The Old Hospital was built in 1925 and served as a hospital until 1929. In 2003 the house was opened as a culture house, and there you will find: Library – art collection – photo collection – archives...

Travel through time. Iceland has gone through tremendous changes over the centuries and especially in the past few decades. Over the years many artifacts and antiques have vanished or become scarce. A...

This might be something for children to enjoy. Fossatun camping and play area are located on road 50 east of Borgarnes town by the beautiful river Grimsa. The proprietor has written many children’s...

Excursion provided by Tanni Travel Short walking tours led by friendly, knowledgeable locals in several of the East Fjords’ charming villages. As well as offering fascinating insights into traditio...

A powerful earthquake, 6,3 Richter scale, struck the Southern part of Iceland at 3:45 pm on the 29 May 2008. The epicentre of the quake was about 2 Km southeast of Hvera­gerdi. The highest alert was i...

This modern little church was built in the year 2000 to commemorate 1000 years of Christianity in Iceland. Visitors are made especially welcome and can sit down and enjoy the church while listening to...

Hveravellir is a beautiful geothermal area in the central highlands of Iceland, just a short detour off the Kjolur Mountain Route.   A small bathing pool is sited by the old hut and a soak in its s...

Sited by road 94, about 25 minutes drive north of Egilsstadir, Kjarvalshvammur was the summer cabin of Johannes S. Kjarval (1889-1972).  Iceland's most celebrated painter, Kjarval grew up in the nearb...

The Toy Collection in Fridbjarnarhouse is a place to relive your childhood as well as look into the Icelandic childhood of the past. A collection of old toys is displayed and you can also let your chi...

Throughout the Middle Ages, it was believed that the entrance to hell was through the volcano Hekla, perhaps because of the severity of its eruptions. Hekla is a young volcano (around 8,000 years o...