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Saksun
A few turf-roofed houses and a white church above a tidal lagoon in a deep green valley.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Saksun, StreymoyDirections
- Getting There
- About 45 minutes by car north of Tórshavn, on a single-track road.
Why Go
The lagoon was once a harbor, until a storm closed its mouth with sand. At low tide you can walk along the sand toward the sea between steep cliffs; the old farm Dúvugarðar is a museum of rural life. Parts of the village are private farmland, so keep to the marked paths.
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