Hrisey - In focus

Lighthouse trips are also very popular. The view  is spectacular from the site of the lighthouse and  the midnight sun sailing on the horizon in the middle of summer, simply takes ones breath away.

Each trip can take 1,5  to 2 hours. All lighthouse trips are guided. Minimum number of participants: 5 persons

Additional Information on the trips is available directly by contacting  Tel.: 00354 - 6950077, or by e-mail hrisey@hrisey.net 

In the oldest house on the Island a museum has been set up where you can learn about the history of shark fishing in Iceland. The house was recently renovated and brought to its original state and as well as the museum, it also houses the Tourist information which is open 10 am - 4 pm from the start of June until the end of August.

This was the home where Alda Halldórsdóttir was born in 1913 and lived and grew up with her mother and uncle. The house along with its interiors, shows in a unique way a typical working-class home of that era where the new and the old meet. There you can also find a variety of handicrafts and embroidery by Alda, along with old photographs of her friends and relatives. Alda bequeathed "Holt" to the Hrisey community after her death, in order for it to be used as a memorial of times gone by.

We offer boat trips from Hrisey. The boat takes 25 people and you can book a trip around Eyjafjörður. Minimum cost for an hour is 20.000 isl, kr.
Fishing gear on board, possible whale watching.

Ideas of a trip:
Boat trip around Hrisey
(Takes about one hour).
Bird watching.
Sailing towards the midnight sun.
Sailing towards the mussles lines. Mussles are taken and cooked on board.

Information at hrisey@hrisey.net 

Camping

Overnight accommodation in " Brekka" , Tel.: 00354 - 4661751, - 6953737 For further  information tel.: 00354 - 4661751 and -6953737 or via Internet: brekkahrisey@brekkahrisey.is

Summer house  "Hæli"  Tel.: 00354 - 8986372

Summer house, weekend/ week letting, Tel.: 00354 - 898-8551 / 00354 - 692-3701

Brekka (restaurant Cafés), Tel.: 00354 - 4661751/6953737

Eyjabúðin (food shop and lunch), Tel.: 00354 - 4661213

Swimming pool, Tel.: 00354 - 4612255

Savings bank, Tel.: 00354 - 4601800

Post office, Tel.: 00354 - 4601800 ATM available.

Marked walking paths lead directly by the football field, at the northern side of the village, which is free to use for everyone.

 Hrísey has a surface of approximately 11.5 square km. The island is approx. 7 km long and 2.5 km broad in the broadest place. North of the lighthouse is the highest point measuring  110m above the sea level. This highest point is named "Bratti" and from it there are rubble slopes towards  the sea.

Numerous man made embankments lie all over the island, the longest being almost 3km long.

These embankments are believed to be very old and some believe that they may have served as fences in the olden days. One assumes that these embankments save completely unique information, which one would receive, if archaeological investigations of them were undertaken.

The" leylines" on the island are by many considered to be a spectacular source of energy and many visitors as well as inhabitants feel that this raw energy of the earth "charges their battery" in a unique way. Any amount of power drawn from this source is absolutely free of charge

As most of the island is privately owned, the walking paths are located outside of this private part. Many birds nest on the island and because of the reservation of the wild fowl life we encourage visitors to keep to marked walking paths. At times it is possible to organize guided walking tours outside marked paths. Please feel free to contact us if this interests your group.

 Hunting and/or killing birds in Hrísey is strictly prohibited but for those who want to watch birds there is a hut a little bit north of the village which is intended for birdwatchers.

There are three marked walking paths on the southern half of the island.

 The green path has an overall length of approximately 2.3 km.

The yellow path has an overall length of approximately 4.5 km.

The red path has an overall length of approximately 5 km.

On these paths there is a great deal to see and many things to learn. A lot of signs along the path contain information on what meets the eye or tickles other senses.