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Vopnafjordur Destination Guide

Touring Vopnafjordur in Iceland

Vopnafjordur in the region of East with its 537 citizens is a city located in Iceland - some 235 mi or ( 378 km ) North-East of Reykjavík , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Vopnafjordur

Time in Vopnafjordur is now 12:04 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Reykjavik " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Hof, Hamundarstadir, Akureyri, and Egilsstadir. Being here already, consider visiting Hof . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Vopnafjordur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Guesthouse Syðri-Vík in Vopnafjörður Iceland - Icelandic Farm Holidays

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2 cottages and guesthouse with kitchen and dining room, lounge and 2 bathrooms. Also a small apartment. Facilities for disabled. Washing machine. BBQ and playground. Horse rental. Fishing permits. Boo ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Vopnafjörður

Vopnafjörður is a village and municipality in Northeast Iceland, standing on a peninsula in the middle of a mountainous bay by the same name. The main industries of Vopnafjörður are fish processing, agriculture, and tourism and other services.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 65.75 -14.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Fjords of Iceland, Municipalities of Iceland, Populated places in Iceland

Hofsá

Hofsá river in Vopnafjörður fjord, Iceland, is one of Iceland's best salmon rivers. Every year a great number of foreign visitors come to fish in the river. Charles, Prince of Wales used to come to fish in Hofsá some years ago. Hofsá has salmon for 30 km up from the rivermouth, and Trout for about 6 km. The salmon fishing season in Hofsá starts early in July, and finishes in the middle of September. The best time to fish is late July and first 2–3 weeks of August.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 65.72 -14.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Rivers of Iceland

Vopnafjörður Airport

Vopnafjörður Airport is an airport in Vopnafjörður, Iceland.

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Located at 65.72 -14.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Airports in Iceland