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Maybe you've never heard of the Føroyar Islands before, so get ready to face the next big hit with excitement! This fairytale place has been voted the most beautiful archipelago in the world by National Geographic.
On this independent colorful island in the North Atlantic, sheep are Google's "employees", public transportation is helicopters... Everything is more magical than you think at the end of the world.
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Located between Iceland and Scotland, the Føroyar Islands are Danish sovereign territory, but this remote self-governing territory has a unique advantage. Winding coastlines, magnificent fjords and waterfalls, as well as picturesque villages and mountains, make for this enchanting dreamland.
18 jigsaw-shaped islands and reefs stand amid the rolling waves of the North Atlantic Ocean. Due to the year-round winds, the island lacks trees, and the wilderness is interspersed with colorful mosaic-like cottages, with furry thatched roofs overhead, together with lighthouses, churches and the endless sea, forming a vast, mysterious and moving landscape.
It's full of temptations and mysteries, with ancient myths and legends that go on, as well as country art and music that are closely related to it. You can also get up close and personal with the local wildlife, with herds of sheep, and the cute puffins and rare seabirds.
An interesting news story in 2016 brought the Faroe Islands into the sight of the general public, and due to the small number of people and cars, the islanders installed cameras on sheep to collect materials for Google Street View. There are 70,000 sheep in the Faroe Islands, but the population is less than 50,000, and the wool products produced are of high quality.
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Tórshavn
The journey to explore the Faroe Islands begins in the capital, Tórshavn, the largest city in the Faroe Islands, with food, shops, fast food, clothing and everything you need, which is almost equivalent to "city life" for the Faroese and has become a great base camp for tourists to explore the surroundings.
Spend a day or two exploring thatched-roof cottages in the historic Tinganes district, tracing the history of the archipelago at the Føroya Fornminnissavn, and sampling the unique culture at the Faroe Islands Gallery (Listasavn Føroya).
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The natural beauty of the Faroe Islands is hidden outside the city. Mini-miniature Vestmanna is in Streymoy with Thors Harbour, and you can take a boat ride to the inspiring Vestmanna Bird Cliffs, jolting past towering cliff faces, skimming over sharp rock spikes and through narrow stone arches. You'll find the feeding areas of the guillets and puffins, where the shrill-nosed tube-nosed storks and three-toed gulls go straight into the sky like thousands of white dots.
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Mykines
The westernmost island, Mykines, is also a birdwatcher's paradise, and like the end of the world, there are less than 15 permanent residents and one accommodation on the island, which needs to be reached by helicopter (10 minutes in advance) or coach. The hiking route to the island's iconic Mykineshoĺmur Lighthouse passes through the caves of the Arctic puffins, where you can see this silly animal up close.
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Walk across a 35-meter-long bridge, and the strait beneath the bridge is home to an abundance of birds, including the only major gannet colony in the Faroe Islands.
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Kalsoy
Kalsoy, located in the northeast, is "slender", with endless cliffs and depressions creating an atmosphere of absurdity and eeriety. The appearance of many tunnels is jokingly called "flute", and the scenery is spectacular.
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Eysturoy
The most fascinating thing about Eysturoy is the intoxicating scenery. Wedges between Kars Island and Stremmer, where you'll find the most majestic fjords and the tallest peaks of the Faroe Islands.
In the north of Eastroy, the scenery seen at every turn is particularly stunning, and walking through the charming villages is undoubtedly one of the most fantastic experiences.
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You can also try heading to koks, the island's first Michelin-starred restaurant (2019), where the chef believes in transforming ancient culinary traditions into modern delicacies that are simple and pure.
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Swedish film maestro Ingmar Borgman came to the Faroe Islands to shoot the film "In the Mirror" in 1960 and fell in love with it at first sight. Seven years later, he decided to settle in the Faroe Islands, where he eventually buried his bones. Today in the Bergman Center on the island you can visit the creations of the master's life.
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- Travel Time -
Although July and August are the main tourist seasons in the Faroe Islands, It is recommended to visit June, when the days are the longest, most hotels and museums are open, and there are not many tourists. From September to May, there is plenty of rain and many infrastructure is no longer open. But the mysterious skies, rolling oceans and breathtaking scenery are perfect for travelers who want to meditate alone.
- How to get there -
By plane: All flights fly to Vogue Islands Airport, the only airport in the Faroe Islands. Before the pandemic, the national airline Atlantic Airlines operated flights to and from many destinations, including Copenhagen, Billund, Bergen and Reykjavik. Seasonal destinations include Stavanger, Barcelona and Milan.
Ferries: The Norrona ferry operated by Smyril Line runs between Hirtshals in Denmark and Seyðisfjörður in Iceland, passing through Torshav in the Faroe Islands.
- Visa Information -
The Faroe Islands are not a Schengen country and visitors to the Faroe Islands need to go to the Danish Visa Application Centre for a visa, other Schengen countries cannot issue visas to the Faroe Islands.
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