| Húsavík | ||
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| State | Iceland | |
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| Region | Northern Iceland | |
| Inhabitants | 2.296 (2006) | |
| POSTAL CODE | 640, 645 | |
| Time zone | UTC | |
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Húsavík is a center inNorthern Iceland.
To know
Once a whaling port, Húsavík now appears devoted to tourism and offers its guests the possibility of sea excursions, promising close encounters with the cetaceans that populate this area of the Greenland Sea.
Húsavík also offers very interesting excursions inland, just over 60 km from the canyon of Ásbyrgi, where the entrance and the visitor reception center are located Jökulsárgljúfur National Park.
By itself, Húsavík is a pretty village with just over 2000 inhabitants. It counts some museums among which one dedicated to the phallus, probably the only one of its kind in the whole Old World.
How to orient yourself
Húsavík: full screen map.How to get
By bus
Buses of the bus lines Trex connect Húsavík to Akureyri. There are several trips a day but on holidays they are reduced to one.
How to get around
What see
- parish church (Húsavíkurkirkja).
- Whale Museum, ☎ 354 464 2520.
- Húsavík Museum (Safnahúsið á Húsavík), Stóragarði 17, ☎ 354 464 1860.
- Icelandic phalological museum, Hedinsbraut 3a, 640 Husavik.
Events and parties
What to do
For those interested in whale watching the following agencies offer boat excursions:
- North Sailing, Hafnarstett 11, ☎ 354 464 7272.
- Gentle Giants Whale Watching, ☎ 354 464 1500.
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Moderate prices
- Camping (Located on highway 85 just before entering the village coming from Akureyri). The campsite is open from May to September.
- Kaldbakskot Cottages (2 km south), ☎ 354 464 1504. Wooden cottage by the sea. Equipped with kitchenette. Horse riding.
- Guesthouse Árból, ☎ 354 464 2220.
- B&B, Baldursbrekka 17.
- B&B, Baldursbrekka 20, ☎ 354 464-1005.
- Guesthouse Hallgrímsbær, ☎ 354 896 3885.
- Apartment Sólbakki, ☎ 354 898 0036.
- Guesthouse Sigtún, ☎ 354 464 1674.
Average prices
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
- Botnsvatn —
- Tjörnes —
- Ásbyrgi (65 km east along the state road 85) -
