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Kaleo To Play Þingvellir National Park June 20
The Mosfellsbær blues band Kaleo is set to play a concert in Þingvellir National Park next summer. The Þingvellir Committee and Kaleo’s representatives signed a contract allowing for a 20.000 guest capacity for the band’s show on June 20, RÚV reports. An…
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Former President Guðni Th. Working As Þingvellir Park Ranger
Former president of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson has joined a group of 30 summer employees at Þingvellir, RÚV reports. Guðni occupies the position of ranger and claims that his experience as president is of good use in his new job. His duties…
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Pickpockets Targeting Tourists In Þingvellir And Other Places
A gang of pickpockets is targeting tourists at popular travel destinations in South Iceland, reports mbl.is. Police suspect a group of about ten foreign individuals and believe it is part of an organised criminal operation. Dagur Jónsson, a park ranger at the…
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Tragic End To Search For Missing Plane
Divers for the Icelandic Coast Guard found four bodies in Þingvallavatn lake last night, RÚV reports, not far from the wreckage of the plane which went missing Thursday morning. [su_pullquote]You can now take walking tours of Reykjavík with Grapevine crewmembers Valur, Pollý…
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Rescue Workers Recover Injured Man From Þingvellir
About 30 rescue workers were required to recover a man who injured himself at Þingvellir National Park last night, RÚV reports. [su_pullquote]Get 15% off Grapevine Christmas products until January 9th! Click here.[/su_pullquote] According to an announcement from the Landsbjörg rescue squad, the…
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Ram Breaks Into Þingvellir: Wanted For Unpaid Damages
Last week, Morgunblaðið reported on a violent visitor. A ram attempted to break into the guest lounge at Þingvellir, fleeing the scene after his failed attempt to enter the lounge. When curiosity causes crime Park rangers arrived at the site of a…
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Job Losses At Þingvellir Due To COVID-19
Eight park rangers and one project manager have lost their jobs at Þingvellir National Park this morning, as a result of income loss due to COVID-19, Vísir reports. The dismissals were announced at a team meeting this morning, with the national park…
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Iceland Life: Animal News Edition Ft. Blue Whales! Dogs! Seals!
Good news for seal enthusiasts: the harbour seal population in East Iceland is on the rise. The largest colony can be found around Jökulsá, with their numbers increasing from 249 in 2011 to 303 today. Scientists are excited about these new figures,…
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Hidden Iceland’s Golden Circle: One Ring To Rule Them All
What are the components of a perfect Golden Circle tour? Hidden Iceland, a company founded by three friends, may have perfected the formula—they show their customers the Iceland they’d show a visiting family member. With a maximum of 12 people per tour,…
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Local Council Votes Against Luxury Hotel Near Lake Þingvallavatn
The municipality of Bláaskógabyggð has recently voted against the idea of building a luxurious hotel and spa in the area of Skálabrekka, at the border with Þingvellir National Park. As we reported in December, an Icelandic couple had drafted a proposal to…
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Talks Of Building Luxury Hotel At Lake Thingvallavatn Begin Again
Discussions about building a new luxury hotel in the area of Skálabrekka, adjacent to the Þingvellir National Park, have begun again recently, Rúv reports. It’s not the first time that construction plans for the area are brought forward by private companies. The…
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Brown Trout Day At Þingvellir – PHOTOS
About 500 Icelanders turned out yesterday for the 17th annual “Trout Parade”, at Þingvellir Lake. The event, hosted by the marine biology research company Laxfiskar, displayed some proud and powerful species of brown trout. Right now, spawning season is in full swing…
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Video: Nesjavellir
The prospect of travelling far and wide within Iceland to see all the beautiful spots you’ve always dreamt of can be daunting, especially if you’re on a budget or on a very short holiday. However, you’ll be surprised to see how many…
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Alt Golden Circle: Lesser Known Spots On The Tourist Trail
The Golden Circle wasn’t always known as such. The first recorded mention of the Icelandic-language term “Gullni Hringurinn” was in 1979, on a RÚV radio show hosted by tour guide Birna G. Bjarnleifsdóttir. The listing for the item reads: “09:00: The Traveller.…
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Peculiar Crack Forms In Þingvellir Lake
A strange pattern has formed across the frozen Þingvallavatn Lake in Þingvellir National Park. “What’s interesting about it is the regularity of the crack,” local man Kolbeinn Sveinbjörnsson told RÚV while pointing to the linear step shape of the crack. “And also interesting is the…
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Swimming In Silence: A Scintillating Snorkel Between Continents In The Silfra Fissure
Even in a town as small and quiet as Reykjavík, it’s still easy to get caught up in daily urban stresses: Drinking too much caffeine, staying up too late, and djamming a little too hard. What can someone do to wind down…
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The Short Friendship Of An Icelandic Artist With The Woman Stealing Her Art
[update: the last name of Caroline has been omitted] It could have been awkward, but instead, Inga Maria’s stay at a summer house in þingvellir became a weekend of bonding and sharing, like-minded women connecting as artists and, more deeply, as friends.…
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Reimagining The Golden Circle With Kexland
The “Golden Circle” is a 300-kilometre loop of road in southwestern Iceland, driveable in a day, that contains several of Iceland’s most popular sights. Lined up neatly along the mid-Atlantic ridge stand the Þingvellir national park, Iceland’s geysers (known simply as “Geysír,”…
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Parking At Þingvellir Will Start Costing
Starting May 1, parking at Þingvellir National Park will no longer be free. RÚV reports that the committee which oversees Þingvellir made the decision to start charging for parking last summer. However, park ranger Ólafur Örn Haraldsson told reporters that while parking…
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Important Not To Confuse Þingvellir With Þingvellir
Sometimes a good old fashioned map proves more helpful than a GPS device, as has proven the case where Þingvellir is concerned. To tourists coming to Iceland, Þingvellir, site of the world’s oldest parliament, is a key destination to visit. Despite how…
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Moss Used As Camping Insulation
Rangers at Þingvellir National Park discovered yesterday, to their dismay, that campers had ripped up slow-growing moss to insulate their tents. In a Facebook post on the incident – which includes several photos of the camp site and the damage caused –…
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Child To Dive Between Tectonic Plates In Iceland
A 13-year-old girl from the UK will be the youngest ever to dive in the Silfra fissure, in Þingvellir National Park. The Independent reports that Charlotte Burns has received permission from the Icelandic government to make the dive. While normally the legal…
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Tourists Believe There Are Too Many Tourists
A significant portion of tourists polled believe there are too many tourists at some of Iceland’s natural attractions. Kjarninn reports that the Icelandic Tourist Board recently conducted an assessment of the thoughts and feelings of tourists about some of their favorite destinations…