Sænautasel

Over het museum

Sænautasel is a highland farm on Jökuldalsheiði, by the lake Sænautavatn. People farmed there from 1843 to 1943, apart from a five-year break after the Askja eruption of 1875, when settlement on the heath was abandoned for a time. The farm was rebuilt in 1992 and has welcomed visitors in the summer ever since.

The guided tour tells the story of the people who lived on the heath, where settlement continued into the 20th century. It is said that Halldór Kiljan Laxness stayed at Sænautasel in the 1920s and that the farm influenced his novel Sjálfstætt fólk (Independent People).

In an old sheepfold there is a restaurant that serves coffee and pancakes by candlelight from midsummer until autumn. The Skessugarður and Stuðlagil are nearby.

Hoogtepunten

• A rebuilt 19th-century highland farm by Sænautavatn
• Guided tours on the life of people on Jökuldalsheiði
• Connection to Halldór Laxness and Sjálfstætt fólk
• Coffee and pancakes in an old sheepfold
• Stuðlagil and Skessugarður nearby

Vaste collectie

• Heiðarbýlið Sænautasel – A rebuilt turf farmhouse showing farming and daily life on Jökuldalsheiði, with a guided tour.

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

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Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

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Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The farm is on road F907 on Jökuldalsheiði, by the lake Sænautavatn.

Service & horeca

• Café

Light refreshments in an old sheepfold: pancakes and coffee by candlelight, from mid-June to mid-September.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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