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This is the Víkurkirkja, the church at Vík í Mýrdal, which stands high on a hill overlooking the village. Constructed in 1934 using a simple, traditional design, the church is an iconic landmark on the south coast of Iceland, and is visited by many tourists every year. However, the beauty of Vík í Mýrdal and the Víkurkirkja betray the danger that lies in the location of Vík, as the village lies directly south of the Mýrdalsjökull Glacier atop to Katla Volcano. If the volcano were to erupt again with greater or equal power to the eruption it underwent in 1918, the entire town would be in danger of being swept away by a massive flood, with the church atop the hill being the only safe location from the hazard. The village, which was only a sparse collection of farmsteads before the 1890s, sits in a vulnerable, yet beautiful place at the southernmost point of Iceland, and is a popular spot for tourists taking the ring road around the island to see the natural beauty of the land of fire and ice.
Driving through Vik looking for some dinner, we spotted the church lit up on the hill looking quite serene against the mountainous backdrop. After snapping a couple of quick shots before we froze, we ended up back at the service station for dinner...
Vik is a lovely little town, placed in between high hills that give it a very secluded and cosy feeling.
The black beach of Vík is one of the loveliest ones that are easily reacheble, with a panoramic view of the special rock formation just off the coast. Colonies of artic terns and puffins can be seen at the west end (right side as facing the ocean) of the beach.
The rocky formations off the coast of Vik in all their glory. Managed to get the tongue of a wave as it crashed.
The village Vík in the south of Iceland is indicated on road signs from a long distance (about 180 km from Reykjavík), despite its small size (about 300 inhabitants).
It is an important service center for the inhabitants and tourists around the Mýrdalsjökull glacier.
A remarkable feature is the beautiful black beach with the Reynisdrangar, black lava columns sculpted by the sea. A folk tale says that they are former trolls which were caught outside at dawn. The sea around them is rather wild and stormy, so travelers will not be surprised to discover a monument to the memory of drowned seamen at the beach. The American journal Islands Magazine counted this beach as one of the ten most beautiful beaches on Earth in 1991.
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Vik is a municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the southern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of Vik is the village of Vikøyri. Other villages in the municipality include Feios, Fresvik, Nese, and Vangsnes.
Vik was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The original municipality was identical to the Vik parish (prestegjeld) with the sub-parishes (sokn) of Hopperstad, Hove, and Arnafjord (on the south side of the fjord) and Kvamsøy (on the north side of the fjord).
On 1 January 1964 the sub-parish of Kvamsøy (population: 363) was transferred from Vik to Balestrand Municipality and the sub-parish of Vangsnes (population: 189) was transferred from Balestrand to Vik. Also on this date, the Nybø and Nygjerdet farms were transferred from Vik to Høyanger Municipality. All these changes gave Vik a total population of 2,623.
oggi, su un muro di fronte all'ingresso laterale della basilica di san paolo.
sto ancora cercando di capire perchè, da quando non sei più tra noi, non passa giorno senza che io ti pensi.
black sand beach in vík. local legend has it that the sea stacks are trolls that froze in the sun while dragging their boats to sea at dawn.
The Church at Vik i Myridal, from a different angle this time
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The village Vík in the south of Iceland is indicated on road signs from a long distance (about 180 km from Reykjavík), despite its small size (about 300 inhabitants). It is an important service center for the inhabitants and tourists around the Mýrdalsjökull glacier.