Lyø is one of the islands of the

South Funen Archipelago The South Funen Archipelago () is the popular name for the part of the Baltic Sea south of the ports of Faaborg and Svendborg on the Danish island of Funen. The depth of the sea is typically between 20 and 30 meters. The archipelago includes s ...

, located south of the larger island of

Funen Funen (, ), is the third-largest List of islands of Denmark, island of Denmark, after Zealand and North Jutlandic Island, Vendsyssel-Thy, with an area of . It is the List of islands by area, 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in th ...

, in southern

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

. It covers an area of and has 81 inhabitants. The island can be reached by

ferry A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus ...

from

Faaborg Faaborg or Fåborg () is an old port town located on Faaborg Fjord in Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on the island of Funen in Denmark. By road, Faaborg is located southwest of Odense, west-northwest of Svendborg, and roughly southeast of Midde ...

and

Avernakø Avernakø is a Danish island south of Funen. The island covers an area of 6 km2 and has about 100 inhabitants. Originally, Avernakø was two separate islands, "Korshavn" and "Avernak". In 1937 the two islands were connected by a dam named " ...

. Administratively, the island belongs to Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality .

Lyø Village

Lyø Village is located in the centre of the island. The setting is dominated by old farmhouses, large trees and low stone walls, surrounding five ponds (originally 12). Lyø Church dates from about 1600 and is a typical Danish village church, white-washed and with a red tile roof.

Harbour

The small harbour is located approximately 1 kilometre from the village. It consists of a ferry dock and a marina.

Ø-Færgen Ø-Færgen is a Danish ferry company that operates a single ferry, M/S Faaborg III, between Faaborg Harbour and the small islands of Avernakø and Lyø in the South Funen Archipelago The South Funen Archipelago () is the popular name for t ...

operates a ferry between

on Funen, Avernakkeø and Lyø.

References

Geography of Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality Islands of Denmark {{Denmark-island-stub

Lyø Village

Harbour

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