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About Iceland
Iceland is a refreshingly unconventional travel destination. The Icelandic nature is unspoilt, exotic and mystical with its spouting geysers, active volcanoes, tumbling waterfalls, towering mountains, vast lava plains and magical lakes. Iceland’s fjords, glaciers and highland plains present visitors with some of the most beautiful and enchanting places they will ever see, as well as a rare feeling of utter tranquillity.
For travelers on a quest for action, Iceland’s pristine nature offers great potential for outdoor activities such as snowmobiling, horse riding, cave exploring, hiking, swimming, skiing, river rafting, kayaking and mountain safaris on modified four-wheel drives, to name but a few. Iceland supports a surprisingly diverse Nordic flora and fauna and is an ideal place for ornithology enthusiasts, while also offering some of the world’s best whale watching destinations.
About Reykjavik
Reykjavík sometimes feels like a cosmopolitan capital and a tiny seaside village - all wrapped up in one. But Reykjavík has the best of both worlds; the qualities of a modern, forward-looking society complemented by a close connection to Iceland‚s beautiful and unspoilt nature.
Reykjavík’s legendary nightlife is bolstered by plentiful cultural and social happenings in addition to an abundance of first-class restaurants. The size of Reykjavik city centre is also limited enough to allow for easy navigation by foot. Reykjavík has been described as a young and daring city that is characterized by strong contrasts. Conveniently small, clean and safe, it is more or less free from the major problems that haunt many other capitals. Big city events are frequent, the winter lights festival finished recently with thousands of participants and more tourist at this time of the year than we are used to.

The Icelandic Emigration Center was founded in 1996 to commemorate the Icelandic emigrants to North America and promote contact between their descendants and the people of Iceland.
In the Center's three impressive buildings near Hofsós harbour there are exhibits on the emigration from Iceland and the history of settlements in various parts of North America. Prepared in cooperation with North American descendants of the emigrants, the exhibits portray the lives of the thousands of Icelanders who emigrated to North America. They provide insight into conditions in Iceland at the time, the emigrants reasons for going, their hopes, and the reality that awaited them.
The Center's staff collects and catalogues information on the emigration and offers a genealogy service and library facilities. Emphasis is placed on forming ties to Icelandic Associations and other descendants of Icelanders as well as involvement in exchange visits of young and old alike. Work is in progress to digitally record all exhibits.
Opening Hours
Open 11:00 - 18:00 every day from 1st june to 1st september.
The Icelandic Emigration Center
565 Hofsós
Tel. 453 7936
Iceland
Email: hofsos@hofsos.is
Website: www.hofsos.is