In November 1977, a group of people, mainly women, founded The Handknitting Association of Iceland.
Their aim was to increase their income by knitting and selling sweaters and other garments from the unique wool characteristic of the Icelandic sheep.
All our handmade products are knitted in Iceland by members of The Handknitting Association of Iceland.
Reykjavík, from settlement to the present day: The Settlement Exhibition – step into the Viking Age
An open excavation where Viking ruins meet digital technology. Discovered during building work, these remnants of the past are the earliest evidence of human settlement in the city.
Reykjavík … the story continues
Family-friendly and informative exhibition about the development of Reykjavík from a farm to a city. Visitors get an insight into the complex history of Reykjavík through the development of house construction and planning.
The restaurant Þrir Frakkar, was opened on March 1. 1989 and has been run by the chef Úlfar Eysteinsson and his family since then.
The restaurant is conveniently located in the downtown area and is within walking distance of the major shops and services in the city center.
The chef Stefán Úlfarsson, have continuously placed emphasis on fish courses and the restaurant has become well known for its delicious fish fare. Other specialities on the menu include whale meat and sea bird entrees.
A good restaurant is the place that gets its customers back for a visit. To ensure this, you need to have ambition in your cooking and choose high-quality ingredients. Although our menu seems simple, each dish is ambitious and uses only high quality ingredients.
We therefore promise to safeguard the quality and strive to make all dishes as they should be made.
Barion is located in two places, one is in Mosfellsbær and the other one is at Grandi area.
Kjarvalsstaðir houses the works of one of Iceland’s most influential and recognised artists, Jóhannes S. Kjarval. The exhibitions at Kjarvalsstaðir focus primarily on paintings and sculptures of the established masters of modern art.
The building is a fine example of Nordic modernism, it features floor-to-ceiling windows that look onto the beautiful Klambratún Park.
Klambratún is one of the largest public parks in Reykjavik and puts a great look on the Hlíðar neighbourhood. Klambratún, which has also been named Miklatún, is bounded by Hringbraut, Rauðarárstígur, Flókagata and Langahlíð, but the area is named after the farm Klambrar.
Klambratún is one of the largest public parks specially designed as part of the city's general plan, which began in the 1960s. The Reykjavík Art Museum, Kjarvalsstaðir is located at the northern end of Klambratún.
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