Farm Museum in Glaumbaer

Glaumbaer’s herbal houses were built in the late nineteenth century, but the origins of the farm date back to earlier times. Most of its stone buildings were created by Vikings who lived in these places in the eleventh century.

In Iceland, houses made of turf with a wooden frame or stone walls were the main type of house between the 9th and 19th centuries.

In Glaumbaer you can visit the museum-farm, where you will be told about the unique technique of building these huts.

The farm is a group of houses connected by tunnels. Each farm house was built at different times. Such buildings often had to be renovated, as they were poorly resistant to precipitation. There was not enough wood to build more practical houses.