Laufas is an old turf farmhouse and museum on the eastern shore of Eyjafjordur in North Iceland. The present buildings date from the 19th century. It is open to visitors in the summer season.
The turf farmhouse at Laufas
Laufas sits a short drive north of the town of Akureyri. The turf farmhouse is a row of gabled buildings joined together, with walls of turf and stone and a timber front. A wooden church stands beside the farmhouse.
Life in a turf house
Laufas was the home of a well-off clergyman's household and farm. Inside, the rooms are set out with furniture and tools to show how a farming household lived. A farm has stood here far longer than the present buildings.
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