HOLABRAUT HRISEY: VILLA ON A SMALL ISLAND NEAR AKUREYRI

This villa, located on a small island close to the north Icelandic town of Akureyri, is near the mainland carport and harbour.

The elegant 2-storey house, with oak parquet floors, purpose built fittings and spacious rooms, has a 130sqm terrace with hot tub and massage area. A new golf course is also being built very close to the property.

Ideal as a summerhouse, HOLABRAUT HRISEY can be used or let all year round and is only a 15-minute ferry ride from the mainland.
BELOW ARE PICTURES OF THIS BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY...

KEY FACTS ABOUT HRISEY

Hrísey is Iceland´s second largest island, and has been inhabited since Viking settlement. It is known that a church was built on this spot around the year 1200, and many famous Icelandic historical characters have lived at this site, including: Þorvaldur the Elder, Narfi Þrandarsson, and Shark-Jörundur Jónsson.

The rocky foundations of Hrísey are mostly basalt, 10 to 11 million years old. There are numerous examples of "berggangar" - lava sikes formed during periods of volcanic activity. Houses in Hrísey, and the swimming pool, are heated by hot water from Hrísey´s own borehole on the west of the island. Hrísey also has its own cold water supply from an underground spring.

Below are pictures of HRISEY and nearby Akureyri, which has a domestic airport and a good transportation system to historical and geological sites such as Dettifoss, the greatest waterfall in Europe and ASBYRGI a geological and historical wonder. Various leisure activities on the island and the mainland include river and sea fishing, golf, hiking, skiing, horse riding and river rafting.

Below are pictures of HRISEY, the neighbourhood and nearby Akureyri that has a domestic airport and a good transportation system to historical and geological sites such as Dettifoss, the greatest waterfall in Europe and ASBYRGI a geological and historical wonder. Various leisure activities on the island and the mainland include river and sea fishing, golf, hiking, skiing, horse riding and river rafting.

HRISEY AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

The ferry to HRISEY

The skiing area

Small airplanes can land in HRISEY

DALVIK - THE CLOSEST VILLAGE ON THE MAINLAND TO HRISEY

Various leisure activities are available

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Akureyri is nearby with various leisure activities and good transports system

ASBYRGI the famous geological and historical wonder place is not far

Following is a knowlege of ASBYRGI in WIKIPEDIA

View from the top of Ásbyrgi canyon

The rock "island" in the centre of Ásbyrgi canyon

Ásbyrgi canyon lies in the north of Iceland, about two hours' drive to the east from Akureyri. The enormous, horseshoe-shaped depression is part of the Jökulsárgljúfur National Park and measures approximately 3.5 km in length and 1.1 km across. For more than half of its length, the canyon is divided through the middle by a distinctive rock formation 25 meters high called Eyjan ("the Island"), from which hikers may enjoy spectacular views.

The canyon's steep sides are formed by cliffs up to 100 metres in height. Down in the canyon, visitors walk through a woodland of birch and willow. Between 1947 and 1977, a number of foreign tree species were introduced, including fir, larch and pine. A small lake called Botnstjörn is home to a variety of waterfowl species.

Ásbyrgi was most likely formed by catastrophic glacial flooding of the river Jökulsá á Fjöllum after the last Ice Age, first 8-10,000 years ago, and then again some 3,000 years ago. The river has since changed its course and now runs about 2 km to the east. The legend explains the unusual shape of the canyon differently. Nicknamed Sleipnir's footprint, it is said that the canyon was formed when Odin's eight-legged horse, Sleipnir, touched one of its feet to the ground here. Legend also relates that the canyon is the capital city of the "hidden people" (huldufólk), who live in cracks within the surrounding cliffs.

DETTIFOSS the largest waterfall in Europe...

Dettifoss is a waterfall in Jökulsárgljúfur National Park of Northeast Iceland, not far from Mývatn. It is situated on the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river, which flows from the Vatnajökull glacier and collects water from a large area in Northeast Iceland. The falls are 100 m wide and have a drop of 44 m down to the Jökulsárgljúfur canyon. It is the largest waterfall in Europe in terms of volume discharge, having an average water flow of 200 m3/s.

Detifoss, the greatest waterfall in Europe

BELOW IS A MAP OF THE NORTH-ICELAND AREA IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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