Nobel Prize鈥搘inning author Halld贸r Laxness (1902鈥98) lived in Mosfellsb忙r all his life. His riverside home is now the Glj煤frasteinn Laxness Museum, which is easy to access from the Reykjav铆k to 脼ingvellir road (Rte 36). The author built this classy, 1950s-style house, and it remains intact with original furniture, writing room and Laxness鈥 fine-art collection (needlework is by his wife Au冒ur). An audio tour leads you around. Look for his beloved Jaguar parked out the front.
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