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...
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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,...
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...
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...
BASALT – Bathing facilities
Location: Húsavík, Iceland
Year: 2009 -
Status: Ongoing
Program: Bathing facilities
Client: Private
The Geothermal seawater-baths are located above H...
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...
Húsavík’s Pallurinn restaurant features a giant gourmet barbeque
TV Chef comes home to cook
Húsavík’s Pallurinn restaurant features a giant gourmet barbeque
Vikings travel the world—but there’s no place like home. Völ...
Europe’s only Whale Museum in Húsavík offers an impartial presentation
The Wonder of Whales Europe’s only Whale Museum in Húsavík offers an impartial presentation
Today most people think of whales as majestic creatures gliding ef...
Under Sail to Watch the Whale
Under Sail to Watch the Whale North Sailing’s traditional oak schooners sail to the whalesSailing traditional Icelandic schooners used to be almost a memory of ...
