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About 2km south of ¶ÙÂáú±è²¹±ôó²Ô²õ²õ²¹²Ô»å³Ü°ù, a paved road leads down to the rocket-shaped lighthouse at Malarrif, from where you can walk 1km east along the cliffs to the rock pillars at ³¢Ã³²Ô»å°ù²¹²Ô²µ²¹°ù (an eroded crater; it also has its own parking off Rte 574), which surge up into the air in surprising pinnacles. Locals say that elves use the lava formations as a church. A bit further to the east lie the Þúfubjarg bird cliffs, also accessible from Rte 574.

The National Park Visitor Centre – Gestastofa is here.


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