Travel doesn’t have to entail hitting the road, hopping on a plane or lacing up your hiking boots to trek into remote destinations. There’s something to be said for the staycation, or travelling in ...

Significant coastal erosion has been recorded at Reynisfjara, Iceland’s famous black-sand beach, after a large section of the slope beneath Reynisfjall collapsed, reaching as far as the warning signs ...

The best vegetarian and vegan restaurants are run by cults. I learned this growing up in Los Angeles where spiritual movements compete through their kitchens. Govinda locations run by the Hare Krishna ...

The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Iceland Roundup brings you the top news with a healthy dash of local views. In this episode, Grapevine publisher Jón Trausti Sigurðarson is joined by Heimildin editor ...

On Thursday, February 8, musicians and music lovers alike joined to celebrate the 2026 Reykjavík Grapevine Music Awards at Lemmy. For the 14th time, artists and individuals who excelled last year were ...

The locals here had another amazing athletic run this month, this time at the EHF European Men’s Handball Championships, making the semi-finals. Usually, I would not describe this nation as ...

“I book these concerts every Sunday, and tonight I decided to book myself. You can do this,” says Ari Frank Inguson, known as Ari Árelíus, speaking from the stage of IÐNÓ during the release concert of ...

What is the Reykjavik Grapevine? Your essential guide to life, travel and entertainment in Iceland. The Reykavík Grapevine is Iceland's biggest, best and most widely read English-language publication.

What is the Reykjavik Grapevine? Your essential guide to life, travel and entertainment in Iceland. The Reykavík Grapevine is Iceland's biggest, best and most widely read English-language publication.

Last month, the greater Icelandic public was reminded that the MeToo movement never really went away. This was kicked off when two women came forward on May 5th saying that the well-known podcaster ...

Growing up in Iceland, you will at some point become aware of the Cod Wars. This awareness is comfortably nestled in the Patriotic Fun Fact Files, somewhere between “Iceland discovered America” and ...

“I worry about the public’s declining trust in politics in general. That was my sense when I first went into politics. One of the first things I did was to travel the country on my own, meet people at ...