Porkeri Church, Porkeri

Name: Porkeri Church
Address: Vid A 2, Porkeri, Faroe Islands

#1 among attractions in Porkeri

Top attraction, Architecture, Church

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Porkeri Church is a church in the settlement of Porkeri in the Faroe Islands. Porkeri is situated on the island of Suðuroy, which is the southernmost of the islands. It is a wooden church and it has a roof of turf. The church dates from 1847 and contains things donated by seamen who survived lethal storms on the sea, maintaining the tradition of almissu. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 61°28'51"N, 6°44'47"W

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Vid A 2Porkeri Faroe Islands

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Porkeri Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Eggjarnar, Fámjin stone, Church of Tvoroyri, Krambatangi.

3.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Eggjarnar, Vágur
82 min walk • Eggjarnar is a place to the south of the village of Vágur on Suðuroy island in the Faroe Islands, which is known for its scenic viewpoint to the sea-cliffs of the southern part of Suðuroy all the way to Beinisvørð in the south, and to Vágseiði in the north.
5.4 miNW
Church, Stela
Fámjin stone, Fámjin
138 min walk • The Fámjin stone is a runestone located in the church of Fámjin on the Faroe Islands. The stone bears both Latin and Runic letters. The stone is dated to the time after the Faroese reformation in 1538, and proves that runes were used up to as late as the 16th century. It is the youngest of the Faroese runestones.
5.4 miN
Church
Church of Tvoroyri, Tvøroyri
137 min walk • Church of Tvoroyri is a national church in Tvøroyri, Faroe Islands. It was constructed in Norway as a building set, moved to Tvøroyri and then built there in 1908.
5.2 miNW
Harbor
Krambatangi, Tvøroyri
134 min walk • Krambatangi is the ferry port of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The ferry MS Smyril M/F disembarks 2–3 times daily from Krambatangi to Tórshavn.
4.7 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Fjord
Trongisvágsfjørður
120 min walk • Trongisvágsfjørður is a fjord on the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. There are four villages around the fjord. Furthest east on the northern side of the fjord is Froðba, in the bottom of the fjord is Trongisvágur. In between Trongisvágur and Froðba is Tvøroyri, the largest of these villages.
3.8 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Beinisvørð
98 min walk • Beinisvørð is a 469 metres high sea cliff in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, the highest sea cliff in Suðuroy. It is located between the villages of Lopra and Sumba.
3.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nónfjall, Suðuroy
98 min walk • Nónfjall is a 367-metre-high mountain on the island Vágar in the Faroe Islands, the mountain is located south of the village of Sørvágur, near Vágar Airport and east of the mountain Høgafjall. The name Nónfjall translates to 'Noon mountain'.
1.5 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Fjord
Vágsfjørður
38 min walk • Vágsfjørður is a fjord on the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The fjord is located in the southern part and on the eastern side of the island. The distance between the east and the west coast of Suðuroy is very short from Vágsfjørður to Vágseiði. Between the fjord and Vágseiði is a lake which is called Vatnið.
5.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Kirkjuvatn, Fámjin
136 min walk • Kirkjuvatn is a lake in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. The lake is located just north of the village of Fámjin, which is located on the west coast of Suðuroy. Fámjin is the only village on the island which is facing directly west. Only one other village, Sumba is also located on the west coast, but Sumba is facing south-west.
3.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kirvi, Suðuroy
81 min walk • Kirvi is a mountain in Suðuroy, near the village Lopra. Kirvi is 236m high and its shape resembles that of a pyramid. The mountain is visible from the villages Lopra and Nes, between Vágur and Porkeri. The top of the mountain is called Kirviskollur. The mountain is located in the municipality of Sumba.
4 miS
Striking and iconic 470-m. sea cliffs
Beinisvørð, Sumba
102 min walk • Beinisvørð is a 469 metres high sea cliff in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, the highest sea cliff in Suðuroy. It is located between the villages of Lopra and Sumba.