Reykholt is always beautiful no matter the season and wintertime can be quite amazing here in the countryside with three glaciers to make the picture absolutely perfect ! the 3 " ELO" making the perfect background are ; Eiríksjökull, Langjökull and Ok
This winter there have been many groups visiting Reykholt, some are from Japan whom are Aurora hunting :) It is difficult to be sure when the Northern Lights will appear, as this depends on many different factors as solar-activity and a clear sky is of course necessary!
The groups visiting Reykholt normally stay at the Fosshotel, a highly recommendable hotel and next door is Snorrastofa.
Most guests staying at the hotel visit Snorrastofa and many of our japanese "Winter Iceland" travellers get a full hour lecture about Snorri and Reykholt.
My name is Sigrun Guttormsdóttir Þormar. I live inBorgarfjord west Iceland, where I work as a project leader at the cultural medieval center Snorrastofa in Reykholt. For those that don't know, Reykholt was the home of Snorri Sturluson, medieval writer and poet whom lived in Reykholt from 1206 to 1241. He was the author of the Edda, Heimskringla (History of the kings of Norway) and Egils Saga Skallagrimsson. For me Snorri is the most amazing employer whom I proudly serve and constantly present in my every day life! He is absolutely still going strong at 835 years of age. Please come and visit us at www.snorrastofa.is. We are open all weekdays during the winter and all days during summer. We have an exhibition about Snorri Sturluson and offer lectures for groups. Hope to see you soon :)
