The project is described as very extensive by Icelandic standards. The new road section is about 19 kilometres long, in addition to nine kilometres of side roads and four two-lane bridges. These ...

What is the Reykjavik Grapevine? Your essential guide to life, travel and entertainment in Iceland. The Reykavík Grapevine is Iceland's biggest, best and most widely read English-language publication.

According to RÚV, the woman arrived to Iceland with her husband and one-year-old child in 2024. Due to the family’s stop in Croatia before entering Iceland, the case is treated on the grounds of the ...

Iceland received generally positive marks in the newly released OECD economic report, presented on June 26. The report places particular emphasis on education, energy issues, and reforms to the ...

The public artwork Partnership (Samband), which is on display on Sæbraut near Höfði in Reykjavík, has been vandalised in an “act of political motivation”, reports Vísir. In conversation with Vísir, ...

What is the Reykjavik Grapevine? Your essential guide to life, travel and entertainment in Iceland. The Reykavík Grapevine is Iceland's biggest, best and most widely read English-language publication.

During the proceedings, the farmer said he had no choice but to move his sheep to Grindavík at the time, as he had temporary housing for them in Reykjavík, which he had to vacate shortly after lambing ...

According to meteorologist Trausti Jónsson, the beginning of June was the coldest in Reykjavík this century. “The average temperature in Reykjavík during the first 20 days of June was 7.8°C, which is ...

Before Hornið opened the first pizza and pasta restaurant in 1979, the credit for the first pizza actually belongs to Naustið that served a ‘Pizza à la Maison’ in 1960, and by the 70s and 80s ...

Is now the time for experimental bans? On June 17th, a man in Reykjavík was charged with disrespecting our flag — yes sir, the flag of the Republic of Iceland, our beloved fatherland. He had put the ...

The Reykjanes District Court sentenced Sigurður Fannar Þórsson to 16 years in prison for murdering his 10-year-old daughter in September 2024. According to the court records, Sigurður attacked his ...

We went on the Reykjavík Botanical Garden’s free tour! On a sunny Friday, I take a quick bus to Laugardalur from Grapevine HQ. I arrive at the gates to the Reykjavík Botanical Garden (Grasagarðurinn) ...