This multilevel gingerbread house sells a super-festive selection of locally made decorations and traditional Icelandic Christmas foods. It’s 10km south of Akureyri on Rte 821. There's a sweet store next door selling homewares and food products, and out back is possibly Iceland's cutest food hut selling waffles and toffee apples.
Christmas Garden
North Iceland
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