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Sign in with FacebookGarðabær - Hofsstaðir Settlement Age farm.
Regina1965 Says: A Settlement Age farm was found in Garðabær in 1986. It is a Viking long-house dating back to ca 870-930, and an unusually big one, 8 x 30 m, which is the...
The District museum St. Jósefsspítali hospital.
Regina1965 Says: On the ground floor of Hafnarfjörður District museum are circulating exhibitions. When I visited in 2012 there was an exhibition on St. Jósefsspítali hospital,...
The District museum - The old toys in the attic.
Regina1965 Says: In the attic/top floor of the District museum is the toy exhibition. I thought it needed a special tip. It is ever so lovely visiting it, especially being up...
Hafnarfjörður District museum.
Regina1965 Says: The Hafnarfjörður District Museum or Hafnarfjörður Museum (it kind of goes by two names) is called Byggðasafn Hafnarfjarðar in Icelandic and consists of several...
The District museum - The Occupation.
Regina1965 Says: On the first floor (one floor up) at the museum there is an exhibition on the occupation of Iceland during WW2.The wax-soldiers looks so alive that I was taken...
The Sívertsen house - upstairs.
Regina1965 Says: Seeing that the Sívertsen´s house is the oldest house in Hafnarfjörður with so many rooms, I want to show you what it looks like upstairs as well.Down-stairs...
The Hafnarfjörður Museum - The Sívertsen´s house.
Regina1965 Says: The Sívertsen´s house is a must see when visiting Hafnarfjörður. It is a part of the Hafnarfjörður District Museum and is the oldest house in Hafnarfjörður,...
Hafnarfjörður Museum - Siggubær - Sigga´s house.
Regina1965 Says: Siggubær - Sigga´s house is part of Hafnarfjörður Museum. It is not by the main area of Hafnarfjörður Museum, so one has to go look for it a further up by...
Beggubúð - Hafnarfjörður´s Museum of Commerce.
Regina1965 Says: Part of the Hafnarfjörður Museum and located in a square behind the museum is the old shop Beggubúð. It is such a cute little shop, I love going there. It is...
Hellisgerði park - such a lovely park.
Regina1965 Says: There is such a lovely park in Hafnarfjörður - Hellisgerði park. It is no ordinary park, it is located in a lava field, which adds to the magic of the park -...
Hafnarfjörður - Gamla vínhúsið: Nice place to eat, great steak
jojes Says: This restaurant immediately attracks attention when arriving in the centre of Hafnarfjörður.The building once served as a winehouse.The location - close to the...
Hafnarfjörður - the harbour area
jojes Says: Hafnarfjörður - litterally "the harbour fjord" - has a nice natural harbour area.It's rather a working-harbour than a recreational one, but still nice.The...
Hafnarfjörður - Reykjavík´s neighouring town.
Hafnarfjörður is part of the Great-Reykjavík area and celebrated its 100-year-birthday in June 2008 with a lot of activities, like a 100 meters' long cake, a big out-side concert, a lot of Viking...
Hafnarfjordur presently has a population of about 20,000 - according to my Lonely Planet guide. That would make it one of the largest population centers outside of Reykjavik itself. Yet it retains its...
Hafnarfjörður is my home town. I lived here all my life. It´s a beutiful place in the middle of the lava with friendly little houses, 10 km from the capital Reykjavík. The number of inhabitant in...
'Hafnarfjörður' means 'harbour fjord', thanks to the natural harbour located here. This harbour is known already since the 1300's and has known a continuous port trade ever since. It makes for a nice...
We took the Graylines bus from the airport to Hafnarfjordur. We were staying in the Viking Hotel. We arrived late at night - after midnight and found the door locked. We rang the bell but no-one came....
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