- Thanks to the good construction quality, Hvalsey Church has resisted the elements better than other Norse structures in Greenland.
- Vikings in Greenland built the Hvalsey Church during the middle of the 12th century to serve the Christians living in Hvalsey Fjord and the nearby area.
- Hvalsey Church was a church in the abandoned Norse settlement of Hvalsey (now modern-day Qaqortoq), in Greenland.
- Join me on my trip to one of the best-preserved ruins – the Hvalsey Church near Qaqortoq.
- The fertile region of South Greenland is home to the well-preserved ruins of one of the first Christian churches on the North American continent – Hvalsey Church.
- Later this caused the sinking of the foundation and led to the collapse of walls. Hvalsey Fjord Church is 16 by 8 m large on the outside.
- Hello, how do I get from the Qaqortoq airport to the boat harbor that will take me to and from Hvalsey church? What does the boat ride cost?
- To visit the ruin’s of Greenland’s Hvalsey Church is to take a pilgrimage back through time to the very farthest outpost of medieval Christendom.
- Hvalsey church was built of durable stones, some of which weighted more than five tons. The structure has a length of 16 metres and a width of 8 metres.
- From our anchorage, we took Zodiacs — inflatable 20-foot (6 meter) boats — to the shore of Thjodhildarstadir to walk up to the ruins of Hvalsey Church, the largest...
