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Gljúfrasteinn is a writer's home museum, which was the former home of Halldór Kiljan Laxness, a 1955 Nobel Prize for Literature winner. It is located in Mosfellsbær, east of Reykjavík, Iceland.
A unique Icelandic experience. Worth your time.
Check local conditions before visiting. Iceland's weather changes fast.
Map of Gljúfrasteinn
Gljúfrasteinn is in the Reykjavík Area, Iceland at 64.1809°N, 21.5819°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Getting there- Road 36 (Mosfellsdalur)
- Off the main road
- 0.1 km from Route 36
Nearest town- Reykjavíkurborg — 5.4 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 18 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 992 mapped places within 20 km
Gljúfrasteinn weather and conditions
At Gljúfrasteinn in Reykjavik, conditions as of 11 September 2026, 03:45 (Iceland time): 4°C (feels like -1°C), drizzle, wind 7 m/s gusting to 11 m/s, 0.2 mm precipitation in the last hour. Daylight today: 13 h 37 m (sunrise 06:35, sunset 20:12). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 11 September 2026, 03:45 · source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Nearby
km column = your drive
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Árbæjarsafn13 km - 2
Listasafn Sigurjóns Ólafssonar15 km - 3
Ásmundarsafn15 km - 4Höfði16 km
- 5Kjarvalsstaðir17 km
Waterfalls
A waterfall in the Capital Area.
A waterfall in the Capital Area.
A waterfall in the Capital Area.
Álafoss is a waterfall on the river Varmá in Mosfellsbær, Iceland. .
Hot Springs
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Campsites
The Mosskogar camping site is located in a peaceful grove in Mosfellsdalur.
The camp site in Mosfellsbær has good facilities for tents, folding campers, trailers and…
Greater Reykjavík area campsite. Urban convenience with easier booking than central city…
West Iceland camping. Access to Snæfellsnes peninsula and western attractions. Good…
Supermarkets
Nettó supermarket — supplies
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Bónus supermarket — supplies
Hagkaup supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
Atlantsolía · 279.8 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Olís · 310.8 kr/L petrol
ÓB · 308.7 kr/L petrol
Tours
Embark on a private adventure through the Golden Circle with Northern Adventurer.
So often our customers ask for something different.
Come with us on an journey to the land of Snæfellsnes, an ancient realm steeped in legends and wonder.
Data & sources
Everything on this page comes from the sources below. Live feeds refresh automatically.
PhotographyHero & gallery photography · Hreinn Gudlaugsson · Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
VegagerðinVisitor access & practical facts
VegagerðinLive road status & cameras · Icelandic Road Administration
Open-MeteoWeather forecast · CC BY 4.0
NOAA SWPCAurora (planetary Kp) forecast · public domain
OpenStreetMapInteractive-map data · ODbL
Esri, Maxar & Earthstar GeographicsSatellite imagery for the 3D terrain render · GIS User Community
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