Hvalbiareiði, Hvalba
#1 among attractions in Hvalba
Facts and practical information
Hvalbiareiði is also called Fiskieiði, it is located on the west coast of Suðuroy, west of the village Hvalba. ()
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Hvalbiareiði – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Fámjin stone, Church of Tvoroyri, Krambatangi, Trongisvágsfjørður.
Church, StelaFámjin stone, Fámjin
135 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.
ChurchChurch of Tvoroyri, Tvøroyri
152 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.
HarborKrambatangi, Tvøroyri
144 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.
Natural attraction, Nature, FjordTrongisvágsfjørður
164 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainNónfjall, Suðuroy
169 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'.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeKirkjuvatn, 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainGluggarnir, Suðuroy
109 min walk • Gluggarnir is a mountain in the Faroe Islands. At 610 metres, it is the highest mountain on the southernmost island, Suðuroy. The mountain is located between the villages of Fámjin and Trongisvágur.
VillageØravík
162 min walk • Øravík is a village on the east coast of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The village is located in the center of the island on a crossroad where the road to Fámjin goes towards west over the mountains to the west coast.
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiumsVið Stórá, Suðuroy
107 min walk • Við Stórá is a stadium located in Trongisvágur, Faroe Islands. It is mostly used for football matches and is the home ground of Tvøroyrar Bóltfelag.
TunnelHvalbiartunnilin, Suðuroy
57 min walk • The Hvalbiartunnilin is the name applied to two tunnels on the island of Suðuroy, the most southerly of the Faroe Islands. The original Hvalbiartunnilin is the oldest tunnel in the country, while the new Hvalbiartunnilin is the newest. Both tunnels connect the villages of Hvalba and Trongisvágur.
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