Travel with us to the remote beauty of Iceland, where we uncover one of the last standing turf farms—now mostly abandoned despite its status as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Built over a century ...

While today they are a rare find on the Icelandic fjords, a UNESCO nomination in 2011 highlighted a renaissance in the appreciation of this style of building. "Turf farms and homes were in every ...

In Iceland, these green-cloaked dwellings melt ... and the Great Plains of the United States throughout the ages. Traditional turf farm buildings and churches can be found across Europe, including ...

whole walls or an entire house would be taken apart and built again using the old stones and timber along with new turf. The sod farm buildings shown here are nestled in southern Iceland at the ...

I was being shown around by renowned Icelandic turf house expert Sigridur Sigurdadottir ... and many are still used as farm outbuildings, so these buildings are part of our recent collective ...

If you find yourself in Iceland when a wispy fog rides in off the Arctic Ocean ... A spot beneath the stretch of sky that runs perpendicular to Deplar Farm, held up on either side by pyramidal ...

This more remote part of Iceland offers visitors a deep dive into its fascinating history and authentic culture. Iceland wasn't always the blockbuster travel destination it is today; in the early ...

As I arrived at Glaumbær Farm & Museum in the northern fjord ... I was being shown around by renowned Icelandic turf house expert Sigridur Sigurdadottir, museum director Berglind Thorsteinsdottir ...