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Kirkjubour Cathedral

Name: Kirkjubour Cathedral
Address: Kirkjubour
Rating: 4.0

55 Reviews

#1 of 2 things to do in Kirkjubour

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Kirkjubour, Streymoy, Faroe Islands

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“When You Realize How Old This is You realize It's Importance.”

Like everyplace in the Faroe Islands you'll find a WC there which is always great. he drive out to... read more

Reviewed 2 days ago

Richard F

Greenville, South Carolina

“Historic cathedral ruins in a lovely coastal setting”

An interesting place for a stroll around the historic site and small village. Whilst it’s only a... read more

Reviewed 1 week ago

purplemyrtles

Kent, United Kingdom

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4.0

55 reviews

Excellent32%
Very good54%
Average14%
Poor0%
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“middle ages” (3 reviews)

“old village” (3 reviews)

“wooden house” (5 reviews)

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Kirkjubour, Streymoy, Faroe Islands

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Richard F

Greenville, South Carolina

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Reviewed 2 days ago

When You Realize How Old This is You realize It's Importance.

Like everyplace in the Faroe Islands you'll find a WC there which is always great. he drive out to this site in itself is exciting so just take your time and you'll have no problems. This historic cathedral ruins is in a lovely coastal setting...More

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purplemyrtles

Kent, United Kingdom

13956

Reviewed 1 week ago

Historic cathedral ruins in a lovely coastal setting

An interesting place for a stroll around the historic site and small village. Whilst it’s only a short drive or walkable from Tórshavn it feels totally different, as it is so small and peaceful.

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Rosario_it

Brussels

1228343

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Very interesting old Cathedral

The Cathedral is standing near the sea even though there is no roof. When I visited there was a notice saying that you enter at your own risk. As when I visited there was not a lot of wind I entered the structure. There are...More

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lamusi

Olomouc, Czech Republic

173109

Reviewed 4 July 2018

Stunning

One of the best places I saw in the Faroe, helped by the perfect weather that accompanied the whole visit. The place is beautiful, empty (only 3-4 other people were present in the area), with a dramatic position on the sea, sporting a large, mysterious...More

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jonpall001

Hafnarfjordur, Iceland

5812

Reviewed 19 June 2018

Outstanding...be sure to book a tour with Johannes, a local farmer who lives on the site

Kirkjubøur is the southernmost village on Streymoy, Faroe Islands. We walked from Thorshavn over to Kirkjubour, easy walk about 2 hours. This is the site of the country's most important historical site with the ruins of the Magnus Cathedral from around 1300, the Saint Olav's...More

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Morten J

Oslo, Norway

6419

Reviewed 13 June 2018 via mobile

Interesting and beautiful

Kirkjubøur is beautiful. The few houses are nice, fitting beautifully into nature. The cathedral is impressing, and an extremely important building for Norwegians: King Sverre grew up in these surroundings. He was one of the most important middle age kings in Norway. Sverre was trained...More

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Lennart B

Göteborg, Sweden

15328

Reviewed 2 April 2018 via mobile

Impressive ruins

Close to Torshavn there is the old village Kirkjubour, only a few houses but with a 1000-year history. The old ruins of the Cathedral is impressing, how did they do it in the “old days”. It feels like this place are in the middle of...More

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Lars S

Skanderborg

470179

Reviewed 30 March 2018 via mobile

An amazing place

The ruin of the old cathedral is worth visiting. Not because there is a lot to see in the ruin itself but because it is located in a beautiful area. It takes 15 minutes to drive from Torshavn. A nice place to see the sunset....More

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Niels T

Copenhagen Region, Denmark

23440

Reviewed 27 September 2017

how could the church and the people at those years build such a big structure

the pure size of the building as amazing at this very remote area, it shows that the regions must have had a big importance. the whole village is very nice

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OntarioTrekker

Innisfil, Canada

341132

Reviewed 9 August 2017

Village & cathedral

Lovely little church on the waterfront and the site of the under reconstruction Saint Magnus Cathedral dating back to the middle ages. There is also an old village recreation and it's fun to wander around to view the old styles of architecture. Washrooms on site....More

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