Gásadalur, Vagar, Faroe Islands , Denmark

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Mulafossur waterfall in Gasadalur village in Faroe Islands,

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Gásadalur, Vagar, Faroe Islands , Denmark

Gásadalur, Vagar, Faroe Islands , Denmark

The village of Gásadalur in the Faroe Islands. From Wikipedia: Gásadalur is located on the edge of Mykinesfjørður, surrounded by the highest mountains on Vágar. Árnafjall towers to a height of 722 metres to the north, and Eysturtindur to the east is 715 metres high. Here too, the view south to Tindhólmur and Gáshólmur is quite magnificent. Eysturtindur translates to English as "the Peak in the East".

The boat landing site is very poor, because it is located somewhat higher than the seashore. So if the residents wanted to fish, they were obliged to keep their boats near Bøur. In 1940, during the British occupation of the Faroe Islands, a stairway was built from the beach up to the village. In order to reach any of the other villages by land, residents had to take the strenuous route over mountains more than 400 metres high. This isolation explains why the village population had decreased. In 2002 there were only sixteen people living in Gásadalur, and several of the houses stand empty today. It had a population of 18 in 2012. It had a population of 11 in 2020.

Gásadalur, Faroe Islands

Gásadalur (Danish: Gåsedal) is a village located on the west side of Vágar, Faroe Islands, and enjoys a panoramic view over to the island of Mykines.

The Gásadalstunnilin single-lane tunnel, Oct 2005

Gásadalur is located on the edge of Mykinesfjørður, surrounded by the highest mountains on Vágar. Árnafjall towers to a height of 722 metres to the north, and Eysturtindur to the east is 715 metres high. Here too, the view south to Tindhólmur and Gáshólmur is quite magnificent. Eysturtindur translates to English as "the Peak in the East".

The boat landing site is very poor, because it is located somewhat higher than the seashore. So if the residents wanted to fish, they were obliged to keep their boats near Bøur. In 1940, during the British occupation of the Faroe Islands, a stairway was built from the beach up to the village.

In order to reach any of the other villages by land, residents had to take the strenuous route over mountains more than 400 metres high. This isolation explains why the village population had decreased. In 2002, there were only sixteen people living in Gásadalur, and several of the houses stand empty today. It had a population of 18 in 2012. It had a population of 11 in 2020.

In 2004, the Gásadalstunnilin tunnel was blasted through the rock, and it became possible to drive through by car. The residents hope this will mean that the village population will increase again. While the population increased briefly and reached a peak of 23 in 2010 it has only decreased since then and is at only 11 as of 2020. There are good opportunities for farming, and the same number of fields as in Bøur, but here only a few are royal estate, while most of them are freehold land.

Gasadalur, Faroe Islands

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The view back to Bøur

Tindhólmur as seen from Bøur

The craggy top of Tindhólmur

Tindhólmur Faroe Islands

Aerial view of Mulafossur waterfall in Gasadalur village

Gásadalur, Faroe Islands

The views here in the Faroe Islands village of Gásadalur are breathtaking, but getting around is difficult due to high cliffs and treacherous coastline. Back in 2004, the Gásadalstunnilin mountain tunnel was opened, and this isolated village with its hallmark 98-foot waterfall became much easier to witness in person. Even so, the Faroes are hardly a quick hop from most locales: The nearest mainland is 200 miles away in Scotland.

Múlafossur Waterfall

Tindhólmur

Drangarmir

Árnafjal

Gáshólmur