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Skalholt Cathedral
Skalholt, Selfoss 806, Iceland
Open today: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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“Island hidden treasure”
Stayed at a conference in Skalholt, restaurant was excellent with bread cooked at the hot spring... read more
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MarisaS979
Santa Cruz, California
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Historic Cathedral worth a quick stop
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Brian D
Denver, Colorado
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Great church to visit for some excellent pictures. The church was locked, so could not venture inside. Just a few minutes here to relax, take a deep breath and enjoy the gorgeous scenery. Located just off the Golden Circle.
Date of experience: May 2021
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wilhelmm-norway
Fornebu, Norway
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Skalholt has an intriguing history that goes hand in hand with Iceland’s history since its christening around year 1000. Despite so much of historic importance being represented here, the history is so difficult to access and understand when you pay a visit to the church as this place today resembles nothing in comparison to how it symbolized power, knowledge and history 500-1000 years ago when this was the center of knowledge and religious power in Iceland. Those who are not well read up on Skalholt’s history before a visit will leave without being impressed. For such a site, there should be a resident guide available, and much more relevant information and history presented. Very disappointing presentation of such an important site!
Date of experience: August 2020
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O5237VEjanec
Norwich, United Kingdom
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The cathedral and other buildings look great against the skyline as you approach. The interior is rather beautiful too. I would have liked to have tried the cafe too but it wasn't open.
Date of experience: May 2019
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BillfromKent
Orpington, United Kingdom
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The site has an amazing history and an incredible feeling of peace and calm. We were lucky to find the place virtually deserted, but the size of the car park indicated it could get very busy sometimes!
The cathedral itself is a bit scruffy and there are no tourist facilities so don’t expect to much. However, if you strike lucky and have the place to yourself, you may find it as magical as we did.
Date of experience: February 2020
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Simsim7
Norway
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We drove down to this church as we thought it looked interesting. The church looks a bit more tired than in the pictures I had seen. The glass windows on the inside looks nice though.
This is not a stop to do if you're short on time. Make a visit if you have some extra time and think it looks interesting. No one else visited when we went there, so we had the whole place to ourselves.
Date of experience: November 2019
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