UNSPOILED, UNEXPLORED, UNBELIVABLE
If you are looking for a place to escape from everything, the Faroe Islands are the best place for it.
The Faroe Islands are located in the North Atlantic, in the open ocean, significantly north of Scotland.
Tourists are not expected here by azure waters, luxury hotels and well-trained bartenders serving colorful cocktails to vacationers on the beach.
Officially they belong to Denmark, but in fact life in the Faroe Islands belongs not so much to the Danish crown but to its own laws and rules.
Nearest inhabitants
km
450
A UNIQUE PLACE TO RETREAT
The Faroe Islands include 18 islands, and people live on all, except for the Small Dimun.
The first inhabitants appeared on the islands in the 8-9 centuries; then the islands saw the Vikings and their sea expeditions.
Once the Faroes were divided between Norway and Denmark, but at the 19th century they were completely taken over by the Danmark.
The first inhabitants appeared on the islands in the 8-9 centuries; then the islands saw the Vikings and their sea expeditions.
Once the Faroes were divided between Norway and Denmark, but at the 19th century they were completely taken over by the Danmark.
Area
km²
1395.74
Composition
islands
18
Population
people
20,885
Highest elevation
m
882
IN ONE PUBLICATION, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE NAMED THE FAROE ISLANDS THE BEST ISLANDS IN THE WORLD
WEATHER
The climate here is not mild: in summer it is usually not warmer than +15 ° C, it rains about 280 days a year.
Therefore, there are few trees on the islands - solid rocks and moss, but there are a lot of picturesque carved fjords, bays, bays and mountains.
Therefore, there are few trees on the islands - solid rocks and moss, but there are a lot of picturesque carved fjords, bays, bays and mountains.
TRADITIONS
The Faroe Islands' own culture developed far from European civilization and therefore it is so unique.
It is a mixture of Danish and its own cultural heritage. For example, the Faroese round dances are a very special phenomenon.
It is a mixture of Danish and its own cultural heritage. For example, the Faroese round dances are a very special phenomenon.
WHALING
Thousands years, the inhabitants of the Faroes have been whaling.
The tradition causes indignation among animal rights activists, but it is a part of the local culture as much as round dances.
Whale meat, a traditional dish, is neither exported nor sold: it is eaten by the miners themselves, like many years ago.
The tradition causes indignation among animal rights activists, but it is a part of the local culture as much as round dances.
Whale meat, a traditional dish, is neither exported nor sold: it is eaten by the miners themselves, like many years ago.
THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS WILL OPEN UP FOR YOU IN MARVELLOUS AND UNEXPECTED WAYS
BUY A WOOL
Buy and bring home to your grandmother some local first-class lamb's wool for knitting. You can do this at almost any grocery store.
VISIT MAILBOX
Visit the largest mailbox in the world (town Skopun on Sandoy Island). This is a huge blue building of several human heights.
TRY A FISH
Try local meat and fish dried snacks: whale meat and lamb are dried in the Faroes in dozens of different ways, sometimes every year.
THREE THINGS TO DO IN THE FAROE ISLANDS:
BY PLANE
The most popular local transport in the Faroes is ferry. During the summer, you can also take a ferry from Bergen to Torshavn.
By plane to Torshavn with a transfer via Denmark (Copenhagen) or Norway (Bergen or Stavanger).
HOW TO GET TO THE FAROE ISLANDS
BY FERRY
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