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Category Archives: Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands. Vestmanna bird cliffs

Faroe Islands 2018 (8/8). Vestmanna Bird Cliffs Tour

Posted on 22/07/2018 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

The trip to the Vestmanna Bird Cliffs came at least as unexpected as the one to Gásadalur the day before. The morning after the long walk to Gásadalur and Mulafossur Continue Reading →

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Faroe Islands 2018 (7/8). The walk from Sørvágur to Gásadalur

Posted on 10/07/2018 by Giorgia — 4 Comments ↓

As I mentioned in the Sørvágsvatn post, Gásadalur is a true highlight of Vágar island. Gásadalur is a super tiny village on the western coast of the island. Its location Continue Reading →

Posted in Faroe Islands | Tagged faroe islands, gásadalur, hiking, mulafossur, vagar island, waterfall | 4 Comments ↓
Sandavágur-Trøllkonufingur

Faroe Islands 2018 (6/8). Colours of Sandavágur and Trøllkonufingur

Posted on 18/06/2018 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

They say Vágar is not the most unforgettable of the Faroes, that visiting Vágar without also moving to other islands is not ‘enough’, and that, diverse as the landscape might Continue Reading →

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Faroe Islands. Sørvágsvatn

Faroe Islands 2018 (5/8). The hike to Sørvágsvatn: A gate to the outfield

Posted on 10/06/2018 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

The hike to lake Sørvágsvatn (also known as Leitisvatn and Vatnið) is another Faroese classic. In fact, alongside the village of Gásadalur and Mulafossur waterfall, Sørvágsvatn is probably the main Continue Reading →

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Faroe Islands. Torshavn

Faroe Islands 2018 (4/8). Tórshavn: Portrait of A Capital

Posted on 01/06/2018 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

When reading about Tórshavn, one is more than likely to come across phrases and statements like these: – ‘The smallest capital city in the world’, – ‘One of the best Continue Reading →

Posted in Faroe Islands | Tagged capital, faroe islands, sightseeing, streymoy, torshavn | Leave a reply

Faroe Islands 2018 (3/8). The long drive to Gjógv

Posted on 20/05/2018 by Giorgia — 2 Comments ↓

The way the Gjógv trip (pronounced /ʤɛgv/) came about, it was almost pure improvisation. We had a ‘shortlist’ of possible (half-)day trip options, but we couldn’t get our heads around Continue Reading →

Posted in Faroe Islands | Tagged eysturoy, faroe islands, gjogv, road trip | 2 Comments ↓
Faroe Islands. Gjogv, Eysturoy

Faroe Islands 2018 (2/8). (Fun) Facts and Figures

Posted on 13/05/2018 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

To those who are already familiar with the Faroe Islands this introduction of mine might sound a little boring, tedious and/or plain useless. However, because I’m not sure literally everybody Continue Reading →

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Faroe Islands 2018 (1/8). Preliminary remarks

Posted on 06/05/2018 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

Around two weeks before travelling to the Faroe Islands, as I diligently and meticulously read through my Faroe Islands guide, as well as dedicated websites and online brochures, I reached Continue Reading →

Posted in Faroe Islands | Tagged faroe islands, sandavagur, sorvagsvatn, trollkonufingur, vagar island | Leave a reply
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