Visit vikings, The Commonwealth farm
Þjórsárdalur, 804 SelfossSouth Iceland
The Commonwealth farm in Þjórsárdalur is one of Iceland's best kept secrets. The farmhouse, built on the site of one of the manor farms of the Age of Settlement, is constructed as experts thought it would have been. Visitors have the opportunity of acquainting themselves with the buildings the Icelanders' ancestors lived in and of learning about the conditions they lived in and about their daily life.
The Commonwealth farm is based on the ruins of the former manor farm, Stöng in Þjórsárdalur which is considered to have been abandoned after its destruction in the Hekla eruption of the 1104. Opening hours: Open every day from June 1st to September 30th, 10:00-17:30 Phone nr. 695-2330 Closed during winter
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