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Keldur turf house came into the possession of the National Museum of Iceland back in 1942. The less travelled valleys in Iceland often have hidden treasures and visiting these farms, especially the one at Bergsstaðir, made me feel like I stepped back into Iceland in olden times. 4 Bdrm House For Sale ISK 4,914,525. Laufás turf house in Eyjafjörður in North-Iceland is one of the bigger turf houses, which is now a museum. And when these tiny cute houses are together as a town, you The Craftsmen’s House, known as Iðnó (Iðnaðarmannahúsið), has a long and rich history linked to the cultural and historical growth of Reykjavík. These turf houses are now under the supervision of the Cultural Heritage Agency. It is the island located furthest to the north-east among the group. The turf houses accommodate 14 people. The first written record of a turf farm at Árbær dates back to 1464. You will be greeted by a man dressed in the old traditional "skinnklæði", which the Icelandic fishermen used to wear at sea. In 2010 the locals rebuilt the stall and it is now open to visitors. Iceland is known for its contrasting landscapes that literally cause the earth here to smoke and erupt under your feet. The beautiful turf house itself is the show-piece and it is not furnished, like the other turf houses, which are now museums. The last inhabitants moved out in 1947 and Glaumbær has since belonged to the National Museum of Iceland. Parts of it date back to the 17th century. I want to show you the first photo of me by the turf church at Árbæjarsafn Folk Museum. The building type of Galtastaðir-fram is neither southern nor northern, but Galtastaðagerð type, an older type of turf houses. At Reykir in Skagafjörður in North-Iceland, you will find a turf house, which was built in 1992 as a museum in the liking of a turf house, but with stone walls. Sænautasel turf house was built in 1843 and was inhabited until 1943. Villa in Hella 9.5 Exceptional 106 reviews Boasting a terrace, Hekla Cabin 2 Volcano and Glacier View provides accommodation in Hella with free WiFi and lake views. I am often asked where the turf houses are located, which ones are the 'original' turf houses and which ones are latter-time turf houses - and which ones are turf outhouses. When the turf farm was torn down shortly after 1935 this gable was left to show the stave constructions from the 18th century. It offers free WiFi, scenic views of the surrounding nature and a furnished terrace in the garden. She dressed as a man at sea and had to get a special permit from the sheriff to do so. See this. Hofskirkja turf church was rebuilt in 1953-1954. I haven't visited it yet, but you can see photos here. It looks massive compared to the other turf churches. I popped in for a quick look around and it is both cosy and modern looking. Best Dining in Iceland: See 230,411 Tripadvisor traveler reviews of 1,180 Iceland restaurants and search by cuisine, price, location, and more. So you can see that this was quite a historical place. In my photo above you will see the cute turf lamb-houses at Keldur, erected in 1883. I have written a special travel-blog where you can see more photos of this cute little red-painted turf house: Lindarbakki Turf House in Borgarfjörður-Eystri in East-Iceland. I visited another set of turf outhouses in East-Iceland at Hjarðarhagi farm in Jökuldalur valley. I will show you both these turf structures later in this travel-blog. Ósvör Maritime Museum in the Westfjords of Iceland. The late Sigurður Atlason of Strandagaldur, from my travel-blog on the Icelandic Museum of Witchcraft and Sorcery, did a fantastic job of recreating a sorcerer's home. Inside Árbæjarsafn turf house in SW-Iceland, Árbær turf house was inhabited until 1948 and became a museum in 1957. The turf lamb-houses at Keldur in South-Iceland. The front buildings at Keldur are parallel to the farmyard, which is an old turf house design, which has been used here at Keldur since the middle ages. At the exhibition, you will see photos of lost turf houses, and if you are anything like I, then be prepared to spend an hour at the photo exhibition ;), Inside Íslenski bærinn turf house at Austur-Meðalholt in South-Iceland. 100% verified reviews. The Elliðaey Hunting Association continues to maintain the white house as a hunting lodge to support their activities during expeditions to hunt puffins on the island. Best Steakhouses in Reykjavik, Capital Region: Find Tripadvisor traveler reviews of Reykjavik Steakhouses and search by cuisine, price, location, and more. Geirsstaðakirkja turf church in East-Iceland. This hut (photo above), which is made of turf, rocks and driftwood is located in Hveravellir in the highlands of Iceland. There are very few remaining turf houses in South-Iceland, so this turf house is well worth a visit while hiking in Skaftafell. In 1765 it was deconsecrated and used as an oratory - later as a storehouse. See all. I had a look around and hope he doesn't mind me posting photos of his amazing turf outhouses in my travel-blog. Ingólfsskáli in South-Iceland was built in 1998 in the liking of a Viking turf longhouse and named after Iceland's first settler, Ingólfur Arnarson. The church has been refurbished and repaired over the years. Read more in my travel-blog, where you can see a lot more photos and road directions: Íslenski bærinn turf farm at Austur-Meðalholt in South-Iceland, Arngrímsstofa turf house in Svarfaðardalur in North-Iceland. As back when I was born in 1965 the last inhabitants of the turf houses were moving out. Galtastaðir-fram was built in the 19th century - a modest turf farm inhabited by poorer people, as opposed to the big manors I have shown you earlier. The first mention of Grenjaðarstaður is from the early settlement of my country. Buying a house in Iceland. Rent rooms and apartments from people in Reykjavik from EUR 200/month. This is the only outhouse I have seen in Iceland painted in this bright blue colour :), A turf outhouse in Svarfaðardalur in North-Iceland. Víðimýrarkirkja turf church is to be found in Skagafjörður in North-Iceland. Laufás turf house has belonged to the  National Museum of Iceland since 1948 but the nearby Akureyri Museum runs a museum in the summertime in the turf house. It was inhabited until 1967 and a new concrete farm was built next to it in 1960. I have not seen such carvings in other churches in Iceland. But as I have mentioned earlier in my travel-blogs, then I am just a layman travelling around my country, and not a professional in any way, so please correct me if you see any mistakes in my travel-blogs. And throughout the years this old turf farm has been rebuilt and refurbished, f.ex. Víðimýrarkirkja Turf Church in North-Iceland - is it the most beautiful of them all? Now I am going to show you the turf churches in Iceland. Thus it is not possible to visit it. The biggest turf church in Iceland, Saurbæjarkirkja, can be found in the innermost part of Eyjafjörður fjord in North-Iceland. I have also written another travel-blog about Viking Ruins and Burial Mounds I have visited on my Travels in Iceland - which is a list of all the archaeological sites and burial mounds, which I have visited in Iceland. Grenjaðarstaður turf house in North-Iceland is a beautiful white turf house, which was the largest turf house in the county, some 775 sq.m.! If you‘re after amazing ambience,Iceland-style, check out Cafe Babalú and Stofan (below). The turf house was abandoned in 1967 around the time the last inhabitants of turf houses in Iceland moved out. Not far from Kálfafellskot in South-Iceland, at Dalshöfði farm you will find another lovely turf outhouse, built for farm animals. It is so well-maintained that it looks like a museum. It has been restored and can be visited at the Fishermen's Garden, where you can see the living conditions of the Icelandic seasonal fishermen in olden times. You can read much more about the Sorcerer's Cottage in my travel-blog: The Mystical Sorcerer's Cottage in Bjarnarfjörður in the Westfjords of Iceland - Kotbýli kuklarans. Brattahlíð in Svartárdalur valley North-Iceland. Here the seasonal fishermen slept and ate together. Hlíðartúnshúsin turf outhouses in Borgarnes town in West-Iceland. You will find old turf fishermen's huts in several places in Iceland: At the Fishermen's Garden in Hellissandur on the Snæfellsnes peninsula, you will find Þorvaldarbúð fishermen's turf hut. Another Director of the National Museum of Iceland, Matthías Þórðarson, saved this little gem from being torn down and replaced by a concrete church. Many of them were demolished as it was easier than disinfecting them, but not the outhouses at Langhús. Exposed to the elements and facing the wild Atlantic waves that crash upon the rocks, this appears to be the most remote home in the world. The barn was underneath the baðstofa where people worked, ate and slept, but this arrangement gave the inhabitants of the turf house warmth from the cows. On Drangey island, where the Viking Grettir the Strong of the Saga of Grettir was killed in the year 1031, you will find a black and white painted turf house, Drangeyjarskáli hut. The chapel at Efri-Brú was built in the liking of the style of chapels in Iceland from around 1200-1550 until the Reformation. Nýibær has belonged to the National Museum of Iceland since 1956, which reconstructed it and opened it to the public in 1958. In 1960 a concrete cellar was added to the church and it was reconstructed in 2002-2005. Glaumbær turf house in Skagafjörður in North-Iceland is one of the big turf houses, a manor where chieftains resided. Located up on a hill deep in the valley of Svarfaðardalur in North-Iceland you will see a privately owned turf outhouse, which has been repaired recently by Helgi (photo above). In the photo above you can see how the turf walls are panelled with wood. But you can have a peek at it from the road above. The first turf house at the museum was moved to this location back in 1968, but around that time the last inhabitants of the turf houses moved out. By that time they had installed a wind generator for electricity. You can see the turf outhouse to the left in my photo above. I highly recommend visiting this museum while in Reykjavík! They are in bloom and visible almost wherever you drive aro, On my search for turf houses around Iceland, I visited Sænautasel hypothetical turf house on Jökuldalsheiði heath in the highland of Iceland. My photo above is of a turf shed next to the turf house. Selið turf house has been in the possession of the National Museum of Iceland since 1972 and was rebuilt in 1970-1980. The historical Skálholt Episcopal See in South-Iceland, Herjólfsbærinn - Herjólfur's old farmstead. Average house prices and their rate of inflation vary wildly between Iceland’s different regions. Bergsstaðir in Svartárdalur valley North-Iceland, By Bergsstaðir abandoned farm stands a lovely little farm church, one of many in Iceland, called Bergstaðakirkja church, dating back to 1883. Timber was valuable in Iceland, seeing that we have few trees here, so timber was reused. Kudos to them for a job well done! Grótta Lighthouse A lighthouse has existed at Grótta since as early as 1897; before that, a historic farmstead can be dated to the area as early as the 16th century. Check out Hlið on the webpage of the Viking Village. A lone gable at Reynistaður in Skagafjörður (Staðarhreppur) represents an old turf farm, which has belonged to the National Museum of Iceland since 1999. My photos are from my visit a couple of years back. Others cannot be visited as they are delicate and have to be preserved. You can read more about it in my travel-blog: An Amazing Tour to Askja and Holuhraun Lava Field in the Highlands of Iceland, The turf mill house at Keldur in South-Iceland. It is, in my opinion, an extremely cute turf house, buil... A List of the beautiful Icelandic Turf Houses, which I have visited on my Travels in Iceland, Sænautasel Turf House in the Highland of Iceland, Grænavatn turf house at Mývatn in North-Iceland, Glaumbær turf house in Skagafjörður in North-Iceland, Þverá turf house in Laxárdalur valley in North-Iceland, Nýibær turf house at Hólar in Hjaltadalur in North-Iceland, Árbær turf house in Reykjavík in South-West Iceland, Stóru-Akrar turf house in Skagafjörður in North-Iceland, Íslenski bærinn turf house at Austur-Meðalholt in South-Iceland, Brattahlíð & Bergsstaðir in Svartárdalur valley in North-Iceland, Grafarkirkja turf church - the oldest one of them all, Núpsstaðakirkja turf church - the smallest one, Saurbæjarkirkja turf church - the biggest one, Víðimýrarkirkja turf church - the most beautiful one, Árbæjarkirkja turf church - the rebuilt one, Geirsstaðakirkja turf church - a replica of an old turf church, Bænhús á Efri-Brú - a hypothetical turf church, Herjólfsbærinn - Herjólfur's old farmstead in the Westman Islands, Eiríksstaðir - the turf house of Erik the Red & Leif the Lucky, Hrafnseyri turf house in the Westfjords of Iceland, Lýtingsstaðir in Skagafjörður - the Old Stable, The turf house at Efri-Vík by Landbrot in South-Iceland, Drangeyjarskáli on Drangey island in North-Iceland, Sjómannagarðurinn - the Fishermen's Garden, A selection of the remaining turf outhouses in Iceland, Kofinn - the Shed at Sauðhúsvöllur in South-Iceland, National Museum's Historic Buildings Collection, many travel-blogs about the few turf houses left in Iceland, Grafarkirkja Turf Church in North-Iceland - the oldest Turf Church in Iceland, Núpsstaður Turf Church and Mt. Here you can experience how people lived some 1000 years ago during the time of the Settlement of Iceland. Arngrímsstofa was rebuilt in 1983 in the memory of our former President Kristján Eldjárn, who was born at Tjörn in Svarfaðardalur. It was a wealthy vicarage and a manor, built of turf, lava rocks from the vicinity and timber. Stóru-Akrar turf house has been in the care of the National Museum of Iceland since 1954. The building material of Selið turf house is driftwood, turf and rock. One popular theory posits that it was built by an eccentric billionaire who planned to move to Elliðaey in the event of a zombie apocalypse. Grænavatn turf house has belonged to the National Museum of Iceland since the year 2000. It is under the care of Byggðasafn Árnesinga - the Árnessýsla Heritage Museum and is open to visitors. We donated his collection of photos and films to Ljósmyndasafn Reykjavíkur - the Reykjavík Museum of Photography and somehow this photo from our private collection got mixed in with the other photos, so it has got the logo of the museum. Bustarfell is a huge turf house and consists of 17 houses, but each gable and outhouse counts as one unit. It was erected in 2006 and is made with rocks, wood and turf. They don't want the old ways of building a turf house to be forgotten. On the Tjörnes peninsula in North-Iceland, you will see a turf house at the Museum of Mánárbakki. Later on, in 1959, that baðstofa was torn down and the timber was again reused, this time for building this beautiful turf church at Árbæjarsafn Museum. Building a turf house was the traditional way here in Iceland. It is called Kofinn - the Shed. Find what to do today or anytime in December. It got hit badly in a duplet earthquake - the bigger one being 6.3 on the Richter scale - back in 2008. Gamla Posthusid - Holiday Apartment 2. The first one is called Brattahlíð and the second one is called Bergsstaðir. The hall of the turf house at the historical Keldur in South-Iceland is believed to be the oldest turf house hall remaining in Iceland. Things to Do in Iceland, Europe: See Tripadvisor's 867,533 traveler reviews and photos of Iceland tourist attractions. The owner, Hannes, who was born in this turf house, will show you around the turf house and the excellent photo exhibition of old turf houses. On my travels around Iceland, I have visited some turf houses, which don't fall into the categories, which I have mentioned above. He had thrown them overboard from his Viking ship when he spotted Iceland and swore to settle where the high seat pillars would drift ashore. The houses resemble Saurbæjarkirkja turf church. The name, New Farm, is unusual, but it was called this name as the old turf farm was still on the site when Nýbær was being built. Before his death, Gissur donated Reynistaður to a nunnery and from 1295-1552 a cloister was located here. In Þjórsárdalur valley upcountry in South-Iceland, you will find a hypothetical Viking longhouse, called the long name Þjóðveldisbærinn - the Commonwealth Farm. The Sorcerer's Cottage was opened on the 23rd of July 2005. This old hospice is made out of turf, rocks and driftwood, but there is plenty of driftwood at Strandir in the vicinity. Also, see how many turf outhouses you can spot in the landscape. They are adjacent to the newer farm (1931) and consist of a dairy-barn, a stable and a storehouse, which was also used as a sheep barn. Galtastaðir-fram in East-Iceland is a small turf farm, which has belonged to the National Museum of Iceland since 1976. Lómagnúpur. Fortunately, the farmers were able to save it and Ingólfsskáli was rebuilt. At Hlið you will also find a restaurant in a separate building, where groups can dine in beautiful settings. It is one of the turf houses, which is closed to the public. At Keldur turf house in South-Iceland, you will find this 120-year-old cute little turf mill house (photo above), which is located down by the Króktúnslækur creek and runs on hydroelectric power. When the sheep disease scrapie showed its ugly face in Fljótsdalur, the whole stock of sheep in the valley had to be killed and the outhouses disinfected. The island is Elliðaey, and the image of the small, isolated house has given rise to a whole host of theories about who lives there. Grenjaðarstaður has belonged to the National Museum of Iceland since 1954, and Menningarmiðstöð Þingeyinga - the Þingeyjasýsla County District Culture Centre has run a museum in the turf house in the summertime since 1958. Such fishermen's huts, made with turf, rock and wood, were to be found in many places in Iceland. They are in bloom and visible almost wherever you drive aro... On my search for turf houses around Iceland, I visited Sænautasel hypothetical turf house on Jökuldalsheiði heath in the highland of Iceland. New studio with wonderful view, Iceland's third president, Kristján Eldjárn, who was the Director of the National Museum of Iceland prior to becoming our president, described this church as being the most clear-cut and beautiful relics of old Icelandic architecture there is. From 2010 to 2018, residential property prices surged 100% (58% inflation-adjusted), including a growth of 15% per year in 2016 and 2017. Some of them are built with modern-day material. Which makes the turf house of Keldur the oldest house in Iceland - at least parts of it. Unfortunately, the hotel went bankrupt due to Covid-19. Now I am going to show you the beautiful little turf church at Núpsstaður. In the 13th century, Reynistaður was one of the manors of the powerful Viking Clan of Ásbirningar. Over recent years, Elliðaey has been featured in countless reports and articles, fuelling speculation about the island and the owner of its mysterious house. Grænavatn turf house is 30 m long and 8 wide with a large front-house, which was built in 1913. On a remote, deserted, island in the Vestmannaejar archipelago — just off Iceland’s south coast — sits a lonely, solitary white house on the side of a green hill. In East-Iceland you will find a replica of a 1000-year-old farm turf church, Geirsstaðakirkja church. See all. The owners of Dalshöfði run a small guesthouse at their farm. This turf hut was erected in 1984. Inside Grenjaðarstaður turf house in Iceland. Aug 26, 2016 - Explore Gail Thomas's board "A house in Iceland / Ísland", followed by 385 people on Pinterest. The old Þorláksbúð was built in 1527 after the timber church Árnakirkja burnt down and was in use from around 1530-1784. 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