Discover iceland

Take a winter road trip from Iceland’s second city, Akureyri, through a northern peninsula framed by fjords and punctuated by isolated herring-fishing villages.

Exciting ways to get away from it all

Indulge in lakeside strolls, boat adventures and picture-perfect views

Steam rises in plumes, roaring from fissures in rocks, while around me, pools of mud bubble. The hillsides are rusted with iron ore, and dark storm clouds echo the colours of the dark-coloured earth.

If you’re driving north, be careful of the reindeer,” said Father Christmas as I sat beside him at Santa Claus’s Main Post Office in Rovaniemi. “We have 230,000 reindeer here in Finland,” he said, “bu

While the beauty of a sunny frosty morning is undeniable, it’s not always guaranteed in the UK. At this time of year, hankering after bright skies, warm swims and not having to layer up to leave the h