“Hrísey is a small island in North Iceland. It is only 35. kilometers drive from Akureyri to the little village of Árskógssandur where the ferry to Hrísey takes off every 2 hours.”

“Friendly and cosy restaurant that offers you our most valuable fish in Iceland the Atlantic cod with our local spice that includes angelica and chervil, you can also have fish and chips, sandwiches and hamburgers. If you are lucky you can also have Icelandic meat soup with lamb meat and lots of vegetables and rices, on the menu is also sometimes lamb chops in breadcrumbs with icelandic potatoes and rhubarbjam. The restaurant also offers homemade baked goods. For drinks you can have soft drinks, coffee, tea, beer, redwine, whitewine and so on. ”

“Because the swimming pool is there. Many people say that this is one of the best swimming pools in Iceland, it has a grate view, hot tub with massage, 12 m long swimming pool and small wading pool. In the same house is also a gym. ”

“About 40 birds lay their eggs in Hrísey. Around this pond you can she how diverse the birdlife is on the island. You can sit in a little cabin and watch the birds without charge and enjoy the nature in the same time.”

“This is a small friendly grocery store called Hríseyjarbúðin where you can have most needed things. You can also sit down here to have some coffee, read the news papers and eat baked goods.”

“Here stops the ferry to Hrísey. The ferry schedule from Hrísey is from 09:00-21:00 every two hours during the winter. In Summer time the ferry goes 09:00 and the last ferry during the day is 23:00.”

“Here you can find our little gallery that sells handmade Icelandic wool sweater, knitted mittens, hats,socks and doll clothes, jewelry and lots more. ”

“This is the oldest house in Hrísey were you can find old pictures from Hrísey and tools for shark fishing. In the 19.century there was a man called Shark Jörundur that owned boats and houses in Hrísey and went out for shark fishing. His dramatic story and the story of Hrísey you can find here. In this house is also a tourist information.”

“The church in Hrísey has a spectacular painting and a the altarpiece shows Jesus's last meal with his disciples. The church has also an old orgel.”