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Hidden places in Faroe Islands

1 uncrowded place in Faroe Islands, away from Tórshavn: quiet towns, geological oddities and free-to-enter ruins.

Kirkjubøur, Village in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark
Hidden towns Faroe Islands · Streymoy

Kirkjubøur

A hamlet of turf-roofed farmhouses on the Faroes' southern shore, once the islands' medieval capital, with a roofless 13th-century cathedral and a farm inhabited by the same family since 1550.

Coordinates
61°57′18″N 6°47′42″W
Crowds
Usually empty
Landscape
Coast
Best season
Best in Summer