Iceland review - 2016, Qupperneq 105

Akranes
Folk Museum
Guided tour Mon. - Fri. at 14
Open for group reservations
(Closed during other hours
during the winter season)
museum@museum.is
+354 4315566
Akranes
Lighthouse
Open Tue.-Sat. from 11-17
For futher information
contact us by email
info@akranes.is or by
phone +354 894 2500
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AKRANES FOLK MUSEUM
At the Akranes Folk Museum, visitors can ‘travel back in time’ and
explore the history of the town and the surroundings, with special
emphasis on the fishing industry. Outdoors, there is a collection
of houses and boats that are key to the history of the town. For
instance, the red house Neðri-Sýrupartur was built in 1875, and is
considered to be the oldest wooden house in the town. Visitors
can go inside the houses and explore. There is also a collection
of fishing boats on the grounds, and a new wood building was
erected in 2013 to house the annual Nordic blacksmithing com-
petition. There is also a café inside the main museum building
that serves coffee, soft drinks and cakes.
Plan to spend some time in Akranes during your next trip out west.
visitakranes.is