Bøur

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Bøur is a village on Vágar, Faroe Islands 4 km west of Sørvágur with 70 inhabitants in 2005 and a hisory back to at least 1350 but maybe the Viking Age.

  • Position map.

    Position map.

  • View from the sea. Faroese Stamp from 2003.

    View from the sea. Faroese Stamp from 2003.

  • Lovely art stamp with village motif from 2005 by Eli Smith.

    Lovely art stamp with village motif from 2005 by Eli Smith.

  • View from above.

    View from above.

  • Bøur and Sørvágsfjørður

    Bøur and Sørvágsfjørður

  • Bøur

    Bøur

  • The view from Bøur over the Sørvágsjørður to the bizarre islet Tindhólmur (middle) is as magnificent as anywhere in the Faroes.

    The view from Bøur over the Sørvágsjørður to the bizarre islet Tindhólmur (middle) is as magnificent as anywhere in the Faroes.

  • Photo of 1898/99

    Photo of 1898/99

  • Same view with turf roofed house in the front.

    Same view with turf roofed house in the front.

  • Old wooden houses with turf roof.

    Old wooden houses with turf roof.

  • Faroese village idyll at its best.

    Faroese village idyll at its best.

  • The church dates from 1865.

    The church dates from 1865.

  • Inside the church.

    Inside the church.

  • Sheds.

    Sheds.

  • Building the basement for yet another shed or a house?

    Building the basement for yet another shed or a house?

  • Few months later: The finished shed in good old style.

    Few months later: The finished shed in good old style.

  • Flowers growing on a turf roof.

    Flowers growing on a turf roof.

  • The tunnel to Gásadalur, as seen from Bøur.

    The tunnel to Gásadalur, as seen from Bøur.

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