The Woollen Circle in southern Iceland is connected to the popular Golden Circle route which includes the spectacular Gullfoss and Geysir. By travelling the Woollen Circle you can experience Iceland’s unique countryside and see some high quality Icelandic handcraft at the same time.
Southern Iceland is home to a number of ambitious companies which all use wool in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way. Hespa is an open plant dye studio where visitors have the opportunity to learn about traditional plant dyeing and can watch the dyeing process. The wool store Þingborg sells unspun wool, yarn and handmade specialist knitting products. Uppspuni produces Icelandic wool yarn in a family run “mini-mill”, and Skálholt is a centre of great cultural significance, both historic and modern, and connects the two circles. In Skálholt you can find accommodation and restaurants and travellers can dine in a beautiful setting, surrounded by Icelandic cultural history.