Gøtuvík

Port information

Gøtuvík

The harbour of Gøtuvík is a beautiful natural harbour, which is looking forward to receiving its first cruiseships. The wide bay this is a natural choise for anchorage, and will exclusively be marketed as a such. There are two quays for dinghies to enter.
There is no current in the bay and the tide has a maximum change of 1 m. under normal curcumstances.

Gøtuvík will be an expedition cruise destination, as we have some beautiful villages in fantastic landscape to show our gestus. Furthermore the locals are very interested in showing their village, their home, their food, their home-knitted products and their cows and sheep to guests visiting.
We are thinking of this as a sustainabe way of tourism, where some lucky guests can visits into the hears of the locals, while the locals get money, warmth and experience in return.

Port attractions

har Heimi
The tar and grass roofed village within the village. Old farmhouse, the wooden church and small handicraft houses. Open upon your arrival.
Bønhústoft
The bønhústoft, a prayer-house ruin, with an interesting history. A walk around the ruin takes 5-10 minutes on the newly established path.
Boat and Art museum
Here you will find old, traditional Faroese rowing boats and a large number of tools. Together these beautifully tell the bygone era when the rowboat was the mainstay of Faroese society.
Varmakeldugarðurin
Farm visit on a modern Faroese cattle farm. The farmer´s wife will serve a local lunch while you overlook the cattle from the barn ceiling.
Lávusarhús
Lávusarhús is a place for creative people in the municipality to come together to show their crafts. Here, you can buy a great variety of beautiful handcrafted quality products. Open upon your arrival.
Vaktarhús
On this site its said that the guardhouse of the famous chieftan, Tróndur í Gøtu, has been located. From here, he could overlook the whole bay of Gøtuvík, including two mountain passes.