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Hofsós
Hofsós is a small community lying on the east of Skagafjörður fiord. In days gone by this was the main service centre for the region and is one of the oldest trading posts in Iceland still in existence.
Here you can see an old log building, Pakkhúsið, a warehouse dating from the times of the Danish trade monopoly (1602-1787). Another old building, which has newly been renovated, houses yet another museum which is well worth a visit - the Icelandic Emigration Center - which tells the story of Icelandic emigrants to North America.
The restaurant Sólvík offers refreshments in a relaxed atmosphere. There is a camping site by the primary school and also a guesthouse. On 27 March 2010 a new and impressive swimming pool was opened at Hofsós. The new swimming pool and its surroundings are beautifully constructed. The pool itself is situated on the sea shore, to the south of the village and above Staðarbjargarvík. It is so designed that when one swims from south to north, the surface of the pool and the surface of the ocean below appear to merge, and the swimmer seems to be setting a course straight for the island of Drangey.
On Midsummer's Day a festival is held at Hofsós.
Hofsós
GPS Points
N65° 53' 55.987" W19° 24' 33.221"
Postal codes
565,566
Population
185
Travel directory for Hofsós
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Winter adventure
Sauðárkrókur-Tindastóll Ski Area
The Tindastóll ski area is particularly well-suited for the entire family. The slopes are now equipped with a new snow production system which has ensured better snow conditions and represents an exc
Hiking Tours - Hiking
Lambagras Cultura
Lambagras Cultura specializes in cultural communication in tourism, offering a range of day tours from Hólar and Hofsós in Skagafjörður. We are located in Hofsós in the Tröllaskagi peninsula wit
Hotels
Hólar Travel Service
Hólar is a popular destination thanks to its many attractions, notably the beautiful nature and its important role in Iceland's history.
Hotels
Hofsstaðir Hotel
We like to invite you to a very unique spot in the north of Iceland, offering excellent panorama view of Skagafjörður.
Day Tours
Langhus Horse Farm
OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND.
Our life is horse tours. It's been our passion, all our life. To go out in the nature and be a team with the horse. To see the beautiful places, and sometimes tough landscape, t
Hotels
Hótel Tindastóll - Arctichotels
Hotel Tindastóll is the oldest hotel in Iceland, dating back in 1884. Hotel Tindastóll was totally restored in year 2000.
Exhibitions
Puffin and Friends
Explore the nature of the north. Puffin & Friends 360 ° is a show about the puffin in Skagafjörður and how global warming has affected the life cycle. The exhibition will be unique in the count
Hotels
Hotel Mikligarður - Arctichotels
Hotel Mikligarður is a summertime property set within a student accommodation building in Saudárkrókur. It offers 65 rooms (single, double, triple and family rooms) all with private facilities and
Exhibitions
1238: The Battle of Iceland
The exhibition, 1238 : The Battle of Iceland, revolves around the most famous part of the Icelandic Sagas - Sturlung Era (1220 - 1264); the bloodiest and most violent era in Icelandic history. Sturlun
Farm Holidays
Hofsstaðir
Hofsstadir offers accommodation for ten people in 5 rooms with and without private bathrooms.
Swimming Pools
Hofsós Swimming Pool
The Hofsós swimming pool is quite simply magnificent. Arguably the most beautiful swimming pool in Iceland, it is designed by the same architect responsible for the famous Blue Lagoon. It may not be
Farm Holidays
Icelandhorsetours - Helluland
At our farm Helluland in the north of Iceland we offer horse tours that suit everybodi, whether you are beginners or advanced riders, whether you come alone or as a group, and you can also choose betw
Day Tours
Drangey Tours
Our boat tours to Drangey Island start from Sauðárkrókur marina, surrounded by the stunning landscape of Skagafjordur in North of Iceland.
Drangey island is a birdwatching paradise. The island is
Museums
The Icelandic Horse History Centre
New at Hólar in Hjaltadalur is the recently opened Exhibiton of the Icelandic Horse - a part of the Icelandic Horse History Centre at Hólar.
Camping
Hofsós Camping Ground
The camp site is sheltered with trees. There is electricity, toilets, shower and hot and cold running water. The camp site is a short distance from a new swimming pool at Hofsós that has received man
Exhibitions
The Tannery Visitor Centre
The Tannery Visitor Centre is located in Sauðárkrókur, north Iceland, in the only tannery in Europe which makes fishleather.
Museums
Skagafjörður Transportation Museum
The Vintage Auto Museum formally opened on June 26th 2004 by Ársæll Guðmundsson, who was at that point the officiating district manager in Skagafjörður. The museum was at the time a 600 sqm hall
Exhibitions
The Icelandic Emigration Center
The Icelandic Emigration Center was founded in 1996 and dedicated to commemorate Icelandic emigrants to North America and to promote connections between their descendants and the people of Iceland.
Guesthouses
Reykir Reykjastrond Guesthouse
Reykir is at the end of the road 748, Reykjastrandavegur in Skagafjörður. We have two natural hot pots, small café, guesthouse and camping. The area is very beautiful with steep mountains and Dran
Guesthouses
Guesthouse Mikligarður - Arctichotels
In the Guesthouse Mikligarður there are 14 rooms.
Swimming Pools
Guesthouses
Ferðaþjónustan Bjarnargili
Please contact for tours and booking information. See also www.icelandhikingtours.com
Others
Brunastadir
Cottages
- Brúnastaðir, Fljót
- 570 Fljót
- 467-1020, 869-1024
Skagafjörður Archive
Libraries & Archives
- Safnahúsið við Faxatorg
- 550 Sauðárkrókur
- 455-6075
Sauðárkrókur - Eagle Air
Domestic flights
- Sauðárkróksflugvöllur
- 550 Sauðárkrókur
- 562-4200
Guesthouse Sólgarðar
Guesthouses
- Sólgarðar
- 570 Fljót
- 867-3164
Sauðárkrókur Golf Club
Golf Courses
- Hlíðarendi
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-5075
Lynghorse
Day Tours
- Lynghóll
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 868-7224
Chapel at Gröf
Museums
- Skagafjörður
- 566 Hofsós
- 453-8373
Gimbur Guesthouse
Guesthouses
- Reykjarhóll
- 570 Fljót
- 899-3183
Keldudalur
Sleeping bag accommodation
- Hegranesi
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-6233
The Old Warehouse
Museums
- 565 Hofsós
- 530-2200, 453-7935
Safnahúsið - Museum
Museums
- Faxatorg
- 550 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-6640
Blacksmith´s Workshop
Exhibitions
- Suðurgata 5
- 550 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-5389, 453-5020
Guesthouses
Ferðaþjónustan Bjarnargili
Please contact for tours and booking information. See also www.icelandhikingtours.com
Camping
Lónkot Rural Resort
Lónkot Rural Resort offers their guests a sensory experience in natures magnetic setting at Lónkot´s Gravel, situated north of Cape Þórðarhöfði in Skagafjörður.
Lónkot is a family owned and
Guesthouses
Camping
Sauðárkrókur Camping Ground
A new service house is next to the camp site with hot and cold running water, showers, toilets and it is accesible for the disabled. It is also possible to get electricity and dispose of waste from a
Guesthouses
Reykir Reykjastrond Guesthouse
Reykir is at the end of the road 748, Reykjastrandavegur in Skagafjörður. We have two natural hot pots, small café, guesthouse and camping. The area is very beautiful with steep mountains and Dran
Hotels
Hótel Tindastóll - Arctichotels
Hotel Tindastóll is the oldest hotel in Iceland, dating back in 1884. Hotel Tindastóll was totally restored in year 2000.
Guesthouses
Guesthouse Mikligarður - Arctichotels
In the Guesthouse Mikligarður there are 14 rooms.
Guesthouses
Grand-Inn Bar and Bed
The house on Aðalgata 19 consists of 3 separate building structures, the first and northernmost was built in 1897, and is now the guesthouse section of Grand-Inn Bar and Bed. In 1923 KM Lindgreen, a
Farm Holidays
Icelandhorsetours - Helluland
At our farm Helluland in the north of Iceland we offer horse tours that suit everybodi, whether you are beginners or advanced riders, whether you come alone or as a group, and you can also choose betw
Guesthouses
Puffin Palace Guesthouse
Puffin Palace guesthouse is in the very heart of Sauðárkrókur beautiful "old district". Puffin Palace has nine newly renovated, spacious, and comfortable rooms in two buildings on Saudarkrokur main
Hotels
Hofsstaðir Hotel
We like to invite you to a very unique spot in the north of Iceland, offering excellent panorama view of Skagafjörður.
Hotels
Hotel Mikligarður - Arctichotels
Hotel Mikligarður is a summertime property set within a student accommodation building in Saudárkrókur. It offers 65 rooms (single, double, triple and family rooms) all with private facilities and
Farm Holidays
Hofsstaðir
Hofsstadir offers accommodation for ten people in 5 rooms with and without private bathrooms.
Hotels
Hólar Travel Service
Hólar is a popular destination thanks to its many attractions, notably the beautiful nature and its important role in Iceland's history.
Camping
Hofsós Camping Ground
The camp site is sheltered with trees. There is electricity, toilets, shower and hot and cold running water. The camp site is a short distance from a new swimming pool at Hofsós that has received man
Others
Glæsibær
Sleeping bag accommodation
- Skagafjörður
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 892-5530, 453-5530
Gimbur Guesthouse
Guesthouses
- Reykjarhóll
- 570 Fljót
- 899-3183
Lambanes-Reykir
Guesthouses
- Brúnastaðir, Fljótum
- 570 Fljót
- 467-1020, 869-1024
Hegranes Camping ground
Sleeping bag accommodation
- Félagsheimilið Hegranes
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 899-3231
Keldudalur
Sleeping bag accommodation
- Hegranesi
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-6233
Gil
Bed & Breakfast
- 453-6780, 849-6701
Holar Camping site
Camping
- Hólar Hjaltadal
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 899-3231
The Old Post Office Holiday Apartments
Apartments
- Kirkjutorg 5
- 550 Sauðárkrókur
- 892-3375
Reykir Camping site
Camping
- Reykir
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 821-0090, 821-0091
Guesthouse Sólgarðar
Guesthouses
- Sólgarðar
- 570 Fljót
- 867-3164
Deplar Farm Hotel
Hotels
- Deplar
- 570 Fljót
- 349-7761
Brennigerði
Bed & Breakfast
- Brennigerði
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-5521, 867-5575, 847-0579
Brunastadir
Cottages
- Brúnastaðir, Fljót
- 570 Fljót
- 467-1020, 869-1024
Kolkuos Guesthouse
Guesthouses
- Kolkuós
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 861-3474
Guesthouse at Trod
Cottages
- Tröð
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-5225, 860-4100
Camping
Lónkot Rural Resort
Lónkot Rural Resort offers their guests a sensory experience in natures magnetic setting at Lónkot´s Gravel, situated north of Cape Þórðarhöfði in Skagafjörður.
Lónkot is a family owned and
Guesthouses
Grand-Inn Bar and Bed
The house on Aðalgata 19 consists of 3 separate building structures, the first and northernmost was built in 1897, and is now the guesthouse section of Grand-Inn Bar and Bed. In 1923 KM Lindgreen, a
Guesthouses
Reykir Reykjastrond Guesthouse
Reykir is at the end of the road 748, Reykjastrandavegur in Skagafjörður. We have two natural hot pots, small café, guesthouse and camping. The area is very beautiful with steep mountains and Dran
Restaurants
Undir Byrðunni
The Hotel Restaurant has a pleasant athmosphere for either breakfast or dinner. The dining room seats around 118 people.
SUMMER
The Hotel Restaurnt is open daily 1. june to 31. agust offering soup and
Hotels
Hótel Tindastóll - Arctichotels
Hotel Tindastóll is the oldest hotel in Iceland, dating back in 1884. Hotel Tindastóll was totally restored in year 2000.
Restaurants
Grána Bistro
We offer fresh and healthy food from local ingredients and want both vegans and gourmets to enjoy our delicious food in a cozy atmosphere. We make our cakes with love and affection, and our coffee is
Restaurants
KK Restaurant
Kaffi Krókur - History
The night before January 18th 2008 Kaffi Krókur burned down and was totally destroyed. The house is one of the most remarkable houses of Sauðárkrókur. It was built in 1887
Hotels
Hólar Travel Service
Hólar is a popular destination thanks to its many attractions, notably the beautiful nature and its important role in Iceland's history.
Others
Veitingastofan Sólvík
Restaurants
- Sólvík
- 565 Hofsós
- 861-3463, 453-7930
Gil
Bed & Breakfast
- 453-6780, 849-6701
Blafell
Shopping
- Skagfirðingabraut 29
- 550 Sauðárkrókur
- 453 6666, 860 2088
KS Ketilási
Restaurants
- Fljót
- 570 Fljót
- 467-1000
Skagasel Restaurant
Restaurants
- Hvalneslæk Skaga
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-6740
KS Hofsós
Shopping
- Suðurbraut 9
- 565 Hofsós
- 455-4692
Olís Varmahlíð
Diners
- Varmahlíð
- 560 Varmahlíð
N1 - Service Station
Cafés
- Ártorg 4
- 550 Sauðárkrókur
- 455-7070
Guesthouse Sólgarðar
Guesthouses
- Sólgarðar
- 570 Fljót
- 867-3164
Sauðárkróksbakarí
Cafés
- Aðalgata 5
- 550 Sauðárkrókur
- 455-5000
Nature
Sauðárkrókur-Tindastóll Skiing Area
The ski area at Mt. Hlidarfjall lies at the bottom of one of the biggest fjords in Iceland surrounded by high mountains ranging from 1000 to 1538 meters over sea level. The ski area is 5 km above the town Akureyri. The area has 6 ski lifts, 23 alpine slopes and 15 km of cross country tracks, ski cafés, ski rental and a ski school. Snow production systems ensure a long season from end of November till beginning of May.
History and Culture
Hólar in Hjaltadalur
Hólar is one of the most famous historical sites in Iceland and was, for many centuries, an Episcopal See. It was also the capital of North Iceland for over 700 years. There has been a church on the site from the 11th century, and the present Hólar Cathedral was consecrated in 1763. It is the oldest stone built church in Iceland.
Hólaskóli School, founded in 1882, was an agricultural school, but there is evidence that some form of school has been present at Hólar right from the time of the first bishopric. Archaeological research has been carried out at Hólar over the past years and more than 40 thousand items found, some of which are now on display in the old schoolhouse.
Nature
Drangey
The rocky island Drangey in the middle of Skagafjordur is a flat topped mass of tuff, rising almost 200 meters out of the ocean. The cliffs serve as nesting sites for around million sea birds and have been used throughout Iceland´s history for egg collection and bird netting.
Grettis Saga recounts that both Grettir and his brother Illugi lived on Drangey, for three years and were slain there. The island can only be ascended at one spot.
Boat tours to the island from Reykjaströnd and Saudarkrokur.
