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Iceland Guest is an information website for your travel to Iceland. On this site you can get all the tourist information you need for your vacation in Iceland. We hope that you will find this online travel guide useful in planning your holidays in Iceland.

About Iceland
Iceland is a refreshingly unconventional travel destination. The Icelandic nature is unspoilt, exotic and mystical with its spouting geysers, active volcanoes, tumbling waterfalls, towering mountains, vast lava plains and magical lakes. Iceland’s fjords, glaciers and highland plains present visitors with some of the most beautiful and enchanting places they will ever see, as well as a rare feeling of utter tranquillity.

For travelers on a quest for action, Iceland’s pristine nature offers great potential for outdoor activities such as snowmobiling, horse riding, cave exploring, hiking, swimming, skiing, river rafting, kayaking and mountain safaris on modified four-wheel drives, to name but a few. Iceland supports a surprisingly diverse Nordic flora and fauna and is an ideal place for ornithology enthusiasts, while also offering some of the world’s best whale watching destinations.

About Reykjavik
Reykjavík sometimes feels like a cosmopolitan capital and a tiny seaside village - all wrapped up in one. But Reykjavík has the best of both worlds; the qualities of a modern, forward-looking society complemented by a close connection to Iceland‚s beautiful and unspoilt nature.

Reykjavík’s legendary nightlife is bolstered by plentiful cultural and social happenings in addition to an abundance of first-class restaurants. The size of Reykjavik city centre is also limited enough to allow for easy navigation by foot. Reykjavík has been described as a young and daring city that is characterized by strong contrasts. Conveniently small, clean and safe, it is more or less free from the major problems that haunt many other capitals. Big city events are frequent, the winter lights festival finished recently with thousands of participants and more tourist at this time of the year than we are used to.

Art and Souvenirs

Gallery KSK - Skólavörðustíg 22 Reykjavík, tel. 511 1197

kolbrún s. kjarval

Kolbrun S. Kjarval - KSK

In her inviting workshop and gallery, located on Skólavörðustígur - in the midst of Reykjavik's flourishing art district, Kolbrún S. Kjarval dedicates herself to her passion of ceramics. And birds. In her work, which ranges from the most delicate pieces to big beautiful vases and bowls, the bird theme is always present. Their graceful movements and beautiful coloring have set their mark on Kolbrún's art. Her small birdlike bowls, designed to hold toothpicks or other small items, are probably her most famous pieces, featuring on every other Icelandic dinner table.

But the artist has certainly never confined herself to any one aspect or theme in her art. She even admits to envying people able to produce a whole line of items while she never ceases to experiment with new forms and methods of processing the clay. Accordingly, the gallery is abundant with diverse and unique pieces. Apart from her own work, Kolbrún also sells paintings by Louisa Matthíasdóttir, María Kjarval and Temma Bell. A range of unique, handmade teacups and kettles adorn the shelves - a perfect gift for the devoted tea drinker.

After many years of study and 35 years experience, Kolbrún Kjarval is one of the most learned and experienced artists. Throughout the years her main influence has always been the Icelandic nature, its flora and fauna. As she puts it herself: living in the breathtaking Icelandic nature, it is impossible not to be affected by it.

Visit KSK gallery for a little piece of Icelandic nature, tastefully transformed into a work of art.

Gallery KSK
Skólavörðustíg 22
101 Reykjavík
tel. 511 1197
Email: kkjarval@mi.is