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Island in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark
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Sandoy (lit. Sand Island) is an island in the Faroe Islands, south of Streymoy. It's one of the archipelago's more southerly islands: only Suðuroy, Skúvoy and the two small Dímun islands are further south.
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Sandur Art Museum
A museum built by Faroese singer and architect Jóan Petur Gregoriussen, designed to exhibit the work of Faroese artists.
Sandur Village Museum
A museum exhibiting a house of Í Koytu, a settlement from the 16th century.
You probably didn't expect the world's largest postbox to be situated in a seemingly tiny town in a mostly forgotten part of the world, but the giant blue box is one of Skopun's main points of interest. Although it is on Tormansvegur, it can also be seen from Ognarvegur.
Cafe serves coffee, pastries and light meals. Restaurant serves dinner with locally sourced seafood and lamb.
Burgers, fries, dessert. Temporarily closed.
Tent and powered caravan camping site. Has shared kitchen, bathrooms, showers and washing machine.
Has cafe and restaurant on site. Free WiFi.
By bus
Bus route No. 650 from Tórshavn arrives in Sandur. You will need to change bus at Sandur to go to other villages on Sandoyar. Notify the bus driver if you are connecting to another bus.
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Vágar · International · FAE
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