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Best Of Reykjavík 2025: Best Winter Hike
There’s a lot to do and see in Reykjavík — how do you pick which pool to hit up from the dozens of options just in the capital area? Which mountain gets your hiking boots? And let’s be real — where do…
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Reykjavík’s Oslo Tree Felled In Heiðmörk
On Saturday, November 16, Reykjavík Mayor Einar Þorsteinsson felled this year’s Oslo Tree in Heiðmörk. Kitted with the necessary safety equipment, Einar was assisted by forester Sævar Hreiðarsson from the Reykjavík Forestry Association in sawing and felling the 13-metre-high tree. Upon closer…
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Wildfire In Heiðmörk Dangerously Close To Reykjavík’s Water Supply
The wildfires in Heiðmörk on Tuesday seem to have been the second largest of its kind in Iceland since the great fire at Mýrar in Borgarfjörður fifteen years ago. The first four months of the year were the driest in Reykjavík for…
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Brush Fire In Heiðmörk
Yesterday afternoon around 5 o’clock, a brush fire broke out in Heiðmörk. Heiðmörk is a nature reserve and recreational area, approximately 20 kilometers from downtown Reykjavík. The fire brigade in the capital sent firefighters to the scene but the location of the…
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Firework Injures Man In Heiðmörk
A man in his fifties was severely injured on the evening of August 23rd after a powerful firework exploded in his hand in Heiðmörk, RÚV reports. Ásgeir Þór Ásgeirsson, chief of police, said that the man picked up the firework, which then…
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70% Of Residents Support Combining Reykjavik Area Towns; Majority Want One Big City
Reykjavík, Mosfellsbær, Kópavogur, Garðabær, Hafnarfjörður and Seltjarnarnes—these are the towns of the capital area, with a combined population of 232,789 people out of Iceland’s total of 364,134. According to a new poll conducted by Zenter for Fréttablaðið, 70% of the people who…
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Abandoned Iceland #6: Icelandic Forest—Heiðmörk
In this edition of Abandoned Iceland, Hannah Jane Cohen and photography editor Art Bicnick pay a memorable visit to Heiðmörk, a place of incomparable beauty. One of the oldest jokes about Iceland is that “if you get lost in an Icelandic forest,…
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Best Of Reykjavík 2019: Best Hike
So, you’ve shopped in the shops, drank the drinks, and eaten all the foods, and now you wanna get outdoors. But what’s the best hike in Reykjavík, for those without access to a car? Best Hike Mount Esja Esja Mount Esja is…
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Hurray! The “Oslo” Tree Is Up!
Despite being cut down right here in Iceland, old habits die hard and the grand Christmas tree in front of Parliament is still called “the Oslo tree”. As Vísir reports, the tree will be lit on Sunday at 16:00, but was erected…
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Best Of Reykjavík 2018: Best Hike
So, you’ve shopped in the shops, drank the drinks, and eaten all the food you can manage. And whilst those things are all super fun, activities and culture are the missing pieces of the puzzle for a perfect trip to Iceland. Whether…
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Have A Picnic In Reykjavík
“All good things…” mutters my friend after many of the late nights this summer, “…must come to an end.” If Icelandic winter is long and dark, then Icelandic summer is short and bright—a flash. You can hear the frustration in someone’s voice…
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On Your Own: Six Spots In South Iceland
The majestic Route One ring road threads down through the mountains from Reykjavík to Iceland’s southern coastline, passing an endless trove of natural wonders along the way. From the famous “Golden Circle”, to the various vast lava fields, tumbling glacier tongues, tiny…
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An Autumn Walk: Heiðmörk At Sunset
Autumn in Iceland is officially over, and the first flurries of snowflakes are already swirling down into the streets of Reykjavík. But even so, there are some wonderful walks to do at this time of year to make the most of the…