Turf has been used as an architectural material for thousands of years by cultures across Europe and the Arctic since the Neolithic period. In Iceland, these green-cloaked dwellings melt into the ...

Known as "torfbæir", these ingeniously designed homes helped settle one of Europe's least-hospitable environments. With its lonely lava fields, sheer bluffs and stark boulder-strewn plains, Iceland is ...

A land of vast open spaces, steaming blue lagoons, geysers, and powerful volcanoes, Iceland is beautifully raw and remote, but not exactly hospitable to humans. When the Norse and British settlers ...

A few craftsman in Iceland still practice the technique of building with turf, a tradition believed to date to the ninth century settlement of Europe's most sparsely-populated country. With walls and ...

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Sky Lagoon is a thermal and wellness oasis with an infinity pool where "sea and sky unite" on the outskirts of Kópavogur, Iceland. The design of the facility had to blend in with the breathtaking ...

It’s called “aspirational travel,” and to be honest: I’ve been avoiding it for a while. What good is dreaming of adventure when it just feels so impossible? But I’ve evolved. Lately, I’m willing to ...

Journey to Iceland and step into the past! 🌍🏠 In this video, we explore an abandoned Hobbit House built in the Viking-age turf style. This hidden gem combines history, nature, and architecture in a ...