With and special landscape appeal and an average of three hundred rainy days per year, the fabulous and fantastic Faroe islands is genuinely the heaven on this earth that will soon become the most captivating and best summer vacation spot for the tourists.
The calming simplicity, idiosyncratic architecture and the unscathed landscape are some of the major highlights of this marvelous destination. It is sandwiched between Iceland and Norway, beautifully settled in the Gulf Stream of North Atlantic.
There are eighteen islands that combine together to form the “Faroe islands” and it has more population of sheep as compared to the people (it covers six hundred miles) the place is almost unknown to this world and that’s why it is considered to be a remote archipelago.
You may have seen plenty of travel guides and other blogs that have just mentioned the name of this beautiful and bewitching place but there are a limited number of travelers who have really hit this magnificent and marvelous site.
With forty nine thousand inhabitants and the area very smaller than London, it’s the territory of Denmark. If you are travelling towards Iceland, it should be your refreshment stop; it amazes everyone as there are more sheep and less people (according to a survey the place offers shelter to approximately seventy thousand sheep).
The Faroe Islands have association with mythology as well- there are many legends that say creatures from Iceland always had an eye on this spell-casting destination. They were so much jealous of the beauty and the bewitchment of the place that they always intended to own this area.
But The Witch and the The Giant saved the Islands and turned to stone. These were moved and now the tourists can clearly see two sea stacks, each about two hundred and thirty feet, towards the northern side of Eysturoy Island; the stories go on.
Even though the comparatively small size of the Faroes, the public buses run infrequently to cover the distances which appear very long. If you are travelling in a group or with a family then a rental car or the camper van are the best options- your trip is much easier and convenient in this way.
Narrow but smooth, the roads offer you the most picturesque and awe-inspiring landscape; you may never ever have witness in your lifetime. The sheep wandering the roads, the narrow passing bays and carved patches near the vertical cliff- everything is simply amazing and out of this world.
Tjornuvik and Saksun are the significant sites on your way to the exploration of the Islands. There is a juicy green valley that covers seven miles of gentle bends and offers you a tour to the lonely church that dominates the beautiful waterfalls and also the fjord.
You will love to see a variety of grass-roofed houses that have dotted the road-sides. The life on this area was started as pragmatic solution but now these houses and living here has become the actual heritage and the genuine symbol of the Islands.
The history of these settlements goes back to more than one thousand years and these are built in a particular manner to provide refuge from thermal insulation and rain. The summer season is known to be the best one as the daylight hours are quite long and you can easily explore plenty of area.
The main islands are linked by a bridge and the underwater tunnels. Gjogv is another new world that is very much appreciated for its natural harbor in a gorge. Soothing air is another major feature of these Islands.
It is the perfect destination for all those people who are in search of extreme relaxation and tranquility and is also idealized by multitudes of all those travelers who want an escape from the noise and the daily vibrant routine of city life.
Getting here is not that easy though there are many flights you can find from Denmark and also from Iceland but the ferry is considered to be the most authentic way to reach here.
Sometimes, the islands become really remote when these have no connection to London and other nearby cities so it is always advised to have plenty of information and assistance once you plan to visit the Faroe Islands.
