2 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 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.