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News Iceland » Vestmannaeyjar: Vestmannaeyjar – the surprising hotbed of Icelandic football
Just over a year ago, Iceland was gripped by football fever, as the country's footballers left their mark both on and off the pitch at UEFA EURO 2016. The ‘Thunderclap’ captured the imagination of ...
News Iceland » Vestmannaeyjar: Puffins Hunted again in Vestmannaeyjar
The town council of Vestmannaeyjar (the Westman Islands) is planning to authorize puffin hunting in the islands July 19-31 and possibly also August 6-13. Puffin hunting has been banned in this largest ...
News Iceland » Vestmannaeyjar: Archaeological Remains Discovered in Vestmannaeyjar
Ancient remains of a house were discovered by ground penetrating radar (GPR) research in Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands) off South Iceland this past summer. Archaeologist Bjarni F. Einarsson believes ...
News Iceland » Vestmannaeyjar: This Town in Iceland Is a Modern Pompeii
What if you could visit Pompeii or Herculaneum and meet the inhabitants who fled the horrific volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 C.E. and decided to come back, dig out their old houses from under ...
News Iceland » Vestmannaeyjar: Heimir Hallgrímsson’s home is named after the Irish and Iceland’s Irish and Columban roots go way back
He has a good claim on it. His home place in Iceland is named after us. Hallgrímsson was born on Heimaey, the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago off the southern coast of Iceland.
News Iceland » Vestmannaeyjar: Nature’s biggest treasure hunt
Threatened by warmer water temperatures and their status as an Icelandic delicacy, experts are fearful for the future of the country’s puffin population. It is nature’s biggest treasure hunt. Like the ...