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Sauðárkrókur has about 2535 inhabitants. Here you will find a variety of services on offer; exhibitions, museums, places of entertainment. On the main street, you will find a store called Haraldur JúlÃusson, which has been in constant operation since 1919. Also the Minjahúsið Folk Museum, where four small workshops demonstrate the types of occupation pursued by the inhabitants of Sauðárkrókur in days gone by - and they even have a polar bear on display! Minjahúsið also houses the Tourist Information Bureau. The town is one of the busiest most important communities outside the capital, and it would be hard to find better services anywhere outside the ReykjavÃk area.…
Siglufjörður offers a variety of interesting and enjoyable things to do and see, both for the travelers and for those in search of some outdoor activity. The town has about 1200 inhabitants. The winter turns the town into a paradise for the skier and is a dream come true for the outdoor enthusiast. Here they have a choice of trying some cross-country skiing, slalom, skating, ski touring or zipping across the snow on a snowmobile. During the summer, it is the mountains, the lake and the black sandy shores which call to us, and there is a wide selection of walks and hikes in both mountain and valley to tempt the visitor. In SIglufjörður you can also find SÃldarminjasafnið the herring museum is…
DalvÃk is the main village of the Icelandic municipality of DalvÃkurbyggð. Its population is approximately 1,400. The town's name means "valley bay." DalvÃk harbor is a regional commercial port for import and fishing. The ferry Sæfari, which sails from DalvÃk, serves the island of GrÃmsey, Iceland's northernmost community, which lies on the Arctic Circle. The annual Fiskidagurinn Mikli is held the Saturday after the first Monday of August, attended by up to 30,000 people who enjoy a free fish buffet sponsored by the local fishing industry. DalvÃk has had four representative…
Akureyri is a town in northern Iceland, nicknamed the Capital of North Iceland, Akureyri is an important port and fishing center.  It is Iceland's fourth largest municipality (after ReykjavÃk, Hafnarfjörður, and Kópavogur). The area where Akureyri is located was settled in the 9th century but did not receive a municipal charter until 1786. The town was the site of Allied units during World War II. Further growth occurred after the war as the Icelandic population increasingly moved to urban areas. Akureyri's population is 18.860. The area has a relatively mild climate because of geographical factors, and the town's …
