The Icelandic Turf House, South Region, Iceland
4.5 (61 reviews) Sunday: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent Ranking #6 in Selfoss Speciality Museums
Original Turf Farmstead - owned by founding family
The Icelandic Turf House: the Jewel of Arctic Architecture. The house that kept Icelanders alive and nurtured their culture through the centuries. How they were built, how they were lived in, their origin and cultural context, contemporary significance, subtlety and beauty. Collection of original houses and in detail exhibitions.
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Gaulverjabaejarhreppur Austur-Medalholtum, Selfoss 801 Iceland
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Website
http://www.islenskibaerinn.is
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Sunday : 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 20:21
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4.5 based on (61 reviews)
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5Melissa M 5:00 PM Jul 7, 2016
Hard to locate, but worth it!
The address link given in trip advisor is very wrong. It's on 264 (Rangárvallavegur), off of 1, just south of Hella. There is a big map on the side of the road.
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5Steve F 5:00 PM Jun 5, 2017
Well worth the detour off the Ring Road
We were so glad we took the time to visit here on our drive along Iceland's south coast. It's perhaps 15-20 minutes out of the way from the Ring Road but very worthwhile. We had heard it was closed during the off-season, so we expected to just take a quick walk around the grounds. Upon arriving, we noticed a work party in the nearby fields harvesting turf for maintenance of the buildings. As we walked about, a man approached us and introduced himself as the owner. He had grown up here on his grandfather's farm and had converted it to the museum it is today. Although he confirmed it was not yet open for the season, he invited us to look inside several of the buildings as he told us of his upbringing here without modern conveniences of electricity or running water. It was a fascinating visit.
