Best of Iceland

The Homely Herd's Lair

BEST OF ICELAND EINAR TH. THORSTEINSSON

Best of Iceland is a diverse and informative book with Icelandic Times content about different towns, history, culture, museums, galleries, design, art, poetry, writing, hotels, restaurants and spas. There you can read about Icelandic nature, mountains, rivers, lakes, glaciers, hot springs, volcanic eruptions, fishing, whale watching, hiking, horseback riding, skiing, snowmobiling, the highlands, midnight sun and northern Lights. Interesting content for all about Reykjavík and nearby towns, Reykjanes, the West, the Westfjords, the North, the East and the South.

There is material about our artists Matthías Jochumson, Jónas Hallgrímsson, Halldór Laxness, Gunnlaugur Scheving, Einar Þorsteinn Ásgeirsson and Hallgrímur Pétursson. Also to be found in Best of Iceland are great articles about historic places such as Þingvellir, Skálholt, Hólar in Hjaltadalur and Jón Sigurðsson's Hrafnseyri.

Analysis by Haraldur Sigurðsson, a geoscientist in the United States, on the volcanic eruptions at Fagradalsfjall, amazing highland pictures by Þorsteinn Ásgeirsson, Iceland‘s energy sector in Green Economy, RVK studio and Truenorth serving Hollywood and Iceland:The Most Important Fishing Nation in Europe.

There is also a detailed conversation with former president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson [1996-2016] about Icelandic energy expansion that is transforming China: The Iceland-China Model. A special co-operation that is taking place between the two countries, it goes on quietly in Iceland but attracts alot of foreign attention. On history there can also be found the classic writings by Hjálmar R. Bárðarson [1918-2009] about Vikings and settlement.

Best of Iceland has a unique position when it comes to the promotion of Iceland with all the opportunities and activities that are available and an overview of tourism that you can not find anywhere else.

An ideal gift for friends, business contacts and travellers in Iceland and abroad.