Hellissandur was formerly the main fishing centre, and the Rif, 2 km away, was one of the main commercial ports on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula. Today, what is left of the region’s former glory days is the fishing fleet that can be seen in the Rif. On the outskirts of the settlement is the Ingjaldsholl Church, which was the world’s first concrete temple, that was built in 1903