Reykjavík Grapevine - Nov 2019, Page 19

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➊ The Cave
People
Háholt 2c, Laugarvatn
Info: thecavepeople.is
Tel: +354 888 19 22
Can you imagine how it is to live in a cave?
Well less than 100 years ago a normal
Icelandic family did!
The caves have now been renovated and
look the way they did when the last cave
dwellers in Iceland lived there only a
Century ago.
Join us in a Guided tour in the Caves and
their Surroundings and we will bring the sto-
ry to life with amazing tales about how they
lived, their struggles and their happiness.
➋ Give It a
Chance, It Might
Suprise You
Austurmörk 21, Hveragerði
Info: listasafnarnesinga.is
Tel: +354 483 1727
The Listasafn Árnesinga / LÁ Art Museum
is only 40 minutes’ drive from Reykjavík on
the Golden Circle in the geothermal town of
Hveragerdi. On Bus 51 route.
We welcome you to exhibitions of modern
and contemporary art in our spacious art
galleries. We also offer a seating area with
wealth of art related material, activity for
children and a small Café.
Entrance free of charge.
➌ The Bobby
Fischer Center
Austurvegur 21, Selfoss
Info: fischersetur.is
Tel: +354 894 12 75
The Bobby Fischer Center houses memo-
rabilia of the world chess champion Robert
James Fischer. The Center also serves as a
club house for Skákfélag Selfoss and others
that want to play chess, offers chess classes,
and hosts chess tournaments. In addition, the
Center has a small chess library for those
who want to learn more about chess and
offers lectures about the chess game and
other related matters.
From May 15th to Sept. 15th: open daily,
13.00 - 16.00 or appointment by contacting
the personnal at the Sjafnarblóm store on
the first floor at the Center Building.
➍ Skógar
Museum
Skógasafn 1 (Museum way),
Skógar
Info: skogasafn.is
Tel: +354 487 88 45
Skógar Museum was founded in 1949 and
now hosts a collection of more than 18,000
regional artifacts, exhibited in 3 Museums. It
is located 150 km east from Reykjavík just
off Ring Road 1 and 30 km west of Vík. The
Folk Museum offers variety of artifacts dis-
played on three floors and in the Open-Air
Museum you can catch the atmosphere of
times long gone. The Technical Museum tells
the story of technology and transportation
and its development in Iceland.
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Local Delights: South
ADVERTISEMENTS
➎ Local Guide of Vatnajökull
Hofsnes Mói, Öræfi
Tel: +354-894-1317
E-mail: info@localguide.is
We at Local Guide are a small family run
company, we pride ourselves in offering
glacier tours suitable for all abilities and
levels of enthusiasm. So whether you are
experiencing the glaciers for the first time,
or if you are a more adventurous explorer
with some experience on glaciers, we hope
you will enjoy a trip with us.
In the summertime we offer glacier hikes on
Vatnajökull, in the wintertime we specialize
in Ice Cave tours.