Did a normal Icelandic family live in a cave?

Well, fewer than 100 years ago a normal Icelandic family did live in a cave! The Caves have been rebuilt to look exactly like they did when the last Cave People in Iceland lived there only a century ago.

What happened to the caves of Reykjavik?

The Caves have been rebuilt to look exactly like they did when the last Cave People in Iceland lived there only a century ago. Join us on a guided tour in the Caves and their surroundings and we will bring the story to life with amazing tales about how they lived, their struggles and their happiness.

Who lived in the caves?

In the year 1910 a young couple, Indriði Guðmundsson and Guðrún Kolbeinsdóttir moved into the Caves and lived there for a year. In 1918 another couple, Jón Þorvarðsson and Vigdís Helgadóttir moved in and lived in the Caves for four years. Both residents had some sheep, a cow and some horses.

Who lived in laugarvatnshellir?

Laugarvatnshellir is one of the very few caves in Iceland in which people actually lived. It was normal for outlaws to live in caves, but not for the common Icelander. A young couple, Indriði Guðmundsson and Guðrún Kolbeinsdóttir (17), decided to take up residence in the cave in 1910, living there for 11 months.