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. Two and two slept together, so it must have been strange being the only woman with all these men. Archaeological excavations in 1971-1983 unearthed 8 turf houses from 4-5 periods. In the Mývatn area by Lake Grænavatn, you will find a beautiful turf house called Grænavatn turf house or Green lake turf house. The turf lamb-houses at Keldur in South-Iceland. I must say that he looks really authentic dressed in this way ;), Stekkjarkot workingman's cottage in SW-Iceland. Icelandic turf houses belong to a tradition that was introduced by the Vikings in the 9th century. Truth is, it became the traditional and most followed way of building in Iceland. I had passed it several times before I decided on stopping and checking it out. In the highlands of Iceland, you will come across a small hut made out of rock with a corrugated iron roof and a birch tree on top. Il proprietario, un uomo sulla sessantina, viveva lì da ragazzo con i nonni. On Steingrímsfjarðarheiði heath in the Westfjords of Iceland, you will notice a small turf house a short distance away from the road. Since 1930 is has been under the care of the National Museum of Iceland, and is the first house to receive the honour of being declared as protected by the Director of the National Museum. The owners lived in the turf house until 1981 and after refurbishing it they moved into the turf house again. I have written a special travel-blog about Litlibær turf house if you want to see more photos of this lovely little turf house: Litlibær Turf House on the Hvítanes Peninsula in the Westfjords of Iceland - a Cute little Turf House Café. The hypothesis turf house stands next to the modern-looking Cathedral of Skálholt. Before his death, Gissur donated Reynistaður to a nunnery and from 1295-1552 a cloister was located here. The thick turf walls and roof were designed to keep the cold out, making the turf houses well-insulated. Up to the middle of the 20 th century, turf houses were the norm in Iceland. The turf farm was rebuilt in 1880. The turf house is in the possession of the National Museum of Iceland and is open daily from 8:00-18:00. Byggðasafn Vestfjarða - the District Museum of the Westfjords is in charge of the museum which shows us the ways of living of farmers and fishermen in this area in the first part of the 20th century. It was actually one of the largest front-houses of its kind at that time here in Iceland. The first one is called Brattahlíð and the second one is called Bergsstaðir. Turf outhouse at Dalshöfði farm in South-Iceland. The chapel at Efri-Brú was built in the liking of the style of chapels in Iceland from around 1200-1550 until the Reformation. When I visited Þverá I noticed that a creek had been channelled through one of the rooms - what a clever idea. The huge turf-outhouses at Langhús are still used to keep sheep in the wintertime, which makes them very special indeed. 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. Some of them are built with modern-day material. It was built in the traditional way, using only turf, wood and rock. I am glad that they kept 2 of the sheep outhouses to show us. Located about an hour’s drive from Reykjavik, The Icelandic Turf House Institute allows visitors an insight about these houses through their preserved turf farms. 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. The Icelandic Turf House. Per le persone interessate alla cultura e alla storia islandese nonché all'architettura: assolutamente da vedere. 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. Such sheds were shelters for people waiting for buses and shelter for milk-cans for the milk-truck. The altar and the pulpit in the church are original. 20-30 people were living in this turf house, which was first mentioned in the Book of Settlement. Il proprietario / curatore era uno dei membri della famiglia di questa proprietà. Stekkjarkot was a so-called þurrabúð - a workingman's cottage, made of timber, rock and turf. in 1975-1977 and again in 1985, 1994 and 2000. Opening photo: Skógar museum in the wintertime. Scegli un'altra data. As back when I was born in 1965 the last inhabitants of the turf houses were moving out. This turf church is now closed to the public. The entrance to the museum is free of charge. My photos are from my visit a couple of years back. Non c'è erba sulle case, sono in, acciaio corrugato e non c'è molto da vedere. Reynistaður was a manor and here many a chieftain lived, f.ex. Thus the old method of building turf houses is being passed on to the new generations of Icelanders. As a result, grass- and turf-covered houses were developed. It’s flexible, so can be rolled up like wallpaper. There are very few remaining turf houses in South-Iceland, so this turf house is well worth a visit while hiking in Skaftafell. My great-grandfather, Bjarni Benediktsson, was born in this turf house. The first written record of a turf farm at Árbær dates back to 1464. 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. I told you about the turf house at Núpsstaður earlier in this travel-blog. 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. Stekkjarkot was rebuilt in 1993. The stable has now been turned into a service centre for tourists. 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. Corrugated iron has been added to the walls and roof to protect it from the Icelandic climate. Þverá turf house is one of my favourite photo models: The majestic Þverá Turf House in North-Iceland - closed to Visitors while it is under repair. It is one of the very few inhabited turf houses in Iceland. In East-Iceland you will find a replica of a 1000-year-old farm turf church, Geirsstaðakirkja church. At Keldur you will also find the oldest remaining structure in Iceland, an underpass which is believed to date back to the 11th-13th century or the Age of the Sturlung. 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. The Sorcerer's Cottage was opened on the 23rd of July 2005. It was a wealthy vicarage and a manor, built of turf, lava rocks from the vicinity and timber. At Akrar lives Helgi Sigurðsson, the head of Fornverkaskólinn, who teaches the old ways of building a turf house at Tyrfingsstaðir turf farm, which you can read about a little further in this travel-blog. Inside Grenjaðarstaður turf house in Iceland. Saurbæjarkirkja is made of thick turf, rock and wood. These big turf outhouses were in use until the 1970's when 4 of them were demolished when the road was built. Stekkjarkot was built for fishermen and their families. Mostrare la traduzione automatica? Check them out on Facebook. 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.! Skúli was the Sheriff here in Skagafjörður from 1711-1794. Turf houses are not exclusive Icelandic, this way of building dates back from the Iron age and were quite common in Norway. Inside Hofskirkja turf church in South-Iceland. I tried finding these turf outhouses in April 2018, but couldn't, so I am going to join a guided tour from the farmers at Nonna and Brynjuhús soon. That church was located at Silfrastaðir in Skagafjörður in North-Iceland - and torn down 54 years later, in 1896. Historic records suggest that up to 50 percent of Icelandic dwellings were partially comprised of turf until the late 19th century. The turf house at Austur-Meðalholt, or Íslenski bærinn, as it is also called, meaning the Icelandic turf farm, is built in the sunnlenskur style (the southern style) and made with turf and rocks and timber. The last inhabitants moved out in 1947 and Glaumbær has since belonged to the National Museum of Iceland. It was erected in 2006 and is made with rocks, wood and turf. These brightly blue-painted turf outhouses I found at Vallarhjáleiga in Flóahreppur in South-Iceland, but a relative of mine owns this land. It is a horse stable and a storeroom, built of turf, stones and wood in the traditional way. It is a replica of a 17th-century turf house of a tenant farmer - and it shows us what a sorcerer's home might have looked like. Condividi un'altra esperienza prima di partire. Galtastaðir-fram in East-Iceland is a small turf farm, which has belonged to the National Museum of Iceland since 1976. Núpsstaður turf outhouse in South-Iceland. I had a look around and hope he doesn't mind me posting photos of his amazing turf outhouses in my travel-blog. 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. Tyrfingsstaðir turf house is built in the Marbæli style and is a good example of what the common turf farms looked like in the first part of the 20th century. At Hvítanes peninsula in Skötufjörður fjord in the Westfjords of Iceland, you will find a lovely little reconstructed turf house called Litlibær, or the Small farm. Inoltre, la tua guida spiega la storia e la geologia locale che non impareresti a viaggiare da solo. Tour e attività più venduti a e vicino a Selfoss. In Herjólfsdalur valley in the Westman islands, you will find the hypothesis house Herjólfsbærinn - Herjólfur's old farmstead. 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. Inside Selið turf house in Skaftafell in South-Iceland. 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. Nýibær has belonged to the National Museum of Iceland since 1956, which reconstructed it and opened it to the public in 1958. Laufas and Glaumbaer are two Icelandic turf houses that give a good impression of Icelandic life before the advent of timber or concrete houses in the 20th century. Isn't it beautiful? In 2010 the locals rebuilt the stall and it is now open to visitors. Puoi conoscere la sua costruzione. In the photo above you can see how the turf walls are panelled with wood. The turf house was abandoned in 1967 around the time the last inhabitants of turf houses in Iceland moved out. The turf houses in this area are mainly built from lava, seeing that this is a volcanic area. Imagine that, we could have lost this little turf church! Turf outhouses at Staður in the Westfjords of Iceland. The cellar in the turf house and the well are original. Lómagnúpur in South-Iceland - the smallest Turf Church, Hofskirkja Turf Church in Öræfi in South-East Iceland - the youngest one. Bustarfell is a huge turf house and consists of 17 houses, but each gable and outhouse counts as one unit. Building a turf house was the traditional way here in Iceland. 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. Seen today, turf houses are green-cloaked homes with grass on the roofs that are laid into the natural landscape. Steingrímsfjarðarheiði turf hospice in the Westfjords of Iceland. There are also a couple of abandoned turf houses. Se risiedi in un altro paese o in un'altra area geografica, seleziona la versione appropriata di Tripadvisor dal menu a discesa. Il proprietario era gentile e premuroso. Hofsstaðir in Skagafjörður was erected in 1906 and totally rebuilt in 1997-2001. They remained the most common form of housing in Iceland until the 20th century, when urbanization and modernization took the country by storm. It is so well-maintained that it looks like a museum. One of the characters mentioned in the Icelandic Njálusaga, Ingjaldur … 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. Hotel Laki and its Amazing Surroundings in South-Iceland, Drangeyjarskáli on Drangey island in North-Iceland in the fog. There you will find 2 turf outhouses remaining out of a cluster of 6 outhouses. I knocked on the doors of the farmer at Langhús, Baldur Hjaltason, but he was not at home. Tyrfingsstaðir turf house was inhabited until 1969. Which makes the turf house of Keldur the oldest house in Iceland - at least parts of it. An older turf house was moved up on the hill to the current location of Selið back in 1832-1850 when the glacial river Skaftá was acting up. The tenants had to rely solely on fishing, as they were forbidden to keep domestic animals. I am very glad that they were able to safe them so that we, and the future generations, can see what turf outhouses in Fljótsdalur valley looked like. The turf church was built to the liking of the old church at Silfrastaðir and consecrated in 1961 at Árbæjarsafn Folk Museum. The church has been refurbished and repaired over the years. Tyrfingsstaðir turf house in North-Iceland with many more photos of this special turf farm, Núpsstaður turf outhouses in South-Iceland. For the most part of her working years at sea, which lasted until 1843, she was a so-called formaður, which was remarkable for a woman at that time. Glaumbær consists of 14 houses. You will be greeted by a man dressed in the old traditional "skinnklæði", which the Icelandic fishermen used to wear at sea. We have got 4 hypothetical turf houses in Iceland, which were erected close to Viking ruins discovered during archaeological excavations. The hypothesis house shows us what we believe that the oldest type of turf houses in Iceland looked like in the 10th century. The outhouses in my photos are the main ones, but there are several other turf outhouses on the land of Langhús. Grafarkirkja turf church is now closed to the public for its preservation, but you can have a look at it from the outside. I haven't visited it yet, but you can see photos here. The building style is a later time building style and Grænavatn turf house is one of its kind in Iceland. I took this photo when the church was still open. 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. The surroundings are so beautiful in the Westfjords that I had to show you what this cove looks like. It is the only turf church we have got in Reykjavík - and it isn't even of Reykjavík origin. According to old sources, the chapel at Efri-Brú had collapsed in 1708 and only the outwalls were standing. If you like them you should be able to find them easily in Iceland in summer. On the website of the National Museum of Iceland, it is written that this turf church is now closed to the public. At night, the inhabitants gathered in the baðstofa (sitting room), where they ate, did handiwork and slept. Keldur has been rebuilt many times over the c… 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. There used to be 16 other turf houses on the heath, which got abandoned during the volcanic eruption in 1875 in Askja, including Sænautasel. Kudos to them for a job well done! Icelandic people lived in turf houses up until the early twentieth century, and today only a few of these houses and churches still stand. So common that nowadays it is considered the typical Icelandic house structure. The turf building technique is an old Northern European phenomenon, which dates back to at least the Iron Age. 6 recensioni . This little hut is called Tumbi (Miðfellskofi or Fellnakofi). In 1999 - 30 years after Litlibær was abandoned - Þjóðminjasafnið - the National Museum of Iceland - rebuilt it in its original turf house form and now Litlibær serves as a good example of the turf houses in which the less affluent lived. Such fishermen's huts, made with turf, rock and wood, were to be found in many places in Iceland. I highly recommend visiting this museum while in Reykjavík! Saurbæjarkirkja has belonged to the National Museum of Iceland since 1962. At Hrafnseyri in the Westfjords of Iceland, you will see a beautiful reconstructed turf house. It consists of 3 connected turf houses, made of turf, driftwood from Strandir and rocks. 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. You can read more and see photos of the inside of the original Viking longhouse in my travel-blog: Stöng - Ruins of a Real Viking Settlement Manor and the Reconstructed Saga-Age Farm in Iceland. It was built in the southern style in 1912 and inhabited until 1946. The original turf houses are delicate though and cannot withstand too much traffic, so we must preserve them the best we can. Questa è una versione del sito destinata in generale a chi parla Italiano in Italia. 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. On the other side of the road, you will see another beautiful turf house; the vestry. At Möðrudalur you will find Fjallakaffi - a very popular oasis for travellers around Iceland, where you can get traditional Icelandic food. 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. Icelandic turf house Last updated March 12, 2020 Turf houses of the burstabær style in Glaumbær Peat wall, Glaumbær, Iceland. 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. Þverá turf house has belonged to the National Museum of Iceland since 1968 and it was preserved in 1990. The turf house is only 2.4 x 2.5 metres and is the oldest atelier in Iceland. The small farm is called Gullbringa and the small turf house from 1884 is called Arngrímsstofa. 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. Þorvaldarbúð was the last lived-in fishermen's hut of the many fishermen's huts on the peninsula. Þuríður was a remarkable woman; she started fishing on rowing boats with her father when she was only 11 years old and when she was 17 she had become an able-bodied seaman. It is one of the turf houses, which is closed to the public. See this. I remember how excited we were about hearing her stories from the turf house when we were little. Möðrudalur the highest located farm in Iceland. I want to show you, travellers in my country, our old architectural heritage - the turf houses of Iceland, which are a passion of mine. These turf outhouses are made of driftwood, slab, turf and rocks. In 1994 a house was moved from Húsavík to Mánárbakki to house the museum and the turf house was built. Grænavatn is a turf house located in the Lake Mývatn Area in North Iceland, owned by the National Museum of Iceland. It is reconstructed and while my father-in-law was working for Vegagerðin - the Road Administration of Iceland, he was in charge of reconstructing this turf shed. It has got stone walls, as it is really hard to maintain the turf houses, which are built in the traditional way. Hofsstaðir turf house in Skagafjörður North-Iceland. Grænavatn turf house has belonged to the National Museum of Iceland since the year 2000. The proprietors live in the turf house in the summertime and run a café in the old turf sheepcote. Keldur consists of a dwelling house with a number of outbuildings. The architecture of Iceland draws from Scandinavian influences and traditionally was influenced by the lack of native trees on the island. Non ci sono tour o attività prenotabili online nelle date selezionate. They divided the turf house into two parts for each of their families. But you can have a peek at it from the road above. 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. Laufás turf house in Eyjafjörður in North-Iceland is one of the bigger turf houses, which is now a museum. The photos I post here are of the turf outhouses at Núpsstaður. 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). If you like them you should be able to find them easily in Iceland in summer. Advertise, find, buy or sell houses, villas, apartments & land. In my photo below you will see the vestry which is opposite Árbæjarkirkja turf church. 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. In it lived and worked the noted Arngrímur Gíslason, folk artist  (1829-1887), who built the turf house himself of turf, rock and timber. Turf houses have to be maintained frequently and in 1997-2000 Nýibær got a makeover. Hjallur is open to visitors. Parts of it date back to the 17th century. 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. You can read more and see a lot of photos in my travel-blog: The Majestic Grænavatn Turf House at Mývatn in North-Iceland, Grenjaðarstaður turf house in North-Iceland. Turf houses need a lot of maintenance, and Helgi at Fornverkaskólinn, who is in charge of maintaining the turf houses all over Iceland, once told me that it would be too costly and time-consuming to maintain all the turf outhouses and that some of them will not make it, so to speak. Non preoccuparti di tracciare un itinerario: lascia che la tua guida e il tuo autista ti portino al cratere di Kerid, alla Laguna Blu, alla cascata di Gullfoss e altro ancora. I would love to join one of their courses. I will show you both these turf structures later in this travel-blog. In 1960 a concrete cellar was added to the church and it was reconstructed in 2002-2005. Barmar is one of the few turf houses which is privately owned. The inhabitants would often sleep two and two in a bed together, half sitting up. 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. Hofskirkja turf church in Öræfi in SE-Iceland is the last one of the remaining turf churches to be built in this beautiful turf style. Laufás turf farm was built in 1866-1877 and here was a wealthy vicarage and a manor. Litlibær is open during the summertime from mid-May until the beginning of September. The turf church was discovered in an archaeological dig back in 1997 on the land of Geirsstaðir, together with a Viking longhouse and a circular wall surrounding the buildings. 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. 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. They offered superior insulation compared to buildings solely made of wood or stone. Il posto era invaso e si sentiva abbandonato piuttosto che un museo, Fattoria originale Turf - di proprietà della famiglia fondatrice, Ciao, siamo stati benissimo a visitare questo museo. Nowadays we don't have many turf houses left in Iceland as they need a lot of maintenance. 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. These turf houses are now under the supervision of the Cultural Heritage Agency. The lychgate and old bells at Grenjaðarstaður, Þjóðminjasafn Íslands - the National Museum of Iceland - Húsasafn, Af jörðu - íslensk torfhús - Hjörleifur Stefánsson, Barmar - torfbær í Reykhólasveit - Morgunblaðið, Book your complete trip with the best companies only, Iceland is spectacular in so many ways and Icelandic nature is quite unique with its vast landscape,  volcanic activity, geothermal areas, glacier lagoons and sceneries, black sand beaches and spect, People have been asking me where to find lupines in Iceland. Now, this is my take on the beautiful turf houses in Iceland, for which I have had a life-long passion. At Núpsstaður in South-Iceland a dilapidated turf house can be found, dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. The owners run a restaurant and a guesthouse on the opposite side of the road in Skagafjörður. Anteprima. The beautiful turf house itself is the show-piece and it is not furnished, like the other turf houses, which are now museums. This turf house is privately owned and a museum. In this turf house, you will find a café. 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. The Old Stable at Lýtingsstaðir in Skagafjörður was built in 2015 as a museum. 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. The sign of Þjóðminjasafn Íslands - the National Museum of Iceland. Laufás turf house in Eyjafjörður in North-Iceland is one of the bigger turf houses, which is now a museum. This is the only outhouse I have seen in Iceland painted in this bright blue colour :), A turf outhouse in Svarfaðardalur in North-Iceland. "When an Icelandic turf house is abandoned and collapses the building material is returned back to nature completely intact, leaving only a green heap of turf," he says. 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