Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
A pleasant option across from the witchcraft museum, Steinhúsið has a small collection of
prim rooms with living space and a kitchen, and a basement apartment.
Sorcery Cafe
CAFE
(
www.galdrasyning.is
;Höfðagata 10;mains Ikr1300-2400; 9am-6pm)
The menu changes daily at this friendly museum cafe: look for mussels fresh from the
fjord and wild berries for dessert.
Café Riis
INTERNATIONAL
( 451 3567;Hafnarbraut 39;mains Ikr1500-3900; 11.30am-9pm Jun-Aug)
The town's popular pub and restaurant is set in a historic wooden building with carved ma-
gic symbols on the bar. Roasted chicken breast and trout are the menu's biggest hits.
Information
Tourist Information Centre
TOURIST INFORMATION
( 451 3111;
www.holmavik.is/info
;Höfðagata 8-10; 9am-6pm; )
In the Witchcraft Museum, with internet access, and lots of info including hiking maps
(Ikr1300).
Getting There & Away
Buses stop at the N1 petrol station.
Bus 59 Hólmavík-Bu
́
ðardalur-Borgarnes (Ikr3850, five weekly mid-May to mid-Septem-
ber, two weekly mid-September to mid-May) with connections to Reykjavík (Ikr5250, 4½
hours). You must connect in Bifrö st for Bus 57 service to Akureyri.
In 2015 year-round buses between Ísafjörður and Hólmavík were slated to begin again.
Check
www.westfjords.is
for the latest information.
