Akureyri

Buy

Hafnarstræti, in the city center, is Akureyri's main shopping street. Shops there include an , several souvenir shops, and the curiosity shop Frúin í Hamborg.

For local art and design, head to Grófargil, colliqually known as Listagil (“art canyon”). It's a steep canyon by the street Kaupvangsstræti and home to several studios, galleries and shops.

A small shopping mall, called , is a short distance north of the city centre.

There is a Nettó supermarket near the Glerártorg shopping mall. There is also a supermarket near there, just a little further north along Glerágata/Hörgárbraut, and a supermarket at Tryggvabraut 8. A supermarket is located near the harbour, at Furuvellir 17.

Eat

While you're in Akureyri, be sure to get ice cream from the locally famous .

Drink

A nice bar is across the street from the main movie theatre. It seems that people in the city enjoy an 'early' movie theater around 20:00 or so, and, as customary in Iceland, go clubbing/barhopping after midnight. Keep in mind that the clubs close at 01:00, at least during the weekdays. A strange wheel-of-fortune with shots, beer, and nothing, is there, for kr 1500.

Sleep

There are many guesthouses more inland immediately away from the city center. They double as residences for college students, but they are the cheapest lodging you'll find, at around kr 8000 double and kr 5000 single.

In addition to hostels and hotels, there are a variety of apartments to rent. These are usually set up like a conventional 1-bedroom apartment (with amenities like a refrigerator, kitchen, and dining area). You might prefer renting an apartment if you're staying in the area for multiple days and want to buy groceries and prepare your own meals.

Connect

Akureyri has good mobile phone coverage (including 3G). Wi-fi internet is often available at cafés or hotels. Here are additional internet access options:

Go next

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Akureyri is a good base to explore some of the more remote areas of Iceland, such as Mývatn. Several buses run mostly hourly from the city centre to other important places like the airport and neighboring settlements and bus tours are available which take you to see the enormous crater of Víti, and Goðafoss (waterfall of the gods).

Akureyri is fairly close to Húsavík, which has several whale watching tour operators, and Dalvík, from where you'll be able to catch a ferry to the island of Grímsey, Iceland's northernmost inhabited island, situated right on the Arctic Circle.

Akureyri to Myvatn (1 hr 30 min) kr 2400 / €16 Akureyri to Egilsstadir (3 hr 30 min) kr 7600 / €51