Glaumbær Turf Farm & Museum

Museum · Northwest

Glaumbær Turf Farm & Museum

Museum · Northwest

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561 Glaumbær, Iceland

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Glaumbær Turf Farm & Museum by null
Glaumbær Turf Farm & Museum by null
Glaumbær Turf Farm & Museum by null
Glaumbær Turf Farm & Museum by null
Glaumbær Turf Farm & Museum by null
Glaumbær Turf Farm & Museum by null
Glaumbær Turf Farm & Museum by null
Glaumbær Turf Farm & Museum by null
Glaumbær Turf Farm & Museum by null
Glaumbær Turf Farm & Museum by null
Glaumbær Turf Farm & Museum by null
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Historic turf houses offering a glimpse into 18th-century Icelandic life  

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561 Glaumbær, Iceland Get directions

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@byggdasafnskagfirdinga

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561 Glaumbær, Iceland Get directions

+354 453 6173
glaumbaer.is
@byggdasafnskagfirdinga

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Melike Kalkan

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Surprisingly well prepared, allowing an etnographic look into Icelandic life with turf building structures. I recommend this place to get a glimpse into earlier lives of people in Iceland - if it's on your way.

von

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A change from landscape views to an interesting look into Icelandic old homes and ways of living. Love it! Tunnels that connect some of the homes makes it a really awesome experience.

Timothy Davis

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We stumbled across this place while driving through. These turfhouses are on a whole different level. Multiple rooms offer a true feeling of living in these style homes. Was a very cool place to visit.

Marc Morrell

Google
Very interesting and well presented. The artifacts are many and numerous. It's a good self guided tour that you control the speed of going through it.

Valerie Robert

Google
A very cute place, but the little village is very small and you have to pay the entrance fee to really see what's behind the scenes. You can also take photos from the outside, but you can't necessarily see all the scenery.

Mockingjay Aym

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Can simply take pic outside without going in or paying for the entry ticket. Nice staff the the entrance

Preeti Dewan

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Beautiful views and had a nice lunch.

J Matthew Thomas

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Totally worth the stop and ticket (about $14 US). As an architect I really enjoyed experiencing the historic turf houses. Great explanations of the construction, history, and preservation. Buildings are fully accessible... feel and smell these spaces! Not sure I could survive the moldy smell and no heat! Wow