Stekkjarkot

 place with historical importance, cottage complex, interesting place

"A classic example of the roughly built turf, stone and timber fishermans cottage, once common on the Reykjanes peninsula and other coastal areas of Iceland.
Stekkjarkot was opened to the public in 1993 by Iceland former president Vigdis Finnbogadottir, following a year of restorations.
Stekkjarkot provides a telling insight into how cottages of this type looked like. Its history as a domestic dwelling is patchy, it was first built during the years 1855 - 1857 and occupied for 30 years and then was abandoned. In 1917 it was refurbished but by 1924 it had been abandoned once again and this time for good. The older part of the cottage, with its open hearth, dates back to the 19th Century."

off Njardarbraut
Innri Njardvik
260 Reykjanesbaer
Iceland

Opened June - August, Thursday - Sunday 01.00pm - 05.00pm
other opening hours by request

Tel. 00354 865 6160

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