I finally admitted that I had to invest in some new outdoor clothes. Now I feel immune from the whims of the weather gods.
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Footage was captured of an obscure phenomenon yesterday which appeared to be swimming in the glacial river Jökulsá í Fljótsdal, east Iceland. People speculate whether this may be the notorious snake-like monster Lagarfljótsormurinn.
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The Iceland Touring Association (FÍ) organizes various hiking trips across Iceland throughout the year, including a project called ‘one peak per week’ where people sign up to join FÍ on hikes to 52 mountains in one year. In mid-January the group hiked two mountains called Helgafell in the capital region.
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Fjallabyggd (“Mountain Settlement”) is a skier’s dream. Its slopes are perfect for slaloming and there are also tracks for telemark skiing. Winter sporting enthusiasts can also go ice skating or rent snowmobiles. In summer, Fjallabyggd turns into a paradise for hikers. Read this special promotion about one of Iceland’s best hidden gems.
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ATLANTICA
Editorial contact: atlantica@heimur.is,
Advertising contact: advertising@heimur.is
Atlantica is published six times a year and distributed at Keflavík International Airport. It is also available in the flybuses to and from Reykjavík. The magazine offers diverse and colorful content for an international readership larger then the population of Iceland itself.
In Atlantica you’ll find feature articles on Icelandair’s destinations as well as destinations within Iceland. There are also shorter articles on technology, popular culture, travel, and other topics of international appeal, as well as interviews with notables from around the world.
Naturally, each edition of Atlantica is also visually stunning with original photography by Iceland Review’s award-winning photographer, Páll Stefánsson.
The magazine also presents an exceptional opportunity for advertisers, as no other publication offers the chance to get in touch with nearly all travelers coming to Iceland from abroad.
Editor and Photo Editor: Páll Stefánsson
Deputy Editor: Ásta Andrésdóttir
Art Director: Erlingur Páll Ingvarsson
Advertising: Helga Möller
Back issues:
Atlantica No. 1, 2010, January-February
Atlantica No. 2, 2010, March-April
Atlantica No. 3, 2010, Mai-June
Atlantica No. 4, 2010, July-August
Atlantica No. 5, 2010, September-October
Atlantica No. 6, 2010, November-December
Atlantica No. 1, 2011, January-March
Atlantica No. 2, 2011, April-May
Atlantica No. 3, 2011, June-July
Atlantica No. 4, 2011, August-September
The current issue of the quarterly magazine Iceland Review includes for example an interview with world-renowned fashion designer Steinunn Sigurðardóttir as well as features on the successful biotech company ORF Genetics and the hot debate regarding the EU. If you subscribe now, you will receive a photo book by IR editor, photographer Páll Stefánsson of the eruptions in Eyjafjallajökull as a gift. Click here to subscribe to the magazine and here to buy a gift subscription.
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Sweet, honest music from troubadour Svavar Knútur.
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Does an image say more than a thousand words? Sometimes it does. It is interesting to see Iceland through travelers’ eyes. Some visiting for the twentieth time, others for the first time, but almost all of them focus their lenses on nature; the tiniest details or the greatest panorama of lava fields and mountains.
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The painter Karen Agnete (1903-1992) was one of many Danish women who married an Icelander and moved with their husbands to Iceland from Copenhagen in the first half of the 20th century. She was fascinated by Iceland and Icelanders; the current exhibition at Kjarvalsstaðir highlights the types of paintings she concentrated on.
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