After a visit to Ólafsvík, a sleepy village nestled in between the sea and the northern foot of Snæfellsjökull glacier,…
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Further Up And Further In: A Journey Through Misty Mountains, Eternal Ice, And Singing Caves
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Best Of West Iceland 2018: Best Road Trip
The west of Iceland begins just outside Greater Reykjavík’s northern city limits. From undulating fjords and stretches of idyllic farmland…
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A Snæfellsnes Road Trip From The Sea To The Sky
Snæfellsnes is oft called the “Iceland in miniature,” a name that refers to the fact that a day trip there…
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Town Guide: Whales And Wonders In Grundarfjörður
Although you may not have heard of the town of Grundarfjörður, you’ve more than likely seen the nearby mountain of…
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Best Of Iceland Awards: West
Welcome to Grapevine’s Best Of Iceland—a guide to the best hikes, hotels, must see spots, eateries, road trips, tours, shops…
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Photos: Snæfellsnes Road Trip Part Two
Grapevine photographer Timothée Lambrecq recently took a road trip out the Snæfellsnes peninsula. The area is sometimes referred to as…
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Photos: A Road Trip Around Snæfellsnes
Grapevine photographer Timothée Lambrecq recently took a road trip out the Snæfellsnes peninsula. The area is sometimes referred to as…
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Stykkishólmur Town Guide: Art, Sushi, Glaciers & Volcanoes
Of all the small towns around Iceland’s coastline, Stykkishólmur—population 1195—is one of the most charming. The small harbour is enclosed…
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Video: Take a One Minute Black Sand Beach Break
On a recent road trip around Iceland, our resident videographer Timothée Lambrecq took a few moments to chill in some…
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Saga Spots: Helgafell, The Holy Mountain
Just off the road linking Stykkishólmur to the rest of Snæfellsnes, Helgafell (“Holy Mountain”) rises 73 metres above the flat,…
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A Week In Instagram: Snæfellsnes, Aurora, Harpa & Víkingur
In today’s world, time is measured not in days or hours, but in Instagram photos. And in the last fortnight,…
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Grapevine’s Best Of 2017: Best Day Trip
Everyone who comes to Iceland is pretty keen make the most of their time here, and whether that means a…
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2016 In Travel: Small Towns, Ice Caves, Volcanoes, Islands
To look back on Grapevine’s year in travel, we decided to first go the empirical populism route, and drew up…
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The Once Sky: Two Days In Rif And Hellissandur
The colour, I am certain, has never existed before, and will never exist again. It has something to do with…
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Grapevine’s Best Of 2016: Best Day Trip From Reykjavík
Reykjavík is a relatively small city, but even so, sometimes you need a bit of local advice to find what…
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PHOTOS: 12 Hours In Snæfellsnes
Less than two hours drive from Reykjavik lies the Snæfellsnes peninsula, sometimes known as “Iceland in miniature,” such is the…
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A Feast For All The Senses In Stykkishólmur
“Are you kidding?” laughs the grizzled old bus driver. “I’ll never get to Ártun by 8:51. Maybe if this was…
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People of Stykkishólmur
On our recent trip to the picturesque fishing town of Stykkishólmur on the Snæfellsnes peninsula, we met plenty of interesting…
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Starting Tonight: Extreme Chill Festival
With the sea on your right, and the Snæfelsjökull glacier on your left, Extreme Chill might be one of the…
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12 Hours On The Snæfellsnes Peninsula
For the short-term visitor and overworked resident, deciding how to spend the limited free time you have available can be…
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Meeting The Shark Man
I had been stubbornly ploughing through mounds of snow overlaying a sheet of ice one Sunday morning when a blind…
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Iceland’s Sonic Landscape: Driving The Ring Road
Not long ago, I was packing my travel bag into the back of my friends’ four-wheel drive SUV as we…
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Snæfellsnes: Beyond The Middle Of Nowhere
Given the variety of sights contained in a single place, it’s no wonder that Snæfellsnes is sometimes called a miniature…
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