Guidebook for Hrísey
Food Scene
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.
Restaurant Verbudin 66
2 SjávargataFriendly 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.
Entertainment & Activities
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.
Íþróttamiðstöðin í Hrísey
5 NorðurvegurBecause 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.
Arts & Culture
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.
Hús Hákarla Jörundar
3 NorðurvegurThis 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.
Hríseyjarkirkja
HólabrautThe 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.
This is a district museum. In this house was the first restaurant in Hrísey. A women named Alda owned the house for a long time an lived there alone, she had no man or kids an now in this house you can se the course from Alda's life.
Holt - Hús Öldu Halldórsdóttir
35 AusturvegurThis is a district museum. In this house was the first restaurant in Hrísey. A women named Alda owned the house for a long time an lived there alone, she had no man or kids an now in this house you can se the course from Alda's life.
Shopping
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.
Norðurvegur 7 - 11
7 - 11 NorðurvegurThis 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.
Everything Else
Here you can find our little gallery that sells handmade Icelandic wool sweater, knitted mittens, hats,socks and doll clothes, jewelry and lots more.
Sjávargata
SjávargataHere you can find our little gallery that sells handmade Icelandic wool sweater, knitted mittens, hats,socks and doll clothes, jewelry and lots more.
The ferry goes from Litli- Árskógsandur to Hrísey, every two hours, starts 09:30 - 21:30 during the winter. In summertime the ferry starts 09:30-23:30 every two hours.
Árskógssandur
The ferry goes from Litli- Árskógsandur to Hrísey, every two hours, starts 09:30 - 21:30 during the winter. In summertime the ferry starts 09:30-23:30 every two hours.
Parks & Nature
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.
Lambhagatjörn
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.
Getting Around
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.
Hríseyjarferjan
SjávargataHere 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.