Laufás Turf Houses and Church


Torfhäuser von Laufás im Schnee

After two nights at Mývatn we went on to Akureyri. On the way we spontaneously turned off to the turf houses and the church of Laufás.

Turf houses and a small church

The turf houses were beautiful, but the small Icelandic church next to them particularly appealed to me. It would be the perfect setting for a small wedding. The farmstead on the Eyjafjörður was built between 1853 and 1882, and the church dates from 1865. Today the old turf farm is a museum run by the Akureyri Museum.

Turf houses of Laufás in the snow
Five gables in the snow – the turf houses of Laufás on Eyjafjörður.
Snowy window on a wooden house in Laufás
A window with a cap of snow on the wooden wall.
White wooden church of Laufás in winter
The little church of Laufás from 1865 – the perfect setting for a small wedding.
Carved and painted figure of Christ the Saviour in the church of Laufás
Salvator: a carved, brightly painted figure of Christ in the church.
Hymn board with numbers and a brass candlestick in the church of Laufás
The hymn board with its numbers, a brass candlestick in front.
Light blue ceiling with stars in the church of Laufás
A pale blue ceiling with stars above the nave.
Interior of the church of Laufás with pews and pulpit from above
Pews, pulpit and the blue vault – the church from above.
View through a church window to the snowy gate of Laufás
Through the church window to the snowy gate.
Gable of a wooden house with a weather vane in Laufás
A gable with a weathervane.
Oil lamp behind a window with a lace curtain in Laufás
An oil lamp behind the lace curtain.
Reflection of a lamp in a window in Laufás
A lamp and the winter landscape reflected in the window glass.
Gables of the turf houses and church tower of Laufás in the snow
The gables of the turf houses, the church tower at the end of the row.
Church of Laufás with a red roof under winter clouds
The church with its red roof under winter clouds.
Red horseshoe on a light blue wooden door in Laufás
A red horseshoe on the pale blue door.
Small windows in a snowy turf roof in Laufás
Small windows peeping out of the snowy turf roof.
Turf house with a red gable in the snow at Laufás
A turf house with a red gable, almost sunk in the snow.
Old red tractor in the snow in Laufás
An old red tractor waiting in the snow.

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