For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS. Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned. Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide. ---  The history of art in Iceland goes back to the Vikings, but in modern times Icelandic art is surprising, accessible and not to be missed. In this episode we'll help you understand how to experience it.  ~This Cerca Guide was written and voiced by Svavar Jónatansson. Visit CercaTravel.com for more news on where Cerca is going and to sign up ..read more

For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS.  Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned.  Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide. ---  The eco story of Iceland is an achievement the world views as its greatest success - but it has not come without controversy, or conflict.  What this story can teach us about the future is a worthwhile consideration.   ~This Cerca Guide was written and voiced by Svavar Jónatansson Visit CercaTravel.com for more news on where Cerca is ..read more

For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS.  Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned.  Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide. ---  In this episode we explore two of the most notable crimes in Iceland's history - two sets of murders, set hundreds of years apart, but linked by thematic similarities in both fact and fiction.  ~This Cerca Guide was written and voiced by Svavar Jónatansson Visit CercaTravel.com for more news on where Cerca is going and to sign up for special a ..read more

For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS.  Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned.  Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide. ---  In Iceland, there are no shortage of stories about the ways in which this island nation has changed the world. And there’s more truth to those claims than you might think.  In part two, Iceland takes on the British Royal Navy, plays a key role in de-escalating the Cold War, and finds its way as the nature of war changes in the 21st century. ~Th ..read more

For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS.  Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned.  Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide. ---  Iceland might not be a country that leaps to mind when you think about the most consequential moments of history.  But the country's location in the North Atlantic has made it a strategic bit of land in this area of the world for over 1000 years. In part one of a two part epic worthy of the Icelandic sagas, a tale of war and peace you might neve ..read more

For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, [launching May 26th] available for iOS.  Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned.  Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide. ---  Iceland is a wonderful place for kids.  The culture is welcoming, the restaurants are accessible, and so much of the spectacular attractions are outdoors.  In this Play Here episode we’re going to tell you how to enjoy Iceland like the local families do and we’ll also tell you how to give your kids (and yourselves) the ..read more

For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, [launching May 26th] available for iOS. Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned. Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide. ---  Iceland is one of the most beautiful and also one of the most inhospitable places to live on this planet. From brutal winter storms to glowing northern lights, wind that will rip the doors off cars to summer breezes that smell like the sea. The history of Iceland has been shaped by its relationship with the elements, and ..read more

For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS. Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned. Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide. ---  Icelanders can trace the culinary history of this nation back to its very first restaurant. The food here has come a long way since then. Today Iceland is full of excellent places to eat, including a Michilen Star, and we’re going to tell you about them. But we’re also going to explore some of this country’s unique food traditions - wher ..read more

For this episode’s full show notes, download the free CERCA app, available for iOS. Get maps, photos, and info on the places mentioned. Plus, ad-free listening, bonus content, and early access to other episodes in this guide. ---  Iceland is a surprising nation - one of the smallest in Europe, but with a remarkable art, culture, and literary scene. The landscapes are well known, but the food - not as much. In this episode we’re going to tell you about both, and everything in between. Discover how to spend your time enjoying Iceland the way the locals do, plus how ..read more

The Cerca Guide to Iceland islaunching June 2nd! Download the Cerca app for iOS for early access, plus maps, lists, and all the info you need to dream about, plan a visit to, or simply immerse yourself in the most amazing places on earth. --- Cerca is reinventing the guide book for the modern traveler. Cerca Guides are podcasts, written and hosted by locals, filled with episodes that deliver information and stories about somewhere in the world: everything from food to music, history, architecture, sports, fashion and more. Like the story of how The Blitz shaped London’s culture and architectur ..read more