A new experience and service in the glasshouses at Thorsplan
Sharp-eyed visitors noticed a new feature on Thorsplan during the opening weekend of the Christmas Village in Hafnarfjörður last weekend: a glasshouse has been erected at the edge of Thorsplan, serving as an entrance to the Christmas Village from Strandgata. The glasshouse is a new feature in the Christmas Village and is intended as a venue for product presentations, services and experiences in an open and enclosed exhibition space. A second glasshouse has been erected this week and is intended as a shelter for visitors and passers-by.
A venue for product presentations, services, exhibition space and relaxation.
Sharp-eyed visitors noticed a new feature on Thorsplan during the opening weekend of the Christmas Village in Hafnarfjörður last weekend: a glasshouse has been erected at the edge of Thorsplan, serving as an entrance to the Christmas Village from Strandgata. The glasshouse is a new feature in the Christmas Village and is intended as a venue for product presentations, services and experiences in an open and enclosed exhibition space. A second glasshouse has been erected this week and is intended as a shelter for visitors and passers-by.
Trimming, jam, bird carving and Christmas decorations
The glasshouses at Thorsplan are a new addition to the range of beautiful Christmas houses at Thorsplan, and various parties will be offering all sorts of delicious, creative and fun things in one of them during the Christmas Village's opening hours every weekend leading up to Christmas. Thus, the chaps at Studio 22O offered a pop-up haircut last Saturday, and on Sunday, Helvítis Kokkurinn went to town with his chilli jams, serving up half-moons filled with them. Next weekend, the glasshouse will be a display space for bird carvings and Christmas decorations. Rúnar Ástvaldsson of Bird.is will be hand-carving Icelandic birds from wood on Saturday, which will be available for sale. On Sunday, the mother-daughter team from the Burknar Flower Shop, Gyða and Brynhildur, will be exhibiting some examples of beautiful Christmas decorations suitable for both indoor and outdoor use during Advent. Hafnarborg is hosting a multilingual art workshop on Saturday at 1 p.m., where Arabic calligraphic symbols will be the inspiration for artistic creation, guided by the Lebanese artist Yara Zein. Guðrún Árný will lead a Christmas carol sing-along at Thorsplan at 4 p.m. on Sunday, and the Bereavement Centre's Tree of Sorrow will be lit in Hellisgerði at around 6 p.m. The Little Elf Shop in Hellisgerði is open every weekend in Advent from 12-17, where you can buy beautiful handicrafts and design, and enjoy elf cocoa and gingerbread biscuits.
Photographs: Ólafur Hannesson
The Christmas village is open every weekend until Christmas.
The Christmas Village is open every weekend in Advent; Fridays from 5 pm to 8 pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from 1 pm to 6 pm until Christmas. The Christmas Village is a hive of life and activity, and the beautifully decorated houses of Hafnarfjörður offer exciting gifts, gourmet treats, crafts and design amidst gentle Christmas lights, sweet tunes and a flourishing culture.