Tourist Reception - Service for visitors  Tel.: (354) 433 8008 and 892 1490     Exhibitions What´s on Facilities Map     Admission to exhibitions in Snorrastofa: 700 krónur   Groups: 600 kr   Free for children   The reception offers numerous services and local information for travellers.   The reception offers lectures on Snorri Sturluson, his works and the history of Reykholt, in English and Scandinavian languages.   The reception arranges concerts in the Church of Reykholt.   A small souvenir shop, located in the building that adjoins the church and Snorrastofa, offers books, postcards, and locally handmade souvenirs.                                             Tourist Reception in Reykholt   Reception Manager Dagný Emilsdóttir Tel.: (354) 433 8008 and 892 1490   E-mail: gestastofa@snorrastofa.is   Opening hours:   May 1st. to September 30th.: Daily 10:00-18:00 October 1st to April 30th: Weekdays 10:00-17:00   Also open on request     Reykholt in Borgarfjörður is a historic site, a cultural centre past and present. All the threads of Icelandic history can be discerned directly or obliquely, in the fabric of Reykholt´s development. Its most famous inhabitants is undoubtedly the saga writer and historian SNORRI STURLUSON (1179-1241). Not only is he the most widely acclaimed Icelandic writer ever, he was also a chieftain, a legislator and a man of enormous wealth and power. He lived at the peak of a cruel and fatal era in Icelandic history and was murdered at Reykholt in 1241 at the instigation of his former son-in-law Earl Gizur.   Snorri wrote HEIMSKRINGLA, a history of the Norwegian Kings, the EDDA, a priceless source on the old Nordic mythology and poetry, and most likely EGILS SAGA, the story of the viking and poet Egill Skalla-Grímsson. Among the oldest man-made structures in Iceland are the medieval bath Snorralaug, and the partly excavated tunnel leading to it.   Snorrastofa´s facilities are connected to the new church in Reykholt. Its main purpose is to promote research and introduction of medieval studies and the history of  Borgarfjörður. A good library and facilities for research is in the building and a flat for visiting scholars or writers.    The annual "Reykholt Festival" is held in July in connection with the "Church Day". A diverse programme of classical works.