Celebrating summer
On Saturday 27 April we will celebrate the arrival of summer on Viðey Island. In Iceland we have a strong tradition of opening up the summer with new and exciting outdoor toys and to honor that tradition we will open up our toy box and encourage our guests to bring their over to Viðey Island.
A successful Easter egg hunt
It was quite lively on Viðey Island today. About 530 guests visited the island to participate in an Easter egg hunt organised by Elding, the chocolate factory Freyja, Viðeyjarstofa café and the City of Reykjavík. All in all there were about 600 small chocolate eggs hidden in two main areas; in the surroundings of the [...]
Spring around the corner
Despite severe weather in recent days the calendar tells us spring is around the corner. The arrival of the Golden Plover is considered to be the definitive mark of winter’s end — even if there is still snow on the ground. The first golden plover of the year tend to arrive to Iceland between the [...]