Vágur, meaning bay, is a town and municipality on the island of Suðuroy, part of the Faroe Islands.
Vágur
Vágur
Memorial in memory of Royndin Fríða, which was built here in 1804, the first Faroese ship since the Middle Ages
The old school, houses and boat-houses in Vágur
Suðuroy is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 square kilometres (63.2 sq mi). In 2018 the population was 4,601. Suðuroy region (sýsla) comprises this island and Lítla Dímun, the next isle northward in the Faroes, which is uninhabited.
The 3.3 MW Botnur Hydroelectric Power Plant was built in 1921.
View from Eggjarnar
Fámjin is surrounded by some of the highest mountains of Suðuroy. The lake at left is Kirkjuvatn.
Pál Joensen