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Leynar – 204 views

Leynar – 1005 viewsLeynar is located on Streymoy’s west coast.
The village spreads over the hills above the beach ‘Leyna-sandur’.
The small and beautiful beach is a nice recreational area. On a beautiful summer-day
when the sun is shining it is possible go bathing in the clean but rather cold water.

The sub-sea tunnel connecting Vágar and Streymoy surfaces outside Leynar.

Kvívík – 46 viewsKvívík is a picturesque village located on Streymoy’s west coast.
It is situated on both sides of a narrow bay and is split in two by the small river ‘Stora’ that actually means ‘Big-river’.
Excavations have revealed remains of houses from the age of Vikings. This shows that Kvívík is one of the oldest settlements on the Faroe Islands.

Bour – 1611 viewsBour is a beautiful little village on the west-side of Vagoy. It has a magnificent view over the sea and the rocky
islet Tindholmur with its many peaks.

Kaldbak – 273 views

Leynar – 408 views

Leynar – 255 views

Kollafjørður – 355 viewsThe village Kollafjordur is located in an inlet called Kollafjordur on Streymoy’s east cost.
Fjordur means inlet in Faeroese.
The village is ‘stretched’ so it is actually about 10 kilometres long in spite of its small size.

Velbastaður – 349 views

Kirkjubøur – 357 viewsKirkjubøur is the southernmost village on Streymoy.
It is located on the west coast and has a view towards the island Hestur. The village was important in the middle ages. At that time it was the Episcopal residence and as such the spiritual centre of the society. In those days the village is said to have had around 50 houses. The majority of these houses were washed away by a fierce storm in the 16th century.

Koltur – 307 views

Sumba – 348 views

Koltur – 193 viewsKoltur is the name of the village on the island of Koltur.
The island is located to the west of the southern Streymoy.
No ferry goes to Koltur but the helicopter visits the island 3 times a week.

For many years only two families lived in Koltur. The two families did not communicate with each other for some reason. The story goes that in the end nobody knew the reason why they were not on speaking terms with each other. Not even the two families them selves.

In the year 1989/90 the island was abandoned and stayed uninhabited for some years.

In 1994 the Patursson-family of Kirkjubo moved to Koltur. Still there is only this couple living on the island.
They are farmers and have 160 sheep. Their plan is to have more tourists visit their island.

Nes – 877 viewsNes is a village to the south on Eysturoy’s west coast. The village lies just south of Skalafjordur-inlet,
which is the deepest inlet on the islands.
During World War Two The British Army placed two heavy guns in Nes. These were there to protect
the inlet and its oil-depot from the German army.
To prevent submarines from entering the inlet a steal-net was stretched across the mouth of the inlet.

Eiði – 1639 viewsEidi is located on the North-west tip of Eysturoy.
In the center of the village there is a large stonechurch from 1881. It was built in connection with the villages 100 year anniversary.

Fámjin – 1347 viewsFamjin lies beutifully surrounded by high mountains on the west cost of Suduroy.

Tjørnuvík – 357 views

Tjørnuvík – 895 viewsTjornuvik is the northern-most village on Streymoy.
The village is picturesque and lies in the bottom of a creek on the island’s east side with a view towards the rocks ‘Risin og Kellingin’ (see below).
In 1956 a burial plot was found in Tjornuvik. It showed that people lived here already in the Viking-ages.
A Celtic bronze-ring needle was found also and this is seen as evidence that Faroe Islands had contact to the British Islands.

Tjørnuvík – 359 viewsTjørnuvíkTjornuvik is the northern-most village on Streymoy.
The village is picturesque and lies in the bottom of a creek on the island’s east side with a view towards the rocks ‘Risin og Kellingin’.
In 1956 a burial plot was found in Tjornuvik. It showed that people lived here already in the Viking-ages.
A Celtic bronze-ring needle was found also and this is seen as evidence that Faroe Islands had contact to the British Islands.

Haldarsvik – 1023 viewsHaldarsvik is located on the north-east coast of Streymoy.
The stone-church in the village is from 1856. It is the only octagonal church on the Faroe Islands.
The alterpiece is also distinctive. It represents ‘The last Supper’ where the Apostles’s faces are replaced by the faces of living public figures from Faroe Islands.

Elduvík – 1010 viewsElduvik is a cosy little village located in the Funningsfjordur-inlet on Eysturoys north-east side.
The village is split in two parts. One on each side of a little river.
The church in Elduvik is from 1952.

Gjógv – 972 viewsGjógv
Gjogv is a charming little village located on the north-east tip of the island Eysturoy.
The place is popular because of its natural beauty.

Norðdepil - Hvannasund – 36 views

Múli – 40 viewsMúli is a tiny little village on the north-tip of Borðoy.
Múli had no electricity until 1970. It was the last village on the Faroe Islands to be blessed with electricity.
Guttormur i Múla lived here in the 18th century. He was known to be psychic and also he possessed magical powers. He is said to have made a stone-fence in the hills above Kirkjubøur. The stones and rocks flew in place by them selves producing thunder and roar that could be heard as far as Velbastaður. While the fence was building itself Guttormur was knitting in one of the houses in Kirkjubøur.