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At the intersection of both Europe and North America, Iceland has become an extremely popular tourism destination. It is not ...
In Icelandic, Whit Sunday is known as hvitasunna. Many times, kids who attend church in Iceland will be “confirmed” at age 14, on hvitasunna. Sometimes, however, this happens on Easter Sunday instead.
The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) has referred Iceland to the EFTA Court for its reported failure to enforce rules to prevent packaging waste, regulate the types of packaging brought to market, ...
Hyatt recently announced plans to open its first Hyatt-branded hotel in Iceland — Hyatt Centric Reykjavík. Scheduled for a 2022 opening, Hyatt Centric Reykjavík will be a 169-room boutique property ...
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In just 24 hours on 7 April, more than 550 earthquakes were recorded. Minney Sigurdardóttir of Iceland’s Met Office, said: “The average depth is between 4 to 6 km, and the activity is most ...
"I don't want to drive our EU accession talks based on fear," Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir told Euronews in an interview. The powerful shifts shaking the geopolitical order ...
A shelter protecting Viking ruins and playful designs for entertaining dinner guests were among the highlights of this year's DesignMarch festival in Reykjavík. The 17th edition of the annual ...
The five meals in the Little Explorers range have been created in partnership with supermarket Iceland. They are made with “quality” ingredients and could all be created at home from scratch ...
The five meals in the Little Explorers range have been created in partnership with supermarket Iceland. They are made with “quality” ingredients and could all be created at home from scratch ...