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  Hiking to Gásadal.
You walk past Líksteinin - the corpse stone, where in bygone days the coffin would be placed, while the bearers rested on their way over the mountain to the graveyard in Bøur.
You can rest at Keldan vívd (a spring) and enjoy a beautiful view of the islets of Tindhólmur an Drangarnir and the island of Mykines beyond.
According to legend, those who drink from the spring are granted eternal youth.
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Tindhólmur is a tall, impressive cliff which looks like a castle with five towers while Gáshólmur is less pretentious and more flat.
The two smaller cliffs which can be seen on the photo below are Drangarnir, one of which you can actually sail through.
Further to the west you can see the isle of Mykines as well and if you look to the east you can see all the way to Sørvágur at the end of the fjord.
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 Faroe Islands Tourist Guide 2005
The hike that may be strenuous, especially the climb up from Gásadalur, begins from the tiny village of Bøur and rises up the mountain fairly quickly, but the view from the crest is spectacular and worth all the effort.
Bøur and Gásadalur offer to the visitor the spectacular view towards the islets and stacks off the coast, Tindhólmur with its five castle-like peaks, the flat Gáshólmur and Drangarnir, the two stacks, one of which has the form of an open arch.
Sunday and Tuesday: Vágar Tourist Association arranges a 6-hour tour to the
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