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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Foreign guests to this year’s Iceland Airwaves music festival spent around ISK 1.1 billion (USD 8.7 million, EUR 6.7 million), according to a survey conducted on behalf of Iceland Music Export.
The survey is based on responses from 434 foreign guests who attended the festival from October 31 to November 4.
Foreign guests spent around 66 percent more than in 2011, or around ISK 800 million (USD 6.3 million, EUR 4.9 million) in Reykjavík. If expenses for travel outside of the capital area are included, this number increases to ISK 1.1 billion.
Festival goers stay in Iceland an average of 6.7 days and spend on average ISK 29,268 (USD 232, EUR 180) per day.
The largest group of guests comes from the United States, or 18 percent. Germany and the United Kingdom follow with 11 and 9 percent, respectively. The survey also found that around 86 percent of guests were attending Airwaves for the first time.
This is the first time that foreign guests outnumber locals at the festival, or 4,076 of a total of 7,543.
Click here to read a review of this year’s Airwaves festival.
ZR
Sales of Icelandic vegetables are at a record high according to managing director of The Marketing Association of Horticultural Producers (Sölufélag garðyrkjumanna) Gunnlaugur Karlsson.
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Four tourists were rescued from a piece of floating ice in Fjallsárlón glacial lagoon, East Iceland, yesterday afternoon. Fjallsárlón is just west of the popular Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.
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Today is the Second Day of Whitsun, or Pentecost, a Christian holiday and bank holiday in Iceland. Although Whitsun is a religious holiday, many people skip mass and use the opportunity to engage in outdoor activities with their friends and families.
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Iceland finished in 17th place in the final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest yesterday.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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