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Discover Höfn by Hire Car

The town of Höfn in Iceland is not particularly large, but it is constantly gaining in importance as a tourist destination. Höfn is located in the extreme southeast of the country, right on the coast.

The town of Höfn would be elevated to a trading town by Ottó Tuliníus in 1897, and has been steadily growing in economic importance ever since.

Development of Höfn

In addition to fishing, fish processing, trade and agriculture, tourism is increasingly becoming one of the most important sources of income for the town, which incidentally has a population of just 2132.

Income from tourist services has grown by several hundred percent in recent years. More and more people from Western Europe are coming to Iceland to enjoy nature and indulge in the fascination of this unique landscape.

Sights in Höfn

Since the town is about 459 kilometers from the country’s capital, Reykjavík, tourists don’t pass by the place directly, but since round trips are especially popular, Höfn is still more or less a regular stop for Iceland travelers.

The main attraction of the place is undoubtedly the very lovingly designed glacier museum in which you can look at all the information about the formation, life and problems of the glaciers.

To explore the country, it is absolutely necessary in Iceland to take a hire car and get so mobile from one place to another. In fact, a network of public transport unfortunately does not exist at all for such remote, small places.

The hire cars are all equipped with winter gear and can thus be rented all year round.