Mývatn isn’t the biggest lake in Iceland, nor the deepest. But it sits in a stunning, wild-feeling mass of terrain. Crumbling pseudocraters sprout from the land in several directions, glowering over ...

I discovered this soon after relocating to Iceland, drawn here partly by its reputation as a sustainability wonderland. Fresh off the plane at Keflavík, it’s like being greeted by Mother Nature’s ...

“Are you a weeb?” asks Gaddavír frontman Kristján Alexander Reiner Friðriksson as I meet up with the longstanding hardcore punk band. He’s showing me new band merchandise, rows of red t-shirts stacked ...

With this warm weather and hot volcano, we thought we’d chill things out by letting you know about some cool events around town (see what we did there?). There’s a new Grapevine on the streets, and we ...

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, announced at a press conference on July 17 that negotiations will begin on a bilateral agreement between Iceland and the European Union ...

In this final episode of Northern Rising, we follow avant-electropop artist Sunna Margrét as she roams around Reykjavík — visiting the National Gallery of Iceland, the record stores 12 Tónar and ...

As reported by Vísir, hostel owner Dagmar Valsson organised the protest in an attempt to highlight the discrimination Grindavík business owners are subject to compared with the Blue Lagoon. Due to ...

As of the morning of July 17, Grindavík residents may return, and the Blue Lagoon has been reopened, RÚV reports. The Department of Civil Protection de-escalated its phase of emergency, issuing an ...

The most discussed parliamentary bill in the history of Iceland, a legislation on fisheries resource rents, was finalised on July 14 after a formal vote brought about by what has been called “the ...

What is the Reykjavik Grapevine? Your essential guide to life, travel and entertainment in Iceland. The Reykavík Grapevine is Iceland's biggest, best and most widely read English-language publication.

What is the Reykjavik Grapevine? Your essential guide to life, travel and entertainment in Iceland. The Reykavík Grapevine is Iceland's biggest, best and most widely read English-language publication.

What is the Reykjavik Grapevine? Your essential guide to life, travel and entertainment in Iceland. The Reykavík Grapevine is Iceland's biggest, best and most widely read English-language publication.