Dúvugarðar Travel Guide

By Verified Expert

​Dúvugarður is an old farm in the remote village Saksun on Streymoy island. The old farmhouse is some 300 years old. The locals lived in the farmhouse until the 1940s by up to twenty people. Now the farmhouse belongs to the national museum.

When you visit the farm you will get a better understanding of how everyday life was lived in the past. The farmhouse and its surrounding buildings are all turf-roofed.

Other great attractions
Church in Saksun

Saksun

Kallur Lighthouse

Velbastaður

Velbastaður