Strendur
Strendur is a village on the Faroese island of Eysturoy, located along the Skálafjørður fjord.
Strendur is a village on the Faroese island of Eysturoy, located along the Skálafjørður fjord. It is the seat and main settlement of the Sjóvar Municipality.
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Worth seeing in and around Strendur
3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Svangaskarð
Svangaskarð, also referred to as Tofta Leikvøllur, is a multi-purpose stadium in Toftir, Faroe Islands with two football fields and a sports arena for athletics around the lower field. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
1.8 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 02Lake Toftir
Lake Toftir is a lake on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands. Lake Toftir is located between the villages of Toftir and Rituvík.
2.8 km · lake on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands · Wikipedia - 03Kambur (Porkeri)
Kambur is a mountain in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, located on the northern side of the village Porkeri: Kambur is also visible from Hov.
3.2 km · mountain in Faroe Islands · Wikipedia
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Getting to Strendur
- Airports
- Vágar (FAE), 28 km
- Aberdeen → Strendur611 km · quickest by air, 8h 9m · £210–310
- Ålesund → Strendur688 km · quickest by air, 9h · kr2,520–3,910
- Bergen → Strendur673 km · quickest by air, 6h 40m · kr2,350–3,630
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Strendur
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Strendur. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inYou can take the car with you on the ferry mentioned above.
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Next door to Strendur
- Runavíksettlement on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands2 km
- Toftirsettlement on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands2.5 km
- Saltangarásettlement on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands2.1 km
- Sjóvar Municipalitymunicipality of the Faroe Islands700 m
- Glyvrarsettlement on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands2.7 km
- Nesvillage in Eysturoy, Faroe Islands3.7 km