4 Best Sights in Hólar, North Iceland

Built using 14th-century building methods, Auðunarstofa is a reconstruction of an unusual 14th-century bishop’s residence. The original building was brought from Norway around 1316 by a Norwegian man named Auðun Rauði Þorbergsson and erected at Hólar where he was a bishop (1313–22). The building was reconstructed using wood from Norway in 2002.

A guided tour of this dedicated horse museum, based at Hólar’s lovely old stables, provides a fascinating insight into Iceland’s distinctive breed of horse and the historic role it has played since the country was settled in the 9th century.

A well-preserved 19th-century turf farmhouse, Nýibær is located next to the university buildings. Maintained by the National Museum of Iceland since 1956, the house is open to visitors daily from 8 am to 6 pm.