A peninsula, a mountain and a river, each with many names
A peninsula, a mountain and a river, each with many names
Húsavík stands on the northeast corner of Skjálfandi Bay, which lies between Tjörnes in the east and ...
Húsavík
The sea and the sky in Húsavík
The sea and the sky in Húsavík
Three years ago, the spa GeoSea opened in Húsavík. In the middle of the 20th century, it was decided to drill for hot water at...
The lighthouse in Flatey, and one big ring
The lighthouse in Flatey, and one big ring
The first lighthouse off the coast of Iceland was built at Valahnjúkur in Reykjanes in 1878. Over the next 22 years,...
Keflavík in the North – There should be an airport there
Keflavík 28/08/2021 10:29 : A7R IV / FE 1.2/50mm GM
There is a glimpse of a house at the mouth of the Keflavík river. Gjögurfjall Mountain to the west and Hnj...
Flatey Island Church in Skjálfandi Bay
Flatey Island Church in Skjálfandi Bay
The church in Flatey Island in Skjálfandi Bay was built in 1897 in Brettingsstaðir in Flateyjardalur. It was moved in...
The Old Box
Húsavík’s Gamli Baukur has a rich history
Gamli Baukur – ‘The Old Box’ – has been a landmark of Húsavík’s harbor for more than 150 years. No restaurant...
Clifftop Bathing
Húsavík’s Unique GeoSea Hot Baths
At the awesome GeoSea baths, set on top of Húsavíkurhöfði – ‘Húsavík Cliff’ – bathing guests view a majestic range of moun...
Go green with North Sailing
Pioneers of whale watching in Iceland
When North Sailing launched its first Whale watching boat, Knörrinn, back in 1995 from the town of Húsavík by Skj...
Eimur: Strengthening innovation and use in relation to geothermal heat
Eimur
Strengthening innovation and use in relation to geothermal heat
Landsvirkjun – National Power Company of Iceland, Norðurorka – Utility Company, Húsaví...
BASALT – Bathing facilities
Location: Húsavík, Iceland
Year: 2009 -
Status: Ongoing
Program: Bathing facilities
Client: Private
The Geothermal seawater-baths are located above H...
Visit North Iceland – The Arctic North
North Iceland is wast and is in total 35.785m2, which equals to 1/3 of Iceland, including 28 towns and 36.530 inhabitants. The capital of the North is Akureyri....
Local history and museums
Local history and museums
A rich heritage is found in Húsavík in North Iceland
Settlement and adoption of Christianity
The Swedish explorer Garðar Svav...
Húsavík – the Hub of the North-East
Life on the Edge of the Arctic
Húsavík - the Hub of the North-East
Way up in the north east of the country lies Húsavík, the town known as ‘The Whale-Watc...
Gentle Giants Whale Watching: Hundred and fifty years of experience
Gentle Giants Whale Watching: Hundred and fifty years of experienceThe family owned whale watching company Gentle Giants offers a wide array of sailing tours in...
NORTH SAILING WINS AWARDS FOR RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
Project Opal a great success: NORTH SAILING WINS AWARDS FOR RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
North Sailing has been named Silver winner of the Best Innovation for C...
North Sailing’s traditional oak schooners sail to the whales
Whale Watching Under Sail
North Sailing’s traditional oak schooners sail to the whales
Sailing traditional Icelandic schooners used to be almost a memory of the...
North Sailing: Whale and Puffin Watching Adventures on Traditional Icelandic Schooners
North Sailing: Whale and Puffin Watching Adventures on Traditional Icelandic Schooners
In Húsavík, North Sailing offers visitors to northern Iceland the chance ...
Tjörneshreppur North Iceland, population 56
Tjörneshreppur
North Iceland, population 56
It’s a place where the sheep population vastly outnumbers human residents and the numbers of nesting birds among t...
New addition to the North Sailing fleet
New addition to the North Sailing fleet
The latest addition to the North Sailing fleet is the beautiful two mast oak ship Donna Wood built in 1918. Representin...
The Culture House
There are two permanent exhibitions in The Culture House: ‘Man and Nature – 100 years in Þingeyjarsýsla’, a new exihibiton opened in 2010 and ‘The Maritime Exhi...
