“The smell [of the lava] reminded me of Fourth of July.”

When Einar Á. Sæmundsen, director of Þingvellir National Park, came to work last week, he was startled to see the signs of an attempted burglary.

All domestic COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted in Iceland, starting tomorrow.

“There is gold in the earth in Iceland.”

The Icelandic Met Office has issued weather alerts for a large part of Iceland today.

“I’m very optimistic.”

Ways to react to the potential closure of Suðurstrandarvegur road, south of the eruption site by Fagradalsfjall, Southwest Iceland, were discussed yesterday at a meeting.

The plans of a US couple in their 30s, who came to Iceland to get married, fell through when the man tested positive for COVID-19 at the border.

When Morgunblaðið photographer Jónas Erlendsson visited Víkurfjara beach, South Iceland, yesterday, he encountered a group of young riders.

“When Icelanders traveled around their own country in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they frequently received quality service in English.”

Despite repeated statements issued by police and rescue workers about the importance of keeping off the new lava, numerous visitors to the eruption site by Fagradalsfjall, Southwest Iceland, have disregarded the warnings.

The Icelandic fishing and fish processing company Samherji hf. publishes a full-page ad in Morgunblaðið today, apologizing for “reprehensible business practices” in Namibia.

In the lava field in Nátthagi valley, an opening has formed through which a red, lava river can be seen flowing underneath the solidified surface

If your native language is not Icelandic, and you’re between 16 and 25 years old, living in Iceland, here is an opportunity for you:

The new Icelandic Netflix series Katla, which premiered June 17, has been very well received.

Stuðlagil canyon, East Iceland, suddenly became an immensely popular destination for Icelanders last summer.

It’s been three months to the day since the eruption by Fagradalsfjall mountain, Southwest Iceland, started.

A top floor apartment in downtown Reykjavík recently sold for ISK 365 million (USD 3 million; EUR 2.47 million).

Reykjavík ranks 16th among European cities when it comes to air quality.

There is no letup in the lava flow by Fagradalsfjall, Southwest Iceland, and its unpredictable behavior continues to startle visitors.