Hofsós Basalt Coast

Basalt formations along the coastline at Hofsós creating a striking foreground to views across Skagafjörður.

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WHY VISIT

About Hofsós Basalt Coast

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FIRST-HAND ADVICE

✓Combine with the harbour, Emigration Center and swimming pool.

Hofsós

Geothermal public swimming pool famous for its dramatic visual connection with Skagafjörður and the mountains beyond.

Hofsós

Museum centre documenting the thousands of Icelanders who emigrated to North America in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Víðidalur

Dramatic canyon carved by the Víðidalsá river, with the powerful Kolufossar waterfalls plunging into its upper section.

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