Famous Islands: the Faroe Islands

Floating lake ... Sørvágsvatn, the largest lake in the Faroe islands, looks as though it is suspended over the sea when viewed from Trælanípa. Photograph: Tom Archer @tomarcherphoto

 

 

 

 

The rugged and majestic Faroe Islands are in the North Atlantic about halfway between Norway and Iceland.

 

 

Watch the natural beauty of Faroe Islands moving in timelapse: 

An award winning documentary about the inhabitants of the Faroe Islands, their struggles with difficult living conditions, clashes with nature, ocean, climate, isolation and hunger:

A brief history of the Faroe Islands from their official website:

History of the Faroe Islands

 The Icelandic Times also provides an excellent...

History of the Settlement of the Faroe Islands

Start of the Vágar Island Hike

 near the town of Gasadalur 

 

Admire the view then turn around and start the climb!

 

 

After a long, hard climb you get this vista 
with the town of Gasadalur in the distance...

  

 
 Choose from many roads and trails 
on Vágar Island in the Faroe Islands... 

 

 

 

Or many other locations in the Faroe Islands...