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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Guests for the upcoming 2013 DesignMarch (HönnunarMars) festival have reportedly been having trouble finding accommodation in Reykjavík due to the rising popularity of winter tourism in Iceland.
According to Fréttablaðið, lodging facilities are available but some groups have had to divide themselves between different accommodation facilities.
Director of the festival, Halla Helgadóttir, says many guests are expected this year but that traditionally March has been considered off-season. “DesignMarch is held in March because there is very little happening in Iceland for tourists at that time. This was considered ‘off-season’ but it seems that this is longer the case.”
“We don’t charge entry for the festival so we don’t have a detailed overview of the number of guests. We however know that there are many foreign guests who come to the festival,” Halla added.
Visitors to Iceland in November and December 2012 increased by 30 percent compared to 2011 and twice as many people visited Iceland last month compared to the same time last year.
DesignMarch will be held for the fifth time March 14-16.
Read more about the festival here.
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The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson formally took over from that of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and ministers exchange keys.
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Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning.
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Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.
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One of the last tasks of Steingrímur J. Sigfússon while in office as minister of industries and innovation was to issue a regulation on Monday extending the reserve for whales in Faxaflói bay, off Reykjavík in Southwest Iceland. The regulation took affect at midnight.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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