Funningur Church
Funnings kirkja
A turf-roofed wooden church completed in 1847, considered one of the oldest wooden churches in the archipelago, set beside a fjord.
Funningur is where Grímur Kamban, the first Viking settler in legend, is said to have landed. It lies on the west shore of the fjord in the north of Eysturoy. The black wooden church with a turf roof, completed in 1847, is one of the best-preserved traditional wooden churches in the Faroe Islands. It has high mountains behind it and faces the fjord, making it very photogenic. The mountain road to Gjógv also has classic viewpoints overlooking the fjord. Admission is free, but the church interior is not always open.
Opening hours
Exterior open all day; interior opens irregularly