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Towns : Stokkseyri

Stokkseyri is a coastal South Icelandic town in the fertile farming district region of Flói. It is known for its black sandy beach which becomes quite crowded with tourists during summer. The beach is wide and full of driftwood. A long sea wall was erected in the late 18th century to prevent encroachment by the sea and as a shield against Ölfusá river's flooding and high waves. The entire coastal area is open lowland and very windswept with shallow shores.

The village has a rich art and cultural life. Paintings and glass galleries, Ghost Centre and the Center of Ethnomusicology, which are all situated in the Hólmaröst cultural centre. An interesting museum, "Þuríðar cottage" is in Stokkseyri, built in memory of Lady Þuríður Einarsdóttir, captain of a fishing boat in the late 18th and early 19th century, a time when it was considered a unique profession for a woman. Not far from Stokkseyri is another museum worth visiting, "Baugsstaðir dairy farm". The Ghost Centre in Stokkseyri is a Ghost Museum with all of the most famous ghosts in Iceland located in a building by the harbour. Guests walk through the ghost-maze, where they will experience the stories in the environment where they happened. The stories can be listened to in English, German and Icelandic. Also in Stokkseyri, there are a new museum Icelandic wonders

In Stokkseyri there is also a Hunting Museum with a large collection of stuffed animals and firearms, a lobster restaurant, an outdoor swimming pool, kayak rental, scooter rental, mini golf, a familiy recreation park with Icelandic farm animals and a campsite.

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