In the middle ages Gásir was the main trading post in northern Iceland. The place is mentioned many times in Old Icelandic Sagas from the 13th and 14th centuries. Archaeological digging in the area has shown that it was a trading post up to the 16th century, possibly until trading started in Akureyri. Gásir is a unique place, because in no other place in Iceland is it possible to find so many remains from a trading post from the Middle Ages.

Nowadays you can visit these archaeological remains. It might not be the most exciting thing you've seen, but it is interesting to imagine how life was so many hundred years ago.

If you are in the area in July, it is even more interesting to visit this location, because at that time medieval life at Gásir is reconstructed with help from Icelandic craftsmen who wear medieval clothes and sell handicraft. Various handicrafts are on display; dyeing with plant extracts, wool-work, sewing, sewing leather and weaving.

Beside the medieval trading post, you can also find some remains of a whale. The bones of the whale are situated just a little bit closer to the sea.