Hofsós

[1] The Drangey Exhibition is in Pakkhús, the Hofsós warehouse built in 1777, during the time of the trading monopoly.

[2][3] Other services offered are accommodation in guesthouses, a restaurant, coffee-house, and a camping site.

There are also pleasant walks along the shore with good examples of hexagonal basalt columns.

It is connected to land by low sandpits impounding a considerable lake with rich bird life and good trout fishing.

In recent years Hofsós has built itself up as a tourist attraction and has The Icelandic Emigration Center (Vesturfarasetrið á Hofsósi), dedicated to the westward migration to North America of Icelanders that reached its peak at the start of the 19th century.

Hofsós is one of the oldest trading places in Iceland