Bøur
#11 among destinations in Faroe Islands
Facts and practical information
Bøur is a village in the Sørvágur Municipality of the Faroe Islands, 4 km west of Sørvágur, with a population of 75. ()
VågøFaroe Islands
Bøur – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Sørvágsvatn, Sørvágsfjørður, Bøsdalafossur, Vørðufelli.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeSørvágsvatn, Vágar
120 min walk • Sørvágsvatn or Leitisvatn is the largest lake in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the island of Vágar between the municipalities of Sørvágur and Vágar.
Natural attraction, Nature, FjordSørvágsfjørður
44 min walk • Sørvágsfjørður is a fjord on the west side of the island of Vágoy in the Faroe Islands which is approximately 3.5 km long. At the end of the fjord lies the village of Sørvágur. On the northside of the fjord lies the small village of Bøur.
Nature, Natural attraction, WaterfallBøsdalafossur, Sandavágur
149 min walk • Bøsdalafossur is a waterfall in the Faroe Islands that flows from the lake Sørvágsvatn/Leitissvatn and into the Atlantic ocean. It has a height of 30 meters.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainVørðufelli, Vágar
65 min walk • Vørðufelli is a mountain overlooking the village of Sørvágur on the Faroe Islands. Its height is 284 metres above sea level. It is situated between Húsadalur, Vága, Vatnsdalur, and close to Klovin.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeFjallavatn, Vágar
77 min walk • Fjallavatn is the second largest lake in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the island of Vágar and its size is 1 km2.
Eysturtindur, Vágar
68 min walk • Eysturtindur is the second highest point - 714 m - on the island of Vágoy, Faroe Islands.
Árnafjall
86 min walk • Árnafjall is the highest mountain on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands. The highest point is 722 metres above sea level. The name Árnafjall translates to the eagles mountain. The mountain lies on the west side of Vágar close to the village of Gásadalur.
IslandTindhólmur
72 min walk • Tindhólmur is an islet on the southside of Sørvágsfjørður, west of Vágar in the Faroe Islands. It has its name from the five peaks, which are named Ytsti, Arni, Lítli, Breiði, Bogni. The islet is uninhabited.
TunnelGásadalstunnilin, Vágar
74 min walk • The Gásadalur Tunnel, Gásadalstunnilin, is a 1.4 kilometre long, single-lane tunnel in the west of the Faroe Islands, on the island of Vágar. It connects the villages of Bøur in the east with Gásadalur in the west, which are separated by the Knúkarnir mountain.
VillageSørvágur, Vágar
38 min walk • Sørvágur is a village on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands. It is located at the landward end of Sørvágsfjørður. Sørvágur is the largest village in Sørvágur Municipality.
IslandGáshólmur, Gásadalur
93 min walk • Gáshólmur is a small islet on the southside of Sørvágsfjørður in the Faroe Islands. To the east of the islet lies another islet, Tindhólmur.
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