Between villages that look like paintings, geysers, glacial lagoon landscapes, hot springs, and incredible waterfalls, you will discover Iceland.
Art, Space & Audience is the title that, starting from mid-May and lasting about three weeks, will accompany the largest and most famous festival dedicated by Iceland to all forms of art, visual, musical, and theatrical.
May could be the right choice to visit the island and take advantage of participating in one of the events organized for the RAF, considering that temperatures are quickly rising during these weeks.
You can thus enjoy the wonders of the island while avoiding the crowds of tourists that invade Iceland during the summer season, and without rush, relax with long trekking routes or walks in the Skaftafell National Park.
It will still be possible to take care of your body in one of the many spas on the island, taking advantage of the hot water ponds formed by geysers and the many active volcanoes that create this fascinating combination of fire and ice, the main characteristic of the Icelandic territory.
Country Profile of Iceland
- Country: Iceland
- Area: 103,125 Km²
- Capital: Reykjavík
- Population: 300,000 inhabitants
- Language: Icelandic
- Religion: the majority is Protestant Lutheran
- Form of Government: republic
- Main cities: Reykjavík, Hafnarfjordur, Vík, Skaftafell
Useful Information for Iceland
- Currency: Icelandic Krona (1 euro = 86.55 ISK)
- International dialing code: +354
- International plate: IS
- Driving side: right
- Entry documents: ID Card or Passport
- Required vaccination: No
- Electricity: 220 volts AC 50 HZ
- Unit of measurement: decimal metric
- Time zone: -1 hour compared to Italy
- Fixed date holidays: January 1st: New Year’s Day; March-April: Maundy Thursday; March-April: Good Friday; March-April: Easter; March-April: Easter Monday; April 21st: First day of Spring; May 1st: Labor Day; May: Ascension; May: Pentecost; May: Whit Monday; June 17th: National Day; August 1st: Ferragosto; December 24th: Christmas Eve (12:00 pm); December 25th: Christmas; December 26th: St. Stephen’s Day; December 31st: New Year’s Eve (12:00 pm)
- Climate: cold oceanic but temperate climate due to the Gulf Stream, with cool summers and rather mild winters
- Average temperatures: summer highs vary from about 15°C to 25°C, lows from 3°C to 6°C. In winter it rarely reaches 0°C
- Transportation: National airlines Iceland Express and Icelandair; and many others operating flights to Iceland: British Airways, SAS, etc. The Smyril Line provides regular ferry and cruise services to Iceland from Hanstholm in Denmark, Lerwick in the Shetland Islands, Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands, and Bergen in Norway
- Airports: Keflavik International Airport, Reykjavik
