The Saga Center
The Saga Center
The Saga Centre is a tourist information center, library, Internet point / WiFi, a café and small exhibitions rolled into one.
They sell national park maps and helps with information regarding the Snaefellsnes peninsula and other inquiries.
Established in the same building are Baeringsstofa photo museum and The Saga Center exhibition. Baeringsstofa is a photo museum that offers guests to sit down and watch a slideshow of old photos from Grundarfjordur, bringing them back into the days of old.
The Saga Center exhibition displays an old fishing boat and gear plus a children’s toy collection from the latter part of the 20th century.
The boat Brana was built in 1913. It is six oars rowboat, typical for Breidafjordur area, made of oak and pine wood. Later there was installed a motor.
The Brana is surrounded with fishing gear and other utensils for farming. Þordarbud is a toys collection from the fifties. The exhibition is an imitation of a small shop owned by Þordur Palsson who owned and drove the bus that went by schedule between Grundarfjordur and Reykjavik 1946-1966.
The convenience store was just a relatively normal shop until Christmas. Then it changed into a toy shop. Toys were collected from households and eBay.
On a shelf are seashells and animal bones that were used as children’s toys in past centuries.
Opening Hours:
Open daily from 9 is until 5 pm during summertime. Winter opening Monday - Thursday from 2 pm until 6 pm
Amenities: Tourist Information Cafe Library Wifi
Entrance Fee: Free