Information about Skúvoy
The small island Skúvoy has a rich birdlife. Here you will find puffins, guillemont, and skua. Skúvoy is named for the large numbers of skuas. Knútur rises to 392 metres and is the highest peak on the island.
Services near Skúvoy
Attractions nearby Skúvoy
Dalur
Dalur is a small village on the island of Sandoy. Dalur means valley and is nestled at the end of a beautiful valley. ...
Sandur
Sandur is the largest and most important historical settlement on the island Sandoy. With several lakes and flat grass fields, Sandur is a oasis for F...
Húsavík
Húsavík is a tidy settlement on the island Sandoy. Húsavík means the Bay with Houses. The village has a beautiful white be...
Stóra Dímun
This island is home to 10 residents. The highest peak on the island is Høgoyggj (396 m). Stóra Dímun means Large Dímun and...
Sandoy
The island Sandoy alludes to sand from the large beach of Sandur. Many of the villages have been inhabited since the viking era. The island is charac...
Skálavík
Skálavík is a the end of a long grass valley. In order to get to Skálavík, you will drive for fifteen minutes from th...
Skopun
This is the village where the boat the Sandoy island arrives to. This harbour village is the youngest settlement on the island. From Skopun, you can e...
Lítla Dímun
This is the smallest island in the Faroe Islands with a total area of 0,8 sq km. Lítla Dímun is the only uninhabited island in the Faroe...
Ásmundarstakkur
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Rituskor
This amazing cleft on Suðuroy island elevates 289 metres above ocean level. In order to get to the cleft, you will cross a narrow wood bridge from...
Kirkjubøur
Kirkjubøur, located on the south of Streymoy, is regarded as the' most important historical site Faroe Islands. Here you will f...
Hestur
The main attraction on the island of Hestur is the mystical caves on the east side of the island. Both Eggjarrók and Múlin reaches exact...
Velbastaður
This village on the western side of Streymoy island is a 15 minutes drive from Tórshavn. Velbastað has a great view of the two islands Hest...
Argir
Argir is a suburb in Tórshavn. You will have a great view towards Tórshavn from undir Kongavarða in Argir. ...
Koltur
The island Koltur has a beautiful and striking shape. Koltur is the second smallest island in the Faroe Islands. Its highest point is the monumental c...
Tinganes
Tinganes is the oldest part of Torshavn. Among it's grass roofed houses you will also find the Prime Minister's office and other govern...
Tórshavn Bus Terminal
The Tórshavn Bus Terminal is situated at the harbour in Tórshavn. The national bus and ferry service, Strandfaraskip Landsins, oper...
Skansin
This is the only fort in Tórshavn built in the 16th Century. Skansin is nestled just beside the harbour in Tórshavn and the Tórsh...
Reyn
This is the oldest district in Tórshavn. Úti á Reyni is covered by small turf roofed houses dating centuries back. Near Reyn, you...