While the house is unfurnished and not open to visitors, the preserve, open year round, is an appealing place for hiking and picnicking.

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The tiny ruins of Migdal's old synagogue are not open to the public but visitors can take a 2km detour to the shore of Lake Galilee for a trip on the Jesus Boat, a 2, 000-year-old vessel that was excavated and restored in 1986.

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While the greenhouses are not open to the public, visitors are welcome at Hveravellir in the summer months when a farm shop beside the giant greenhouses sells passersby produce almost straight from the plant.

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It is not due to open officially until next year, but already thousands of visitors a day are paying to visit what is little more than a building site.

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The abbey has been closed to visitors since the restoration began, but the council said it had not had any adverse effect on the number of visitors to the gardens, which remain open.

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