| Iceland is a country located in the north of | | | | Iceland is as broad as its landscape. Let me |
| Europe. The surprising thing about Iceland is | | | | tell you that Iceland has much more than raw |
| that although entire Europe is connected with | | | | and unspoiled nature. Icelandic Writers, |
| a very good network of railways, this is a | | | | composers, actors, artists and musicians, all |
| country which can be accessed only by air | | | | are very famous in the world. Some of these |
| transport or sea transport. The culture of | | | | famous names are the names of Halldor |
| this country is full of amazing colors. | | | | Laxness, Jon Leifs, Kristjan Johansson, Sigur |
| Infact it was because of the culture and | | | | Ros and Bjork. The first class attractions of |
| somewhere the expectation of freedom and | | | | Iceland include the very famous Reykjavik art |
| adventure that motivated early Vikings to | | | | festival, the museums and the restaurants |
| settle here way back in ninth century. | | | | made in ancient arts. In addition to these, |
| | | | there are various art galleries and museums |
| Basically, it is believed that Icelanders are | | | | in and around Reykjavik area. The good thing |
| of Scandinavian origin with a small mixture | | | | about Iceland is that every region there have |
| of Celtic blood. Even now also, for every | | | | its own museum [urban and rural] to display |
| individual in Iceland, their freedom and | | | | the local history and facts about the |
| self-respect is the thing the matters the | | | | atmosphere of that region. No doubt, museum |
| most. The political stability is displayed in | | | | of every region is worth a visit which can |
| the world's oldest parliamentary democracy. | | | | give you a closer view of Icelandic life and |
| Tourists going to Iceland will notice a fact | | | | culture of both past age and present age. |
| that most of Icelanders are of a classless | | | | There are more than 15 public and private |
| society and that they still have a very | | | | libraries in the capital area of Reykjavik. |
| strong literary tradition. Interest for | | | | The most famous are the National and |
| cultural heritage of Iceland is inbuilt in | | | | University Library of Iceland and |
| every child that takes birth there and | | | | Headquarters of Municipal Library. Every book |
| probably, this is the reason why the cultures | | | | and document related to Iceland's past, |
| and traditions of Iceland look very fresh. | | | | present and future are available here. |
| People of Iceland consider cultures and | | | | |
| traditions as the identity of their older | | | | In the past few years, music of Iceland has |
| generations and a treasure for the | | | | broken its shackles and spread all around the |
| generations to come. This statement is very | | | | world and this is all because of huge success |
| strongly supported by the writings in | | | | and fame gained throughout the world by some |
| Icelandic sagas and literary writing works of | | | | superstar musicians of Iceland like Sigur |
| medieval period. Remember that these works | | | | Ros, Mum, Mugison, Bjorg and The Sugar cubes. |
| are regarded as the classics of the world | | | | However, Iceland is not short of artists of |
| literature. Creative arts and performing arts | | | | classical, jazz, folk, experimental, dance, |
| are thriving very successfully in Iceland and | | | | pop and rock music. There are many music |
| it's very heartening and motivating to see | | | | stores in the shopping malls in Reykjavik |
| this in a land which has total population of | | | | which can provide you the huge variety of |
| just around three hundred thousand. | | | | Icelandic music right from sixties to present |
| | | | date. |
| It is believed there, that the culture of | | | | |