Dalur Travel Guide

Dalur is a small settlement on Sandoy Island in the wild Faroe Islands. The name of the village means ‘valley‘ and is nestled at the end of a beautiful valley.

Until recently, you could only reach Dalur after driving along a narrow road. The views form the tarred road are epic but with a sheer drop much less than a stone’s throw away form the road, the route to Dalur was feared by many.

Thanks to a new mountain tunnel, you will have easy access to Dalur form the nearest settlement Húsavík with its sandy shoreline. This shortcut to the attraction ads to the list of tunnels in the Faroe Islands making for a safe a relaxed journey to this place and so many other locations in the island group.

According to the statistics, only some 35 people call Dalur their home. There are more houses in the settlement than people living there. All homes here have a peaceful view of the mountains and the wide-open ocean. You will see nothing but the settlement itself and its grand surroundings when in Dalur. There are no other islands or signs of man-made construction from this place. This gives you a true sense of solitude and you will be thankful for finding yourself far away form the crowds in a lonely valley visited by only few.

Services in Dalur

Being a remote little settlement sees villagers go to nearby places for goods and services. Nevertheless, some basic facilities are in Dalur.

• Public toilet: Yes
• Parking lot: Yes
• Grocery store: No
• Café: No

The locals head to the village Sandur for basic shopping. For more shopping options they head further to the capital, Tórshavn.