REYKJAVIK, Iceland—Authorities in Iceland on Tuesday warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is spewing lava and noxious gases from a fissure in the country’s southwest. The eruption began Monday afternoon after thousands of earthquakes in the area, meteorological authorities said. This one comes 11 months after its…

OSLO—A volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwest Iceland, near the capital Reykjavik, following intense earthquake activity in the area, the country’s Meteorological Office (IMO) said on Monday. “At the moment, it’s a very small eruption,” said Matthew Roberts of the service and research division at the IMO. He added there was no…

Is this the loneliest house in the world? Looking at the mysterious island cottage standing on its own, the question of who lives there comes instantly to mind. The house stands in the middle of Ellidaey, the most northeastern island in the Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands), located south of Iceland.  The cottage is not a residential…

In Iceland for just a few days en route to Sweden, my husband and I had limited time to explore, so we booked a round-robin excursion near Reykjavik called the Golden Tour. This popular route visits myriad geologic formations that created this island nation, where tourism has surpassed fishing as the main industry. We set…

Gazing at Anne Geier’s portraits of man’s best friend against a backdrop of dramatic Icelandic scenery, it’s hard to believe the canine-inspired Austrian photographer is entirely self-taught. “My goal was to become a good dog photographer, to make it maybe as a side job,” Geier, 36, told The Epoch Times, having turned professional just a few years…

The Vikings were capable sailors who colonized a number of islands such as England, Ireland, and further north, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland. Was Greenland the only territory to have resisted the Vikings? …

Icelandic horses are photographer Lina Kronholm’s favorite breed, and the images she produces perfectly capture their beauty and strength. With a lineage dating back more than a thousand years, according to Viking history, the Icelandic horse is one of the oldest horse breeds in the world. “It is also one of the purest,” Kronholm, 23,…

A professional photographer has combined her love for horses with the stunning natural backdrop of her chosen home, Iceland, in a mesmerizing photo series where nature and animal augment one another’s beauty. Born and raised in Helsinki, Finland, Petra Marita Leifsdóttir is in her early thirties and living and working in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík. Petra…

Icelandair has hatched a fantastic marketing scheme. Travelers passing through Iceland on their way to points afar can stop there for up to a week free of charge. On a recent trip to Sweden, my family opted to take advantage of the offer and see what there is to do in this northern nation. With…

It was meant to be a trip to Sweden to help my husband and his siblings trace their roots, but when my sister-in-law learned that we would connect through Iceland, she suggested we take a few days there to check it out. Why not? It turns out that Icelandair offers a layover in Reykjavik of…