Music Iceland Airwaves 2026: four nights, eleven venues, twenty-eight shows
Does a festival format that’s nearly forty years old still work? Our notes from Reykjavík in late November.
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Travel 72 hours in Reykjavík, away from the crowds
There’s a city beyond Hallgrímskirkja and Harpa. Three days, all within walking distance.
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Guides 10 days in Iceland: a realistic budget
Item by item, at 2026 prices. Where can you save, and where does trying to save end up costing you?
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News 2025 tourism figures: fewer visitors, longer stays
Ferðamálastofa’s annual report shows short city breaks declining and the average stay rising to 6.4 nights.
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Guides Which insurance should you take when you hire a car?
CDW, SCDW, GP, SAAP, TP... Which of these abbreviations do you really need, and which are sales talk?
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Culture Icelandic food: what do people eat beyond the horror stories?
Fermented shark is a tourist ritual. The real cuisine is built on lamb, seafood and cultured dairy.
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Travel Látrabjarg: birdwatching at Europe’s westernmost point
A fourteen-kilometre cliff, millions of birds and a place where the puffins aren’t the least bit afraid of you.
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Culture An introduction to Icelandic cinema: five films
Dark humour, empty landscapes and little dialogue. These five films explain the country better than any documentary.
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Music After Sigur Rós: what’s happening in new Icelandic music?
A generation has stepped out of post-rock’s shadow, bringing jazz, electronics and the choral tradition together in the same song.
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