Hofsós

Hofsós

Hofsós is one of the oldest trading ports in Iceland dating back to the 16th century. This was largely due to it’s natural harbor. The economy has been based manly on the fishing industry as well as services to the neighboring farms. In recent years Hofsós has built itself up as a tourist attraction and has the Western Emigration Centre and the Drangey Exhibition in the old Pakkhús. Other services offered are accommodation in guesthouses, a restaurant, coffee-house, and a camping site. There are also pleasant walks along the shore with good examples of hexagonal basalt columns. Thorðarhöfði headland rises like an island some distance from the main shore. It is connected to land by low sandpits impounding a considerable lake with rich bird life and good trout fishing. Mannskaðaholl (Massacre hill) farm at the south end of Lake Höfðavatn, named for the massacre of English marauders, which took place here in 1431.


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