Natural features

Gásadalur and Múlafossur, Vágar

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Gásadalur and Múlafossur, Vágar
Photo: Stefan Wisselink, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A tiny village on the island of Vágar, beside the Múlafossur waterfall, which drops off a cliff straight into the ocean, with mountains and the island of Mykines behind. Until 2004 the village could only be reached over the mountain on foot.


It's only about 15 minutes from the airport. Also on Vágar, the walk to Trælanípa gives the famous view of Lake Sørvágsvatn, which seems to hang above the ocean; there's a fee to walk on private land.

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