When you visit Reykjavík, come and meet Pollý and the Grapevine crew! Extra dates for our Walking Tour Of Reykjavík... The post Go Walkies With Pollý appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The Grapevine Crew is as disappointed by the end of summer as anyone. That’s why you can count on us... The post Grapevine Picks: Eco Art And Drag Shows appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

There was quite the action when Valur, Art and Polly visited the volcano this week. The mountain was originally closed... The post RVK Newscast #131: Action at the Volcano – Unexpected Lava Flow appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

According to Fréttablaðið, the upper secondary schools in Iceland have stopped registering the pupil’s gender into their database. Students are... The post Upper Secondary Schools Opening Student Registration To Multiple Pronouns appeared first ...

According to a new poll conducted for Fréttablðið from September 13th through September 16th, the largest share of potential voters... The post Poll: Largest Portion Want Current Government To Continue appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The Icelandic Met Office had quite an eventful nightshift last night. Vísir reports that the office received a number of... The post A Possible New Eruption Turned Out To Be The Moon appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

There were 25 recorded domestic cases of the coronavirus in Iceland yesterday. Of those, 13 were outside quarantine at diagnosis,... The post COVID Roundup: 25 New Domestic Cases, Most Outside Quarantine appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Vegan Meal appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Sushi appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Thai appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Bakery appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Coffee House appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Traditional Icelandic Food appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Chinese appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Many people witnessed an unexpected lava flow at the eruption site in Fagradalsfjall yesterday, reports Vísir. A lava pond near... The post An Unexpected Lava Flow At The Volcano appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

There were 37 recorded domestic cases of the coronavirus in Iceland yesterday. Of those, 23 were outside quarantine at diagnosis,... The post COVID Roundup: 37 Domestic Cases Yesterday, Most Outside Quarantine appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevin...

The Geldingadalir volcanic eruption is officially the longest-lived of the 21st century, RÚV reports. The world turned their attention to... The post Geldingadalir Eruption Now The Longest Of The Century appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

An Icelandic woman has brought a lawsuit against a man claiming he neglected to inform her of his HIV-positive status... The post Icelandic Woman Sues Man Over Non-Disclosure Of HIV appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

According to Vísir, serious allegations against an employee of the President’s Office have been made by a Supreme Court attorney... The post Supreme Court Attorney Goes After The President’s Wine appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

According to Vísir, a rescue team operating in Bolungarvík was called out due to hikers that had gotten trapped in... The post Trapped Hikers Rescued From Bolafjall appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Pizza appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Vegan Burger appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

There were 26 recorded domestic cases of the coronavirus in Iceland yesterday. Of those, eight were outside quarantine at diagnosis,... The post COVID Roundup: 26 Domestic Cases, Half Unvaccinated, Most In Quarantine appeared first on The Reykjavik G...

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Burger appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Finally! The eruption has started again at Fagradalsfjall after an 8-day pause, and it was spectacular. Grapevine photographer Art Bicnick... The post RVK Newscast #130: Volcanos And Freak Accident In Spain appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

There have been some significant shifts in party support between August and September, according to a new poll from Þjóðarpúls... The post Gallup: Current Government Holding By Slimmest Possible Majority appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine....

According to Vísir, the largest e-sport tournament, the world championships in the League of Legends, will be held in Reykjavík... The post The Largest E-Sport Tournament Will Be Held In Iceland appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

According to Morgunblaðið, The Ministry for Foreign Affairs announced that Iceland will provide an additional 25 million ISK in humanitarian... The post Iceland Increases Its Contribution To Humanitarian Aid appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevin...

Dill Restaurant is holding onto their Michelin Star for the second year in a row, reports Vísir, maintaining its place... The post Dill Maintains Michelin Star appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a... The post Best Of Reykjavík Dining 2021: Best Place For A Fancy Meal appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Following a government meeting held this morning, some new relaxations to domestic restrictions were announced by Minister of Health Svandís... The post COVID Roundup: 29 Domestic Cases Yesterday, New Restriction Relaxations Announced appeared first...

According to Vísir, the trash cans in Westman Islands have gotten a new look. They have been decorated over this... The post Trash Cans In Westman Islands Have Gotten A Colourful Look appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Elif Shafak, award-winning British-Turkish author and human rights activist, has received the Halldór Laxness International Literature Prize, reports RÚV. Prime... The post Elif Shafak Receives Halldór Laxness International Literature Prize appear...

This Friday, September 17th, at 14:30 Icelandic time, the Reykjavík Grapevine will hold its tenth Ask Me Anything (AMA). You,... The post Grapevine’s 10th ‘Ask Me Anything’ This Friday! appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Two tourists were rescued in Southern Iceland yesterday after one was injured while breaking into a cabin to seek shelter... The post Tourists Rescued From Cabin At Fimmvörðuháls appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The pathway to the eruption site at Fagradalsfjall was closed due to the weather yesterday, reports Vísir, but is now... The post Pathway To The Eruption Site Closed Due To The Weather appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

There were 26 recorded domestic cases of the coronavirus in Iceland yesterday. Of those, 13 were outside quarantine at diagnosis.... The post COVID Roundup: 26 Domestic Cases, Half Outside Quarantine appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The Grapevine Crew scoops the cream of next week’s art happenings and events, and invites you to lick the spoon.... The post Grapevine Picks: 30 Artists, A Literary Love-In And Perfumed Pictures appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The Grapevine’s Valur Grettisson and Hannah Jane Cohen recently hosted the latest in our series of ‘Ask Me Anything’ online... The post The Grapevine’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ – Ninth Edition appeared first on The Reyk...

Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Minister of Health, has submitted a draft for an amendment to the Regulation on the Collection, Treatment, Preservation... The post Gay Men & Others May Soon Be Allowed To Donate Blood appeared first on The Reykjavik Gra...

Katrín Þorsteinsdóttir was surprised by her artistic skills when she started painting a year ago, reports Vísir. Her first exhibition,... The post Katrín From Selfoss Didn’t Know She Was An Artist appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine....

25 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. 12 were outside... The post COVID Roundup: 25 New Domestic Cases, Roughly Half In Quarantine appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

We visited the volcano at Fagradalsfjall, but there hasn’t been volcanic activity for a week now. But this volcano has... The post RVK Newscast #129: Is The Volcano Over? appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

The popularity of Pokémon cards is on the rise in Iceland, Gunnar Valur G. Hermannsson, the owner of PokeHöllin, a... The post Interest In Pokémon Grows In Iceland appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

According to Vísir, the Directorate of Health will launch a condom game in order to reduce the increasing number of... The post Condom Game Launching In The Near Future appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

According to Quartz, Swiss engineering startup Climeworks has opened the world’s largest “direct air capture” (DAC) plant called Orca in... The post World’s Largest DAC Plant Working In Hellisheiði appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevi...

44 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. 25 were outside... The post COVID Roundup: 44 Domestic Cases, Most Outside Quarantine appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Police kept watch over Reykjavík City Hall last Tuesday while city council held proceedings as Centre Party vice councilperson Baldur... The post Man Suspected Of Shooting Mayor’s Car Now Harassing City Councilperson appeared first on The Reyk...

Yousa thinking dat the amateur astrologers of the Grapevine donta live in a galaxy, far, far away made of computer... The post Horror-Scopes: A Star Wars-Themed Reading Of Your Fate appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Boncyan—Iceland’s resident mature boy band—is composed of Janus Rasmussen, Sakaris and Tom Hannay. After a slew of fun, mature boy... The post Track By Track: ‘Deluge’ By Boncyan appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.