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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.

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Exhibitions
Puffin and Friends
Horse Activities
Langhus Horse Farm
Hotels
Hotel Mikligarður - Arctichotels
Swimming Pools
Hofsós Swimming Pool
Winter adventure
Sauðárkrókur-Tindastóll Ski Area
Exhibitions
The Icelandic Emigration Center
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Reykir Reykjastrond Guesthouse
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Guesthouse Mikligarður - Arctichotels
Exhibitions
1238: The Battle of Iceland
Farm Holidays
Icelandhorsetours - Helluland
Guesthouses
Ferðaþjónustan Bjarnargili
Hotels
Hofsstaðir Hotel
Boat Tours
Drangey Tours
Camping
Hofsós Camping Ground
Hotels
Hótel Tindastóll - Arctichotels
Exhibitions
The Tannery Visitor Centre
Museums
Skagafjörður Transportation Museum
Swimming Pools
Museums
The Icelandic Horse History Centre
Hotels
Hólar Travel Service
Hiking Tours - Hiking
Lambagras Cultura
Farm Holidays
Hofsstaðir
Others
- Safnahúsið við Faxatorg
- 550 Sauðárkrókur
- 455-6075
- Faxatorg
- 550 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-6640
- Hegranesi
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-6233
- Suðurgata 5
- 550 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-5389, 453-5020
- Lynghóll
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 868-7224
- 565 Hofsós
- 530-2200, 453-7935
- Skagafjörður
- 566 Hofsós
- 453-8373
- Sauðárkróksflugvöllur
- 550 Sauðárkrókur
- 562-4200
- Hlíðarendi
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-5075
- Sólgarðar
- 570 Fljót
- 867-3164
- Reykjarhóll
- 570 Fljót
- 899-3183
- Brúnastaðir, Fljót
- 570 Fljót
- 467-1020, 869-1024
Farm Holidays
Hofsstaðir
Guesthouses
Ferðaþjónustan Bjarnargili
Camping
Hofsós Camping Ground
Hotels
Hotel Mikligarður - Arctichotels
Farm Holidays
Icelandhorsetours - Helluland
Hotels
Hótel Tindastóll - Arctichotels
Guesthouses
Camping
Sauðárkrókur Camping Ground
Hotels
Hofsstaðir Hotel
Guesthouses
Grand-Inn Bar and Bed
Hotels
Hólar Travel Service
Guesthouses
Puffin Palace Guesthouse
Guesthouses
Guesthouse Mikligarður - Arctichotels
Guesthouses
Reykir Reykjastrond Guesthouse
Camping
Lónkot Rural Resort
Others
- Hegranesi
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-6233
- Brúnastaðir, Fljót
- 570 Fljót
- 467-1020, 869-1024
- Sólgarðar
- 570 Fljót
- 867-3164
- Kirkjutorg 5
- 550 Sauðárkrókur
- 892-3375
- Tröð
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-5225, 860-4100
- Félagsheimilið Hegranes
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 899-3231
- Skagafjörður
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 892-5530, 453-5530
- 453-6780, 849-6701
- Kolkuós
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 861-3474
- Reykjarhóll
- 570 Fljót
- 899-3183
- Brúnastaðir, Fljótum
- 570 Fljót
- 467-1020, 869-1024
- Hólar Hjaltadal
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 899-3231
- Brennigerði
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-5521, 867-5575, 847-0579
- Deplar
- 570 Fljót
- 349-7761
- Reykir
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 821-0090, 821-0091
Camping
Lónkot Rural Resort
Restaurants
KK Restaurant
Restaurants
Undir Byrðunni
Hotels
Hólar Travel Service
Guesthouses
Reykir Reykjastrond Guesthouse
Restaurants
Grána Bistro
Guesthouses
Grand-Inn Bar and Bed
Hotels
Hótel Tindastóll - Arctichotels
Others
- 453-6780, 849-6701
- Varmahlíð
- 560 Varmahlíð
- Ártorg 4
- 550 Sauðárkrókur
- 455-7070
- Fljót
- 570 Fljót
- 467-1000
- Aðalgata 5
- 550 Sauðárkrókur
- 455-5000
- Suðurbraut 9
- 565 Hofsós
- 455-4692
- Sólvík
- 565 Hofsós
- 861-3463, 453-7930
- Skagfirðingabraut 29
- 550 Sauðárkrókur
- 453 6666, 860 2088
- Hvalneslæk Skaga
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-6740
- Sólgarðar
- 570 Fljót
- 867-3164
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.
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.