Regína Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir

Nonnahús and Nonni - the Honorary Citizen of Akureyri the Capital City of North-Iceland

Nonnahús museum is my favourite museum in Akureyri and a hidden gem in the capital city of North Iceland. I have such fond memories of visiting this museum when I was a child, and I visit Nonnahús museum every time I travel up north to Akureyri :)  Top photo: the lovely Nonnahús house Nonnahús as seen from above Nonnahús was the childhood home of Jón Stefán Sveinsson (1857-1944), who was called Nonni, but Icelandic men with the name Jón are often called Nonni or Jonni. Nonni wrote famous children's books about the adventures with his brother Manni.  Nonnahús is one of the oldest house