Around Iceland 2015: Hornafjörður

Iceland’s national newspaper Morgunblaðið is on a six-week 2015 tour of Iceland!

The paper’s journalists and photographers will be bringing us news and images of everyday life, culture, business, nature, education, services and more from the four corners of the land. Today’s destination: Hornafjörður.

Hornafjörður

Hornafjörður is a small fjord in south-eastern Iceland. The town of Höfn, the second largest in the region, has a population of over 2,000 and commands spectacular views of Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier by volume.

Humarhöfnin, which translates as ‘the lobster harbour’, is one of Höfn’s premier restaurants. It is owned and run by Ari Þorsteinsson and members of his family. The building is one of the town’s oldest and was built in Copenhagen and shipped over.

Ólafur Fransson is the owner of Sólsker, a company producing a range of award-winning fish products, including mackerel pâté , smoked cod roe and cured red sea-perch. Sólsker products are currently available in Reykjavik and Höfn and will be presented at a food market in London this autumn.

Ágústa Margrét Arnardóttir and Karen Sveinsdóttir produce dresses, skirts, jackets, handbags, accessories and more under the label Arfleifð, in the town of Djúpivogur, north-east along the coast from Höfn. The raw materials are animal by-products: skin, wool, horns, feathers, etc.

Glacier World in Hoffell, inland of Höfn, is a popular destination for those wishing to enjoy a hot natural pool, go quad-biking or simply enjoy nature. There is accommodation and, in the summer, a restaurant. Hoffell Glacier is a glacier tongue of the mighty Vatnajökull.

Check out Iceland Monitor for Morgunblaðið ’s next destination in Around Iceland 2015: Egilsstaðir.