Iceland holidays
Sagas and geothermal swimming pools – Reykjavík moves to a different rhythm
Wild landscapes, distinctive architecture and child-friendly facilities also help raise the happiness levels of our writer on a stay in the Icelandic capital
Pragya Agarwal
17, Mar, 2024 @11:00 AM
10 of the best European activity breaks with a spirit of adventure
Fancy seatrekking, swimrunning or bodypainting? These and more familiar outdoor pursuits are on offer at destinations from northern Norway to the Greek islands
Rachel Dixon
16, Mar, 2024 @11:00 AM
A light in the dark – traditions to brighten winter’s darkness, from Greenland to Antarctica
There’s joy to be found in the darkest winter months, and people living in cold places use a variety of rituals to celebrate the lack of light – and its eventual return
Nancy Campbell
28, Dec, 2023 @7:00 AM
A local’s guide to Reykjavík, Iceland: the best bars, cafes, beaches and geothermal pools
Artist Lilja Birgisdóttir on her favourite places for culture, eating out and bathing
Interview by Ailsa Ross
07, Aug, 2023 @6:00 AM
‘Anything is possible’: why Iceland has become a classical music powerhouse
Outstanding new composers and genre-hopping experiments are not the sole reasons the Iceland Symphony Orchestra’s UK tour is so anticipated – the country itself is a seed bed for musical talent
Andrew Mellor
05, Apr, 2023 @8:46 AM
I’m cycling to Iceland: it’s a killer to ride but an easy country to love
The final part of our writer’s marathon sees him riding Europe’s wild outlier, where even squalls and snow fail to dampen his spirit
Kevin Rushby
08, Oct, 2022 @6:00 AM
I’m cycling from England to Iceland. Next up: the Faroe Islands
On the second stage of his no-fly ride to Iceland, our writer cycles the wild and dramatic Faroes – but still finds time for fishing and folk tales
Kevin Rushby
01, Oct, 2022 @9:00 AM
Northern lights, wild flamingos and golden eagles: readers’ favourite holidays of 2021
Guardian readers share off-the-beaten-path tips, from a Spanish nature reserve to a walk on water in Norfolk
Guardian readers
23, Dec, 2021 @7:00 AM
Holidays from hell: Naga Munchetty, David Baddiel, Jon Snow and others on their worst breaks
We’re all so desperate to get away. But were our summer breaks as good as we remember? Famous travellers tell their sorry tales to Michael Segalov
Michael Segalov
04, Jul, 2021 @11:00 AM
It’s oh so quiet: silent whale watching on Iceland’s first electric boat tour
A carbon-neutral tour off Húsavík, in north Iceland, makes for a greener, more peaceful experience for visitors and sea creatures
Phoebe Smith
12, May, 2021 @5:30 AM
Iceland's tiny museums – and the joy of niche collections
Landmark galleries are great, but there’s a fascination and immediacy about the small, offbeat museums scattered across the Icelandic countryside
A. Kendra Greene
22, Jul, 2020 @5:30 AM
‘The solitude of quarantine enthrals me as much as wilderness’
Author Dan Richards, who has travelled to the ‘ends of the earth’, says he is now applying similar coping skills to being alone and indoors for weeks
Dan Richards
09, May, 2020 @10:03 PM
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