Things to Do

Gjogv is a place to walk, not to tick off attractions. The sea gorge, the puffin cliffs, and the mountain views above the village are the reason to come.

Guide

Things to Do

01

The Sea Gorge

The gorge that gives Gjogv its name is a 200-metre-long fissure carved straight into the basalt cliffs, plunging from the village to the sea. …

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02

Slaettaratindur

The highest mountain in the Faroes sits just southwest of Gjogv, a pyramid of grass and scree visible from most of northern Eysturoy. The …

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03

Coastal Hiking Trail to Tjørnuvík

The walking trail west from Gjógv follows the north coast of Eysturoy for about 14 km to Tjørnuvík, a village at the far end …
04

Funningur Church

Six kilometres south over the mountain road from Gjogv lies Funningur, an even smaller village with one of the ten surviving old wooden churches …

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