Sandur (Faroe Islands)

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Sandur is the biggest place on the island of Sandoy, Faroe Islands.

Maps [edit]

  • Sands kommuna. Position on the Faroe map

  • Map position

  • Surrounding area of Sandur

  • Ferry route 66 from Sandur to the island of Skúvoy

Photos [edit]

  • View over the bay of Sandur, called Sandsvágur.

  • The beach in the Sandsvágur is the only one in the Faroes with dunes and beach grass (Ammophila arenaria).

  • The beach of Sandsvágur in Sandur village in July 2012

  • At the lakeside of Sandsvatn. Fisher's paradise for salmons and trouts.

  • Village street in Sandur.

  • Village museum of Sandur: Typical old Faroese houses with grass roof.

  • The church of Sandur from 1839. It is based on a place, where since 1000 years several churches existed. A place of high archeological interest.

  • Fishing vessels in the harbour of Sandur.

  • The ferry to Skúvoy.

  • Sandur village in July 2012

  • Sandur

  • West of Sandur

  • Av Sandi.jpg

  • Sandsvatn and Sandur, view from Inni í Dal.

  • Sandur village and the sandy beach with the dunes.

  • ´Sandur and Skúvoy

Stamps [edit]

  • FO 456 of 2003: Post office 100 years.

  • FO 573: 2006: The Island of Sandoy, art by Eli Smith.

  • FO 576 of 2006: The Church of Sandur

  • FO 577 of 2006: The Church of Sandur

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