Skagaströnd

Skagaströnd is a town and municipality on the north coast of Iceland, on the east coast of the bay Húnaflói.

Notable landmarks include the mountain Spákonufell and the Cap of Spákonufell.

Skagaströnd has been a trading centre since the late 15th century. Today it is a thriving fishing port with seafood processing plants. The people of Skagaströnd have quite often shown their pioneering spirit to enhance the property of the village and its surrounding area. In Skagaströnd is a school for children up to 15 years old, a grocery store, a health care center, a church, service flats for the elderly, a sports center, swimming pool and hot pots, Café, the restaurant Borgin, a 9-hole golf course, a good campsite and much more. The distance from Reykjavik is 268 km.

A new kind of activities are taking place by the opening of the Nes artist residency and the marine biotechnology science hotel. In preparation is a prophet center for fortune tellers in the spirit of Þordís Spakona.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skagastr%C3%B6nd

The place can form part of a wider journey through North Iceland, making it easy to combine the visit with other destinations in the region.