Guidebook for Hafnarfjörður
Parks & Nature
Tucked away on a quiet street in Hafnarfjörður is the enchanting Hellisgerði Park. A pathway twists beside the lovely pond and through the lava rocks that buckle and fold into tiny caves and mysterious nooks. Draped in emerald and olive-coloured moss or covered in a wash of white snow, the rocks and the stories of this park are captivating. This magical place is known for its huldufólk (hidden people: elves, dwarves and other mystical creatures).
It is very nice to walk in and look at the beauty nature have.
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Hellisgerdi Park
3 HellisgataTucked away on a quiet street in Hafnarfjörður is the enchanting Hellisgerði Park. A pathway twists beside the lovely pond and through the lava rocks that buckle and fold into tiny caves and mysterious nooks. Draped in emerald and olive-coloured moss or covered in a wash of white snow, the rocks and the stories of this park are captivating. This magical place is known for its huldufólk (hidden people: elves, dwarves and other mystical creatures).
It is very nice to walk in and look at the beauty nature have.
The Annual Viking Festival in Hafnarfjörður Town in Iceland.
Sculpture Park, Víðistaðatún
The International Sculpture Park at Víðistaðatún comprises 16 works by artists from Mexico, Switzerland, France, Finland, Japan, Germany, and Iceland. Most of the works were created at the Straumur art center, in connection with art festivals held in Hafnarfjörður in 1991 and 1993.
Víðistaðatún is a beautiful place to go alone or with your family. Apart from breathtaking sculptures, the park is also home to a soccer field, two tennis courts, and the Hafnarfjörður camping grounds.
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Víðistaðatún
VíðistaðatúnThe Annual Viking Festival in Hafnarfjörður Town in Iceland.
Sculpture Park, Víðistaðatún
The International Sculpture Park at Víðistaðatún comprises 16 works by artists from Mexico, Switzerland, France, Finland, Japan, Germany, and Iceland. Most of the works were created at the Straumur art center, in connection with art festivals held in Hafnarfjörður in 1991 and 1993.
Víðistaðatún is a beautiful place to go alone or with your family. Apart from breathtaking sculptures, the park is also home to a soccer field, two tennis courts, and the Hafnarfjörður camping grounds.
Food Scene
It is a very beautiful building with a lot of history.
There is also every year a Viking festival.
You can have a lovely dinner at Fjörukráin Viking restaurant it is open daily from 6 pm - 10 pm. They serve lamb shanks, sheep heads, minke whale, the traditional Icelandic meat soup, dried haddock, many types of fish, the traditional skyr and many other desserts.
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Fjörukráin
1-3 VikingastrætiIt is a very beautiful building with a lot of history.
There is also every year a Viking festival.
You can have a lovely dinner at Fjörukráin Viking restaurant it is open daily from 6 pm - 10 pm. They serve lamb shanks, sheep heads, minke whale, the traditional Icelandic meat soup, dried haddock, many types of fish, the traditional skyr and many other desserts.
This house, known as A.Hansen house is of great historic interest. Since its one of the oldest houses in the town of Hafnarfjörður. The oldest house in town, the residence of noble Bjarni Sivertsen , now the town´s museum is adjuvant to A.Hansen and was built in 1803-1805. Only few steps further is the Icelandic Maritime museum. A. Hansen was built in 1880 by marchant Knudtzon, but his father had taken over the commeree on the site after Sivertsens death in the turn og the century. From 1898 there was frequent change of owners of this house, most being Danish Merchants.
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Gamla vínhúsið
VesturgataThis house, known as A.Hansen house is of great historic interest. Since its one of the oldest houses in the town of Hafnarfjörður. The oldest house in town, the residence of noble Bjarni Sivertsen , now the town´s museum is adjuvant to A.Hansen and was built in 1803-1805. Only few steps further is the Icelandic Maritime museum. A. Hansen was built in 1880 by marchant Knudtzon, but his father had taken over the commeree on the site after Sivertsens death in the turn og the century. From 1898 there was frequent change of owners of this house, most being Danish Merchants.
Arts & Culture
Sívertsen’s House is the oldest house in Hafnarfjörður, built in 1803-1805 by Bjarni Sívertsen. He was a great entrepreneur in Hafnarfjörður between 1794 and 1830, a merchant who owned a fishing business and shipyard in town. Bjarni was one of the first Icelanders to get a trade license in Iceland after the Danish trade monopoly ended, and has been given the title “The Father of Hafnarfjörður.” The house has been restored to its original state and shows how an upper-class family in Hafnarfjörður lived at the beginning of the 19th century, while a light is shed on the interesting story of Bjarni Sívertsen and his family
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Sivertsens house
6 VesturgataSívertsen’s House is the oldest house in Hafnarfjörður, built in 1803-1805 by Bjarni Sívertsen. He was a great entrepreneur in Hafnarfjörður between 1794 and 1830, a merchant who owned a fishing business and shipyard in town. Bjarni was one of the first Icelanders to get a trade license in Iceland after the Danish trade monopoly ended, and has been given the title “The Father of Hafnarfjörður.” The house has been restored to its original state and shows how an upper-class family in Hafnarfjörður lived at the beginning of the 19th century, while a light is shed on the interesting story of Bjarni Sívertsen and his family
The seaman Erlendur Marteinsson built Sigga’s house in 1902. His daughter, Sigríður (Sigga) Erlendsdóttir, was 10 years old when she moved into the house and she lived there until the year 1978, when she moved to Sólvangur, a local old age home. Her house has been preserved as an example of the home of a laborer and a seaman in Hafnarfjörður at the beginning of the 20th century. There you can experience and get to know how the common people of the town lived at the time.
Kirkjuvegur
KirkjuvegurThe seaman Erlendur Marteinsson built Sigga’s house in 1902. His daughter, Sigríður (Sigga) Erlendsdóttir, was 10 years old when she moved into the house and she lived there until the year 1978, when she moved to Sólvangur, a local old age home. Her house has been preserved as an example of the home of a laborer and a seaman in Hafnarfjörður at the beginning of the 20th century. There you can experience and get to know how the common people of the town lived at the time.
There are usually three exhibitions running concurrently at Pakkhúsið, a permanent exhibition on the history of Hafnarfjörður, an exhibition of toys, and a short-term exhibition on a chosen theme. The exhibition “Thus it was . . . “ tells the history of Hafnarfjörður and the surrounding region from the settlement to this day, with the aid of historical texts, photographs, illustrations, films, and numerous artifacts that give life to the history. In this exhibition you can learn about the German and English periods in the town’s history, and the history of its trade, fishing industry, sports and film theatres, the British occupation during WWII, and much more.
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Hafnarfjordur Museum
6 VesturgataThere are usually three exhibitions running concurrently at Pakkhúsið, a permanent exhibition on the history of Hafnarfjörður, an exhibition of toys, and a short-term exhibition on a chosen theme. The exhibition “Thus it was . . . “ tells the history of Hafnarfjörður and the surrounding region from the settlement to this day, with the aid of historical texts, photographs, illustrations, films, and numerous artifacts that give life to the history. In this exhibition you can learn about the German and English periods in the town’s history, and the history of its trade, fishing industry, sports and film theatres, the British occupation during WWII, and much more.
Beggubúd is the location of the Museum of Commerce, part of Hafnarfjördur Museum. The building was constructed in 1906 on the town’s main shopping street. It was lifted and moved to the museum’s site in 2008 where it was restored and used to house an exhibition.
Vesturgata
VesturgataBeggubúd is the location of the Museum of Commerce, part of Hafnarfjördur Museum. The building was constructed in 1906 on the town’s main shopping street. It was lifted and moved to the museum’s site in 2008 where it was restored and used to house an exhibition.
Sightseeing
This path around the harbor passes one of Hafnarfjördur Museum’s exhibition centers. The center houses collections of photographs depicting the life and times of the people who built the town of Hafnarfjördur.
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Fjarðargata
This path around the harbor passes one of Hafnarfjördur Museum’s exhibition centers. The center houses collections of photographs depicting the life and times of the people who built the town of Hafnarfjördur.
Drinks & Nightlife
Is a nice coffee house that serves very nice coffee, food, and cakes. They have live music.
open:
Monday - Thursday: from 8:15-23:30
Friday: from 8:00-23:30
Saturday: from 10:00-23:30
Sunday: from 11:00-23:30
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Súfistinn
9 StrandgataIs a nice coffee house that serves very nice coffee, food, and cakes. They have live music.
open:
Monday - Thursday: from 8:15-23:30
Friday: from 8:00-23:30
Saturday: from 10:00-23:30
Sunday: from 11:00-23:30
Essentials
Nettó
3 Fiskislóð