Hof

Among the settlements of Iceland’s Southern Region, Hof stands out for Hofskirkja, a preserved turf church beneath the glacial landscapes of Vatnajökull. Built in 1884, the church is among Iceland’s surviving examples of the traditional construction style, with turf walls and a grass-covered roof. Hof belongs to Öræfi, a sparsely settled district between the ice fields of Vatnajökull and Iceland’s southeast coast, where glacial rivers and outwash plains have long shaped the land. Nearby Vatnajökull National Park places the settlement within one of the country’s most dramatic volcanic and glacial regions. Browse other webcams across Öræfi and the Southern Region to place Hof in a wider geographic context.

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