Gljúfrasteinn was the home and workplace of Halldór Laxness (winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955) and his family for more than half a century. It has now been opened to the public as a museum, unchanged from when Laxness lived there.
Þingvallavegur 270 Reykjavik Iceland
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Tuesdays to Sundays 10.00 – 17.00 ISK 800. Laxness house.
Tuesdays to Sundays 10.00 – 17.00 ISK 800
Nice horses on the other side!
Ótrúlega hús og þvílíkir listmunir
Iceland's most obscure landmark, the graffiti Flatus Lifir (Flatus lives) has been on this wall in some form or another since 1991, with a myriad of urban legends sprouting to explain its origins. - Jóhann Ævar
Stunning at every turn. Separating tectonic plates, waterfalls and hiking. Beautiful! - Philip Beasley