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Greenland cruise port guide

Around you, a grassy meadow filled with flowers stretches out, dotted with imposing granite rocks. A few semi-wild sheep and horses greet you; they are the only inhabitants of this place surrounded by beautiful mountains. You are in Hvalsø, in the heart of the fertile lands in Greenland’s south. During the 10th century, this site was colonised by the Vikings, who established a large community here. When your ship calls at these lands brimming with history, you will see the ruins of a church whose remains are still very well preserved. It was most likely built in the 14th century. It has lost its timber roof, but its four stone walls continue to stand proudly as a moving relic of a long-gone era.

About Greenland

Qaqortoq is the largest city in southern Greenland with about 3,055 inhabitants (2025), a major cruise destination in the North Atlantic with 30-40 ship calls per season.

The Stone & Man project (1993-1994) transformed Qaqortoq into an open-air gallery with over 40 sculptures carved into rock faces and boulders by 19 Nordic artists. The Hvalsey Church ruins, 19 km away, are the most prominent Norse ruins in all of Greenland and the site of the last written record of Norse presence (a 1408 wedding). The 1932 Mindebrønden fountain, the oldest in Greenland, features whale blowholes. The Qaqortoq Museum occupies the 1804 blacksmith's shop.

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