Katla Visitor Center

of Vík's historic center, housed in the historical building Brydebúð.

As a visitor center for Katla UNESCO Global Geopark, we welcome you to learn about the Geopark’s geology, the infamous volcano Katla and its eruptions and examine textures of local minerals including volcanic ash dating back to 1860.

In Hafnleysa, our maritime museum, you can discover the history of shipwrecks and disasters on South Iceland’s black beaches and get to know the lucky ship Skaftfellingur. Put yourself in the shoes of fishermen fighting the waves of the harbourless south coast and get to know the local artist Sigrún Jónsdóttir.

In the visitor center we can assist you to get the most out of your visit to Vík and the Mýrdalur region. You’ll find local

Víkurbraut 28, Vík

+354 487 1395 info@vik.is www.kotlusetur.is

Instagram: @Katlacentre products in our shop and can explore Vík by participating in the Vík Treasure Quest or check out our Culture walk that leads you through town. Maps of the area with all its exciting outdoor opportunities are also available here!

Opening hours:

May 15-Sept 15: Daily 10am-5pm.

See website for winter opening hours.

Keldur is a historic turf farm which is the largest preserved turf farm in South Iceland.

In addition to the farmhouse and the church, you will find storehouses, a smithy, a millhouse, a cattleshed, a stable, a sheep corral, a secret tunnel, and more. Keldur is well-documented in Icelandic history. One of the characters in Njáls Saga lived here. In the 12-13th century, Keldur was an important manor owned by the powerful Oddi clan. Its chieftain, Jón Loftsson (d. 1197), lived here towards the end of his life.

Keldur, 851 Hella

+354 530 2200 / www.nationalmuseum.is nationalmuseum@nationalmuseum.is

Opnening hours:

June-Aug: Daily 10am-5pm.

Admission: ISK 1.500.

Seniors and students: ISK 800.

Skógar Museum is a cultural heritage collection of regional folk craft artefacts and is divided into three parts

The Folk Museum offers a huge variety of artefacts displayed on three floors: fishing, agriculture, textile and natural history, as well as artefacts dating back to the Viking Age. In the Open Air Museum visitors can catch the atmosphere of times long gone and experience how Icelanders lived through the centuries in farms made from turf and stone. The Technical Museum tells the story of technology and transportation and its development in Iceland in the 19th and 20th century. It also houses a souvenir shop and the Freya Café. Guided tours are available by appointment, for more information see www.skogasafn.is.

Skógar, 861 Hvolsvöllur

+354 487 8845 booking@skogasafn.is www.skogasafn.is

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Skógar Museum

Opening hours:

Jun-Aug 9am-6pm

Sep-May 10am-5pm

Admission: ISK 2.500

Seniors and students: ISK 1.800

Children 12-17: ISK 1.500