The outhouses in my photos are the main ones, but there are several other turf outhouses on the land of Langhús. Inside Eiríksstaðir - the turf house of Erik the Red in West-Iceland. Hotel Laki and its Amazing Surroundings in South-Iceland, Drangeyjarskáli on Drangey island in North-Iceland in the fog. A turf house at Hveravellir in the highlands of Iceland. The last inhabitants moved out of their turf-houses in the mid 20th century, around 1966. The owner of the Viking Village, Jóhannes Viðar Bjarnason, lives in the turf house and rents out accommodation to travellers. At Austur-Meðalholt in South-Iceland, you will find a turf house which dates back to 1895. Ha molte foto di luoghi e case da tutto il mondo. I quite like this little turf-house, built of wood and turf and to me it stands there as a reminder of earlier building styles. Skúli was the Sheriff here in Skagafjörður from 1711-1794. The proprietors live in the turf house in the summertime and run a café in the old turf sheepcote. Mostrare la traduzione automatica? Intrigante a vagare attraverso la casa e negozi e immaginare di vivere lì, Una buona valutazione ci ha fatto visitare, molto delusi, Sulla base delle valutazioni e della sua inclusione nella nostra guida da Sixt, siamo andati di domenica (elencato come la giornata aperta per le visite generali). Three ruins of a very old Viking turf longhouse and smaller houses were discovered here back in 1924. Also, visit the interesting museum on Jón Sigurðsson, which is located next to the turf house. The turf church was built to the liking of the old church at Silfrastaðir and consecrated in 1961 at Árbæjarsafn Folk Museum. In my photo above you will see the cute turf lamb-houses at Keldur, erected in 1883. Grænavatn is a turf house located in the Lake Mývatn Area in North Iceland, owned by the National Museum of Iceland. As a result, grass- and turf-covered houses were developed. A somewhat unique characteristic of the turf houses in Iceland is the timber structure and interior panelling that serve as an armature for the insulating turf. The ruins had been hidden under the tephra for 835 years when they were unearthed. These turf outhouses are more than a hundred years old, but seeing that turf houses need constant maintenance, then the lower parts of the turf outhouses are much older. Inside Árbæjarsafn turf house in SW-Iceland, Árbær turf house was inhabited until 1948 and became a museum in 1957. Þjóðveldisbærinn is open as a museum in the summertime. The photos I post here are of the turf outhouses at Núpsstaður. In the 14th Century, the Viking longhouses were deliberately abandoned and small, specialized, interconnected buildings were built instead. Icelandic Turf Houses Turf has been used as an architectural material for thousands of years by cultures across Europe, and in Iceland, this became the primary technique for building houses. There you will find 2 turf outhouses remaining out of a cluster of 6 outhouses. The Sorcerer's Cottage was opened on the 23rd of July 2005. 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. Árbær turf house was built in around 1890-1918 and was reconstructed in 1968. Vedi tutti gli hotel vicino a The Icelandic Turf House su Tripadvisor, Vedi tutti i ristoranti vicino a The Icelandic Turf House su Tripadvisor. These turf outhouses are made of driftwood, slab, turf and rocks. Ingólfsskáli operates as a Viking restaurant with an emphasis on Icelandic food - check them out on their homepage Ingólfsskáli. Here the seasonal fishermen slept and ate together. Two couples had been assigned this land and they erected Litlibær turf house together. You can read more about the adventurous tour to Drangey island and Grettir the Strong in my travel-blog: Drangey Bird Cliff in North-Iceland and the Viking Grettir the Strong. Guides dressed up as Vikings will tell you about the life of the Vikings, who lived at Eiríksstaðir turf farm. It has been rebuilt from scratch from an older farm. 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. Hotels near The Icelandic Turf House: (5.80 mi) 360 Hotel (5.63 mi) Guesthouse Heba (5.14 mi) Lambastadir Guesthouse (4.92 mi) Thoristun Apartments (4.34 mi) Gesthus Selfoss; View all hotels near The Icelandic Turf House on Tripadvisor 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. You can see a lot more photos in my travel-blog: Sænautasel Turf House in the Highlands of Iceland, Litlibær turf house in the Westfjords of Iceland. I visited Dalshöfði at Easter when we had quite a lot of snow, but the turf houses look so lovely in the snow, don't you think? The building style is a later time building style and Grænavatn turf house is one of its kind in Iceland. I visited another set of turf outhouses in East-Iceland at Hjarðarhagi farm in Jökuldalur valley. You can read more about the historical Vatnsfjörður in my travel-blog Vatnsfjörður in the Westfjords of Iceland - the Viking Estate and Grettisvarða Cairn. It was built in the southern style in 1912 and inhabited until 1946. The first mention of Grenjaðarstaður is from the early settlement of my country. The first written record of a turf farm at Árbær dates back to 1464. It has got stone walls, as it is really hard to maintain the turf houses, which are built in the traditional way. The Romans used it to build fortresses and defensive walls once their reign reached northern areas. A lone gable at Reynistaður in Skagafjörður (Staðarhreppur) represents an old turf farm, which has belonged to the National Museum of Iceland since 1999. Kudos to them I say :) I have stayed at their hotel twice and this is what the turf house looked like in September 2020. Archaeologists found the ruins of Stöng back in 1939 under layers of tephra from the volcano Hekla. The surroundings are so beautiful in the Westfjords that I had to show you what this cove looks like. The turf houses need a lot of maintenance and this beautiful turf house was rebuilt in 1957-1959, 1976-1978, 1994-2003 and 2009-2012 (source: Af jörðu - Hjörleifur Stefánsson - 2013). I have been following the reconstruction for some years now and my last photo of Stóru-Akrar turf house was taken in the summer of 2017. This beautiful little turf outhouse is also to be found at Kollsvík, it is the same turf outhouse which can be seen really far away in my photo above. The owners run a restaurant and a guesthouse on the opposite side of the road in Skagafjörður. tempo. Musei specializzati, Musei della scienza, Musei storici. Bustarfell turf house in East-Iceland is one of the country's best-preserved turf houses and the only one of the big turf houses, which is painted in a beautiful red colour. Such fishermen's huts, made with turf, rock and wood, were to be found in many places in Iceland. Close to the hypothetical turf farm, you can visit the excavated ruins of the real farm. My photo above is not of the café ;) but the old kitchen inside the old turf house. Quali sono gli orari di apertura di The Icelandic Turf House? Inside Selið turf house in Skaftafell in South-Iceland. I have written a travel-blog about the beautiful Skaftafell with a section about Selið turf house: Svartifoss & other astonishing Attractions in Skaftafell in South-Iceland, Reynistaður turf house in Skagafjörður in North-Iceland. Nýibær turf house was inhabited until 1945. In 1994 a house was moved from Húsavík to Mánárbakki to house the museum and the turf house was built. Lómagnúpur in South-Iceland - the smallest Turf Church. Scegli un'altra data. Another idyllic fishermen's hut is Ósvör in Bolungarvík in the Westfjords of Iceland, which is now a Maritime Museum. These turf houses are now under the supervision of the Cultural Heritage Agency. My photo above is of Hlíðartúnshúsin turf outhouses in Borgarnes town in West-Iceland, which were built in 1919 and have been restored in the past few years. The Viking Settler Ingólfur Arnarson, Mt. 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. It is a turf house in which the common people lived and doesn't belong to the National Museum of Iceland. If you visit it be very careful. Most of Iceland's remaining turf houses belong to Þjóðminjasafn Íslands - the National Museum of Iceland and are a part of the National Museum's Historic Buildings Collection. Inside Skógar turf houses in South-Iceland. Iceland property / real estate for sale direct from private sellers & agents. 60 recensioni. Grænavatn turf house is 30 m long and 8 wide with a large front-house, which was built in 1913. All over Iceland, you will still find a lot of turf outhouses, many of which have become really dilapidated. I have written more in another travel-blog: Núpsstaður Turf Church and Mt. Hlíðartúnshúsin turf outhouses in Borgarnes town in West-Iceland. A turf house in Bakkagerði, taken from Víknaslóðir Trail in Eastern fjords, Iceland 24.jpg 6,000 × 3,781; 11.95 MB. The owners lived in the turf house until 1981 and after refurbishing it they moved into the turf house again. Núpsstaður turf outhouse in South-Iceland. They went on a course in turf house building and are building a turf house on their land to show to their visitors. In Álftaver in South-Iceland, you will see a sauðahús in the possession of the National Museum of Iceland - see photos here. Il proprietario / curatore era uno dei membri della famiglia di questa proprietà. The roofs are insulated with dwarf-birch and turf. They offered superior insulation compared to buildings solely made of wood or stone. Grafarkirkja church is made from timber and turf. This turf hut was erected in 1984. It might even be older. The Þjóðveldisbær longhouse (located in Þjórsárdalur) is a re-creation of a typical Icelandic turf house from the end of the Norse era and is based on the house at Stöng, a short distance away that was covered with ash during a volcanic eruption of Hekla in 1104. Archaeological excavations have shown that there might have been a farmstead here as early as 1226, as ruins of walls of outhouses have been found. Il proprietario era gentile e premuroso. Not far from Kálfafellskot in South-Iceland, at Dalshöfði farm you will find another lovely turf outhouse, built for farm animals. It is so beautiful on the inside with lots of colours. Other Icelandic turf houses. Seen today, turf houses are green-cloaked homes with grass on the roofs that are laid into the natural landscape. Stóru-Akrar turf house has been in the care of the National Museum of Iceland since 1954. The turf house is in the possession of the National Museum of Iceland and is open daily from 8:00-18:00. My husband's paternal grandmother lived at Þverá turf house with her family, and Áskell is my husband's relative, so we visit Þverá every year when we travel in this area, and he has shown us around the turf house. Which was essential during the long cold winters of Iceland. Avvistamento di balene: Terra e mare. The inhabitants would often sleep two and two in a bed together, half sitting up. Turf outhouses at Vallarhjáleiga in Flóahreppur in South-Iceland. Both are fully furnished and have become museums for Icelanders and tourists to learn about Icelanders’ history. The turf outhouse closer to us in the photo was built in 1957 or 1958 and the adjacent turf outhouse further away was built in 1970, both of them with the traditional building methods of turf, wood and rocks. This is a truly memorable visit. It is an old hospice - sæluhús in Icelandic, built in 1923. Galtastaðir-fram in East-Iceland is a small turf farm, which has belonged to the National Museum of Iceland since 1976. They consist of sheep barns, a cowshed, a barn and a potato shed. Off the beaten path in Skagafjörður at Kjálki, you will find a privately owned turf house, Tyrfingsstaðir turf house. Several of them are well-maintained though and I am going to show you some of the well-maintained ones, which I have visited on my travels in Iceland. These turf houses were made of turf, rocks and driftwood. This old hospice is made out of turf, rocks and driftwood, but there is plenty of driftwood at Strandir in the vicinity. Per le persone interessate alla cultura e alla storia islandese nonché all'architettura: assolutamente da vedere. The building material of Selið turf house is driftwood, turf and rock. At Tyrfingsstaðir you will find 5 turf houses and 4 turf outhouses, which are being restored by the Skagafjörður Heritage Museum and Fornverkaskólinn. Text by Sonia Nicolson Icelandic turf houses, “torfbaeir” and sometimes referred to as ‘hobbit homes’, were the built to withstand the brutal Icelandic climate, survive earthquakes and use zero energy. The turf houses in this area are mainly built from lava, seeing that this is a volcanic area. Inside Árbæjarkirkja turf church in SW-Iceland. You will be greeted by a man dressed in the old traditional "skinnklæði", which the Icelandic fishermen used to wear at sea. Questa gita di un giorno al Circolo d'Oro di Reykjavik è un modo senza stress per vedere alcune delle più belle attrazioni dell'Islanda. 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. It has then adapted to the harsh Icelandic climate, providing superior insulation. 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. Turf outhouses at Staður in the Westfjords of Iceland. Turf houses don't last and have to be maintained all the time, and the present turf house at Keldur was rebuilt after earthquakes shook this area back in 1896 and 1912. 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. Did they discover the longhouse of the first settler of the Westman Islands and Herjólfur Bárðarson (around 900)? The architecture of Iceland draws from Scandinavian influences and traditionally was influenced by the lack of native trees on the island. In this travel-blog, I am going to show you all of the original turf houses - the turf churches, the latter time turf houses, hypothetical turf houses, turf outhouses, turf fishermen's huts, turf sheds and more turf structures, which I have visited on my travels in my country. You don't need to go f, The best time to capture the sunset at Kirkjufell mountain would be from the beginning of july and until the end of august. In this video we tour a traditional Icelandic turf house at the Islenski Baerinn Turf House museum (http://islenskibaerinn.is/english/). The lychgate is from 1936, but the bells date back to 1630. The original turf houses are delicate though and cannot withstand too much traffic, so we must preserve them the best we can. Hofsstaðir turf house in Skagafjörður North-Iceland. Keldur has been rebuilt many times over the c… You can visit it between 8:00-18:00 and there is no admission fee: See my travel-blog with much more information and road directions: The historical Hólar in Hjaltadalur, the Episcopal See and Nýibær Turf House. With the help of professionals, a new owner put a lot of time, money and work into restoring Barmar to its original form. Ora ecco una rarità che merita il tuo tempo. During the 12 th and 13 th centuries, Keldur was home to the Oddi clan, one of the powerful families in Iceland during the Free State era. Litlibær turf house was inhabited until 1969, which is the decade when the last inhabitants were moving out of the traditional turf houses and Litlibær stood abandoned. Glaumbær turf house in Skagafjörður in North-Iceland is one of the big turf houses, a manor where chieftains resided. In Fljótsdalur in East-Iceland I visited the only turf-outhouses which are still in use, to my knowledge, Langhús. Excellent visit to Turf House Museum at Selfoss in Iceland A very interesting and informative visit including seeing for real a group of Turf Houses from the 19th and 20th Century as well as many antique photos from that time.Hennes is an excellent host and also prepared some tasty traditional food for us. in 1975-1977 and again in 1985, 1994 and 2000. ). Inside Þjóðveldisbærinn - the Saga Age farm you can dress up in Viking clothes. We have several latter time & rebuilt turf houses in Iceland, which are either built in the traditional way or only made to look like turf houses but built with modern-day building material. When the turf farm was torn down shortly after 1935 this gable was left to show the stave constructions from the 18th century. You can see the turf church in my section on turf churches in Iceland, a little bit later in this travel-blog. The houses resemble Saurbæjarkirkja turf church. Building a turf house was the traditional way here in Iceland. The whole area of Kollsvík is very well maintained and in this remote part of the Westfjords, you will see information signs in many places. It has belonged to the National Museum of Iceland since 1936. It was built in the traditional way, using only turf, wood and rock. Read more about this turf fishermen's hut in my travel-blog: The Fishermen's Garden in Hellissandur on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Þuríðarbúð fishermen's hut in South-Iceland. I think this is an excellent idea and am glad that these turf houses were preserved in this way. I have not written a separate travel-blog on Reynistaður, so I went into some detail here. The turf lamb-houses at Keldur in South-Iceland. The turf house was restored completely back in 1876 by my great-great-grandfather, Benedikt Kristjánsson, who was the minister at that time at Grenjaðarstaður. Geirsstaðakirkja Turf Church in East-Iceland - a Replica of an old Turf Church. There are no relatively intact turf houses left in the Westfjords, so I applaud that our National Museum took on this project. The turf building technique is an old Northern European phenomenon, which dates back to at least the Iron Age. I highly recommend visiting this museum while in Reykjavík! Quali sono i ristoranti vicino a The Icelandic Turf House? This beautiful turf church was repaired in 1950 and again in 2011. At the so-called kvöldvaka, one member of the household would read out loud for the others while they knitted, weaved and spun the wool. The vestry opposite Árbæjarkirkja turf church in SW-Iceland. It looks massive compared to the other turf churches. Icelandic turf house Last updated March 12, 2020 Turf houses of the burstabær style in Glaumbær Peat wall, Glaumbær, Iceland. Il proprietario, un uomo sulla sessantina, viveva lì da ragazzo con i nonni. You will see several hospices on the heaths in Iceland, new and old. In most countries, this sod is used for gardening, but in Iceland, it can be a traditional architectural feature too. Lýtingsstaðir in Skagafjörður in North-Iceland - the Old Stable. Many of them were demolished as it was easier than disinfecting them, but not the outhouses at Langhús. The vestry was built in 1964 in the liking of a vestry in Ölfus and is used when services take place in the turf church. Icelandic architecture evolved in many ways in the more than 1,000 years the turf houses were being constructed. The Icelandic turf houses were the product of the difficult climate. In 1910 half of the Icelandic nation lived in turf homes. And one of the casualties of Haugsnesbardagi battle in 1246, Brandur Kolbeinsson, lived here. It was restored by the National Museum of Iceland in 1976 and preserved that year. Before his death, Gissur donated Reynistaður to a nunnery and from 1295-1552 a cloister was located here. 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. 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