I & I - 2011, Page 3

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Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Raudarárstígur 25, IS-150 Reykjavík. Tel +354 545 9900 Fax +354 562 4878
vur@utn.stjr.is www.mfa.is

Promote Iceland
Borgartún 35, IS-105 Reykjavík. Tel +354 511 4000 Fax +354 511 4040
info@promoteiceland.is www.promoteiceland.is

Issues and Images ICELANd
29 twist oF FAitH
Skálholt, Iceland’s Capital of Christendom, also gives a
nod towards paganism.
30 tHe FLAvors oF tHe nortH
Explore the many unorthodox museums, adorable
countryside churches, wild adventures and local foods of
North Iceland’s Eyjafjördur region.
32 iceLAnd does (not) exist
Internationally renowned for their attentive and often
critical artwork dealing with global socio-political and
economical issues, Spanish-Icelandic duo Libia Castro
and Ólafur Ólafsson are Iceland’s representatives at this
year’s Venice Biennale.
33 eAstern promises
Eastern Iceland is a delight to visit.
34 A postcArd From reykjAvík
Pictures from the capital city in summer.

36 knitting is cooL
The crisis in Iceland has changed attitudes towards old
values. Iceland is now caught by knitting fever.
37 gottA run
When the crisis hit in 2008, people traded their dress
shoes for sneakers.
38 cAn you tAke tHe HeAt?
The old natural steam bath by Laugarvatn has
undergone a makeover as part of Laugarvatn Fontana.
39 FLy tHe FriendLy skies And more
Icelandair Group is by far Iceland’s biggest
tourist company.
40 A dArk winter pArAdise
Even though most people come to Iceland in summer,
more and more are experiencing the unique winter
months’ adventures.
42 iceLAndic movies: HAppy, sAd And serious
Icelandic film makers have turned to various subjects in
their films. All of them are strongly Icelandic.
44 iceLAndic books: A reFLection oF
reALity And Absurdity
Our critics look at three different Icelandic books
by three different Icelandic authors.
46 brigHt Future For iceLAndic soccer
Although the Icelandic men’s national football team is
ranked number 124 in the world the outlook
seems to be good.
47 FLourisHing design
Last March, the Iceland design Center presented
the third annual designMarch in Reykjavík. Here are
some of the festival’s highlights.