Iceland review - 2013, Side 4

WARMTH FOR
MORE THAN
A CENTURY
WOOL SWEATERS,
BLANKETS & ACCESORIES,
TRADITIONAL CRAFTS
& MODERN ART
1896
ÁLAFOSSVEGUR 23, MOSFELLSBÆR
OPEN: MON -FRI 9:00 - 18:00
& SAT 9:00 - 16:00
www.alafoss.is
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Trea­sure chest
Experience Viking-Age Reykja­vík a­t the new Settlement
Exhibition. The focus of the exhibition is a­n exca­va­ted
longhouse site which da­tes from the 10th century ad. It
includes relics of huma­n ha­bita­tion from a­bout 871, the
oldest such site found in Icela­nd.

Multimedia­ techniques bring Reykja­vík’s pa­st to life,
providing visitors with insights into how people lived in
the Viking Age, a­nd wha­t the Reykja­vík environment
looked like to the first settlers.
Aða­lstræti 16
www.reykja­vik871.is
National
Museum
of Iceland
The country’s largest museum of cultural history featuring a permanent
exhibition on Iceland’s extraordinary history from settlement to present day.
Opening hours:
Summer (May 1st – September 15th):
Daily 10am – 5pm.
Winter (September 16th – April 30th):
Daily 11am – 5pm except Mondays.
Guided tours in English:
June 1st – September 15th:
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday 11am.
Suðurgata 41 • 101 Reykjavík
Tel. 530 2200 • www.natmus.is