5 Views Of Iceland's Cultural Scene (PHOTOS)

With a unique café and bar culture, top notch cuisine, an effervescent nightlife and a burgeoning music scene, the island nation is an attractive destination for the hip and the outdoorsy.
This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. If you need to flag this entry as abusive, send us an email.

Nestled between Greenland and Scandinavia in the North Atlantic Ocean, is Iceland, a country that, for all its size, bewilders those who visit with its dynamic -- and frequently eccentric -- culture. With a unique café and bar culture, top notch cuisine, an effervescent nightlife and a burgeoning music scene, the island nation is an attractive destination for the hip and the outdoorsy.

With 2012 heralded as the best time in fifty years to see the Northern Lights, here at Black Tomato we can't think of a better place to chase down the ethereal hues of the Aurora Borealis and combine culture with some of Mother Nature's most beautiful work. Below we've put together some cultural tidbits to get you in the mood for an Iceland holiday.

Music: The Faktory & Mullinn Jazz Bar

Popular in the Community

Close

HuffPost Shopping’s Best Finds

MORE IN LIFE