Interior of Sandagur church, Vagar Islands, Faroe Archipelago
Sandavágur Church is a distinctive red-roofed church in the town of Sandavágur in the Faroe Islands. The church of Sandavá was consecrated on April 29, 1917. It was the fifth in a series of churches built in the last 300 years. A memorial was erected outside the church to one of the many ships that were sunk during the Second World War. Sandavágur is a city on the south coast of the Faroese island of Vágar. The name Sandavágur means sandy bay and refers to the sandy beach which used to be much larger than present. From one point in Sandavágur you can get a view of all the southern islands in the Faroes. Sandavágur used to be a municipality until 1 January 2009, when it fused together with the neighbour village Miðvágur into the new Vágar municipality.
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Location: Sandavagur, Island of Vagar, Faroe Islands
Photo credit: © Roberto Cornacchia / Alamy / Afripics
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