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A new geothermal wellness destination will open in Q3 this year in the Icelandic village of Laugarás, strategically ...
Some of the best places to visit in Iceland promise not only an unforgettable travel experience, but one that truly delves ...
My ideal vacation used to be relaxing on a warm, sandy beach. Then I went to Iceland, and I'm now adding more cold-weather ...
Iceland has confirmed it is bringing the shutters down on one of its town centre stores in Kent. The supermarket in College Square, Margate, has been earmarked for closure by bosses at the frozen ...
Iceland’s only active whaling company, Hvalur hf., will not be operating this summer, marking the second consecutive year without a hunting season. According to reports, the company cited ongoing ...
The controversial practice of ‘whaling’, hunting and killing whales to extract and sell their meat is currently only permitted in Iceland, Norway and Japan. Iceland's largest whaling company ...
The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) has referred Iceland to the EFTA Court for its reported failure to enforce rules to prevent packaging waste, regulate the types of packaging brought to market, ...
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Architecture firm Sp(r)int Studio has restored, extended and added polycarbonate roof panels to a 1950s timber structure protecting a Viking-era archaeological site in Iceland. Sp(r)int Studio has ...
The glacier lagoon Jökulsárlón in southern Iceland brings to mind Pytheas’ description of the “island with ice floes close to it.” Credit: Martin Peeks/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0 The Greek ...
There is also no added sugar. andSkyr is made using methods developed in Iceland. The shop offers Viking-themed bowls, such as the God of Thunder Acai bowl, Thor’s hammer bowl, or Odin’s ...
The King and Queen of Norway have welcomed the President of Iceland for a gala dinner at the Royal Palace in Oslo on Tuesday. Harald V - known as Europe's oldest monarch at 87 - hosted Halla ...