Gásadalur

Gásadalur is a village on Vágar, Faroe Islands. Until 2004 it was one of the most isolated places in Europe - without street connection and harbour. But they built a tunnel for the 14 inhabitants.

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  Position map.
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  Due to its position high over the sealevel at a steep rocky coast is there no harbour.
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  All the post had to be carried over the mountain. Jákup Andreas Henriksen did this job from 1915 till 1976 and was honoured on a stamp, when he quit his job at an age of 80.
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  Eli Smith: Gásadalur.
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  On the mountain trail to Gásadalur, the island of Mykines to the left...
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  ...but now you can also take the tunnel after centuries of isolation.
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  View from east. In the foreground you can see the heliport.
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  View on Gásadalur from the other side with a cloud drifting through the valley.
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  The stream Dalsá becomes a waterfall into the Atlantic.
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  View to the bizarre islet Tindhólmur.
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  Stockfish is a tasty meal for every Faroese household.
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  The parish hall was once the village school.
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  Village idyll.
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  Village idyll without fog.
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  Smaller house with turf roof.
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  View from the village up to the Heinanøva (612m left) and the Árnafjall (722m).
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  Sunshine in Gásadalur.
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  Best sunshine in the foreground and dense fog in the background.
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  This stairway down to the sea was built in 1940 during the British occupation.
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  A cottage northwest of Gásadalur.
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  The mountain Heinanøva (612m) northwest of Gásadalur.
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  Basalt stacks at Heinanøva.
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  The finished tunnel in October 2005, as seen from Gásadalur.
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  The tunnel, as seen from Bøur.