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World Tourism Organization (UNTWO) nominated Eliza Jean Reid, First Lady of Iceland as Special Ambassador for Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
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Horses of Iceland have announced the Horses of Iceland official video.
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Heiða Guðný Ásgeirsdóttir turned down a career as a model to take over her family’s remote sheep farm.
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A feast of fish and cabbage heads provides a sumptuous mid-winter celebration.
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About one-in-ten of the Icelanders abducted during the Turkish Raid in 1627 returned. Among them was Guðríður Símonardóttir, who later became a respected pastor’s wife.
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DesignMarch, Iceland’s most important annual design festival, officially opens March 23. DesignMarch covers all fields of design, including architecture, graphic design, fashion, furniture and product design. It concludes on March 26
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Since football player Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson was chosen Iceland’s 2016 Sportsperson of the Year by the Association of Icelandic Sport Journalists, his star has only kept rising.
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The Blue Army has been cleaning Iceland’s sea and shoreline for over 20 years.
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Eyjafjörður is a long fjord in the middle of North Iceland and its surroundings are simply stunning in summer and winter. At the bottom end of the fjord is Akureyri, the largest town in Iceland outside the capital region.
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For generations, Icelanders have amused themselves over stories of the dimwitted brothers from Bakki: Gísli, Eiríkur and Helgi.
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On December 4, Icelandic golfer Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir, from Reykjavík Golf Club, made history when she secured the right to compete at the 2017 LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) Tour.
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“Why are there so many churches in Iceland,” first-time visitors, and others, might ask themselves.
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At Hólar University College’s Equine Science Department, prospective professional riders and trainers learn to respect and study the Icelandic horse.
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In the westernmost municipality of Europe, Vesturbyggð in Iceland’s West Fjords, live only around one thousand people. But they are not alone.
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Recently, Icelandic writer Sjón has been highly praised by critics for his novella Moonstone: The Boy who Never Was, originally published in 2013 as Mánasteinn.
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Iceland’s popularity as a conference destination is in rapid growth.
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The NLFÍ Rehabilitation and Health Clinic in Hveragerði, South Iceland, has been treating patients for over sixty years.
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On the capital’s doorstep is an island with a notable history.
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If you are one of those people who, when traveling the world, always seek out places to practice tango, then Reykjavík won’t disappoint you.
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Lausnarsteinn, or a ‘relief stone,’ was used by midwives in Iceland for centuries to relieve the pain of women in labor. It was also thought to help with the delivery and guarantee good health for the mother and child. But what was this magic stone?
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