykjavik Arts Festival, Harpa, review

A volcano eruption made an explosive start to this Icelandic get-together. Rating: * * * * *

25.05.2011

Eruption in Iceland’s Grímsvötn May Be Over

A group of people from the tourist industry traveled to the Grímsvötn volcanic crater on Vatnajökull...

24.05.2011

Eruption update and Reykjavík info

The following is the latest update from this morning 24 May from www.iceland.is.

23.05.2011

Volcano Updates

Updated information in English on the current volcanic eruption in Grimsvotn can be found on www.ice...

22.05.2011

Eruption in Grímsvötn

It has been confirmed that Grimsvotn volcano underneath the Vatnajokull glacier in southeast Iceland...

18.05.2011

Geothermal Energy Exhibition opens at Hellisheiði Power Plant

The Geothermal Energy Exhibition at Hellisheiði Power Plant is a state-of-the-art look into the harn...

19.05.2011

Arnaldur Indriðason Crime Story Tour

Reykjavík City Library offers a literary bus tour that focuses on the crime novels of local writer A...

19.05.2011

Reykjavík Top European Destination

Reykjavík is one of the 25 top destinations in Europe in 2011 according to Tripadvisor‘s Travelers‘ ...

04.05.2011

Jór! Horses in Icelandic Art. Kjarvalsstaðir. Saturday 7 May at 4 p.m.

Welcome to private view at Kjarvalsstaðir, Saturday 7 May at 4 p.m.

29.04.2011

More Airlines to Fly to Iceland

There will be an increase of travel routes to Iceland next summer. The final schedule of many airlin...

28.04.2011

Church of Hallgrímur, one of 10 most beautiful churches in the world.

No matter where you are in Iceland's capital city, chances are you'll be able to spot the towering s...

28.04.2011

A new concert hall and a conference centre in Reykjavík - Harpa

A new concert hall and a conference centre in Reykjavík - Harpa - is due to open its doors on May 4...

26.04.2011

Ólafur Arnalds Signs with Hollywood Talent Agency

Icelandic musician Ólafur Arnalds recently signed a contract with “one of Hollywood’s top talent age...

19.04.2011

Final weekend - 50 Years of Icelandic Art at the Venice Biennale and Easter – Concert.

As groundwork for the exhibition is a newly published research of Iceland’s participation in the Ven...

18.04.2011

Vesturport Theatre Company awarded with a Prize

The Vesturport theatre company was recently awarded the European Theatre Prize, New Theatrical Reali...

15.04.2011

This weekend in Reykjavík

Reykjavík Blues Festival and Reykjavik Music Mess starts April 16th

12.04.2011

Gyrðir Elíasson has won the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2011

The Icelandic author Gyrðir Elíasson has won the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2011 for his short ...

11.04.2011

Best Western International, Denmark, Iceland

As of 1 April 2011, Hotel Reykjavik, located in Reykjavik in Iceland, became part of Best Western In...

17.11.2011

Easter 2011

Easter is just around the corner and Visit Reykjavik has compiled a list of opening hours of various...

05.04.2011

Green April for Iceland

The environmental awareness campaign Green April has been formally launched in Iceland and will last...

04.04.2011

REYKJAVÍK ARTS FESTIVAL PROGRAMME 2011 ANNOUNCED

Hrefna Haraldsdóttir director of the Reykjavík Arts Festival has revealed the full 2011 Festival Pro...

31.03.2011

So Many Things to Do this Weekend

Icelandic Horse Festival in Reykjavik 2011 - Sequences art festival - Reykjavík Fashion Festival.

29.03.2011

Icelandic National Ski Championship 2011

The Reykjavik Ski Union, in collaboration with all the ski clubs in the Reykjavík area, hosts the Ic...

28.03.2011

Icelandic Horse Festival Reykjavík 2011

Shows, parades, horse farm-visits, movies, fairs, festivities and more for Icelandic horse-enthusias...

25.03.2011

Beach House to play Iceland Airwaves and New Venue confirmed

We're stoked to announce that Beach House will play Iceland Airwaves 2011.

22.03.2011

Björk Unveils Live Residency

Dazed Digital reported that this summer, Björk will introduce Biophilia, an extraordinary immersive ...

21.03.2011

Dieter Roth - Reykjavík slides: 1973-1975 and 1990-1998

Capturing Reykjavik: 31,035 images of Iceland's capital. Dieter Roth is famous for his paintings an...

18.03.2011

Eyjafjallajokull volcano center to open for tourists

A tourism center with artifacts, exhibits, films and photographs from last year’s Eyjafjallajokull v...

11.03.2011

Men and cancer – Moustache March

The Icelandic Cancer Society runs an awareness and fundraising campaign on the theme of Men and c...

08.03.2011

Spring Equinox in Viðey

On March 20. on spring equinox, the night and day are approximately equally long. We celebrate this ...

07.03.2011

Bun Day, Bursting Day and Ash Wednesday

This week (7-9 March) Icelanders celebrate three special days: "Bun Day", "Bursting Day" and Ash Wed...

04.03.2011

Design and Fashion City Reykjavík

Reykjavík celebrates Design and Fashion in March and April. Three major events support this side of...

02.03.2011

Retro Stefson Breaks Out In Europe

Icelandic band Retro Stefson has signed a record deal with Universal, and will be moving abroad to c...

24.02.2011

Iceland Airwaves 2011 - More bands announced

It‘s time to serve up another batch of gourmet artists confirmed for Iceland Airwaves 2011, which wi...

22.02.2011

Jonsi Wins First Ever Nordic Music Prize

The Nordic Music Prize’s distinguished jury has decided that the Nordic Music Prize goes to Jónsi fo...

18.02.2011

Iceland in for Spectacular Northern Lights Display

On Tuesday the largest solar flare in four years occurred. It was so massive that it has the potenti...

18.02.2011

An Icelandic elfs gets international awards

Adam Pańczuk received the second place in the competition Picture of the Year International in Febru...

18.02.2011

Imagine Peace Tower lit on Yoko Ono´s birthday

On February 18th the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER in Viðey island will be lit to celebrate the birthday of th...

11.02.2011

The Winter Lights Festival February 11th - 13th 2011

The Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival has become one of the highlight events in Reykjavik’s winter ca...

09.02.2011

66°NORTH wins one of Europe’s biggest outdoor design awards

The Snæfell jacket from 66°NORTH is the 2011 ispo Outdoor Awards winner ispo, one of the biggest int...

09.02.2011

The Icelandic Horse Festival 2011

The 2011 Icelandic Horse Festival in Reykjavik will be held at the showgrounds at Laugardalur, in th...

03.02.2011

New Reykjavik sculpture revealed today

Reykjavik Art Museum officials will today present a brand new open-air sculpture to the public.

01.02.2011

First bands announced

Iceland Airwaves '10 was nothing short of amazing. Clash Magazine called it "genuinely unforgettable...

27.01.2011

Dark Music Days are here now

The 2011 Dark Music Days Contemporary Music Festival will be held in Reykjavík from January 27 - 30....

27.01.2011

A tour out of Reykjavík rated a top destination by Tripadvisor

Trip Advisor has rated Reykjavik Excursion’s South Shore Adventure tour in Iceland as a top destinat...

17.01.2011

Jónsi & Ólöf nominated for Nordic Music Prize

The final nominees for the very first Nordic Music Price have been announced. Among the 12 albums no...

17.01.2011

Valentine’s Day gift ideas with Icelandair Northern Lights City Breaks

Stuck for Valentine’s Day gift ideas this year? Well, Iceland’s leading airline, Icelandair is offer...

10.01.2011

The NY Times chooses Iceland 4th best place to visit in 2011

Iceland is stepping up the cultural offerings with Reykjavik’s new Harpa-Reykjavik Concert Hall and ...

23.12.2010

Visit Reykjavik wishes everybody a Merry Christmas

Visit Reykjavik wishes everybody a poetic Christmas and a literary new year, since we are applying t...

21.12.2010

Barcelona, Edinburgh and Iceland are the places to head for the best New Year parties

Barcelona has been voted the best party city for New Year and Iceland is also popular, the latest po...

21.12.2010

Top travel destinations for 2011

A new year brings new reasons to explore the world. And if the world is your oyster, why not seek ou...

20.12.2010

Opening hours in Reykjavík during the holidays

Like in previous years Visit Reykjavík has gathered information on the opening hours of various serv...

15.12.2010

Reykjavík in a Holiday Mood in December

Never before has there been so many things to choose from and enjoy in Reykjavík in December as this...

14.12.2010

New Visitreykjavik.is Website

A completely new design for our website www.visitreykjavik.is has been launched. The web site, which...

10.12.2010

Innovation Award 2010

The Icelandic Travel Industry Association - Innovation Award 2010 was awarded at Harpan Reykjavík Co...

10.12.2010

Reykjavik in December – a Winner!

Visit Reykjavík is proud to announce both the winner and a record participation in the Win a trip to...

10.12.2010

Reykjavík #1 for Christmas

CNNGo.com has chosen Reykjavík as #1Travel Destination for Christmas 2010.

23.11.2010

Icelandic Fitness and Health Expo 2010

Great news for Icelandic Fitness and Health Expo fans 1. Jay Cutler won again in Las Vegas Mr. Olym...

17.11.2010

Iceland receives ICCA Best Marketing Award

The Inspired by Iceland campaign and the Iceland Convention & Incentive Bureau (ICIB) were prese...

19.11.2010

Reykjavík Christmas tree has been cut down in Oslo

Every year since 1952, the City of Oslo, Norway has presented Reykjavik City with a huge Christmas t...

08.11.2010

Green Map of Reykjavík available in printed version

The Green Map of Reykjavík is a joint international project of Nature.is, the Green Map® System, the...

04.11.2010

First Winter Snow Falls in Reykjavík

The first snow in Iceland’s capital this winter fell yesterday. The snowfall caused slippery road co...

29.10.2010

Do you want to win a FREE Iceland Airwaves T-shirt?

We are giving 10 super cool Tees away. All you have to do is go to our facebook site and tell us wha...

10.09.2010

YOKO ONO PLASTIC ONO BAND

YOKO ONO PLASTIC ONO BAND - Live performance in Reykjavík, Iceland, Oct 9, 2010. Yoko Ono Plastic O...