Ölvisholt Brugghús

The South


Solid range of microbrews from South Iceland, including the eye-catching Lava beer. Tours last 30 to 40 minutes (per person 3000kr) and include details about the history of the brewery, the brewing process, and a chance to sample some beers. Visitors must be 20 years or older.


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1. Kerið

6.5 MILES

Around 15.5km north of Selfoss on Rte 35, Kerið is a 6500-year-old explosion crater with vivid red and sienna earth and containing an ethereal green lake…

2. Turf House

6.96 MILES

This farmstead is a constant work in progress: every summer, an international group of students practices the building of Icelandic turf houses from local…

3. Bobby Fischer Center

7.06 MILES

This little museum houses the memorabilia of chess champion Bobby Fischer, who is buried 2km northeast in Laugardælirkirkja's cemetery. It is also a hang…

4. Selfosskirkja

7.43 MILES

The pretty riverside church in Selfoss was built in the 1950s.

5. Rjómabúið á Baugsstöðum

11.13 MILES

About 6km east of Stokkseyri, this old 1905 creamery dairy still has its original machinery. Interestingly, most of its products were sold to England…

6. Knarraros Lighthouse

11.29 MILES

Built between 1938 and 1939, this 26m-tall art nouveau lighthouse designed by Axel Sveinsson was Iceland's first built of reinforced concrete. It also…

7. Ljósafoss Power Station

11.64 MILES

The 1937 Ljósafoss Power Station catches the outflow of lake Úlfljótsvatn and turns it into electricity. In 2016, an elaborate state-of-the-art multimedia…

8. Draugasetrið

12.49 MILES

Inside a huge maroon-and-black warehouse in the centre of town, Draugasetrið is a veritable haunted house run by a gaggle of bloodthirsty youngsters. A 50…