Tour privato delle Saghe di Sandoy delle Isole Faroe

Between Sandsvatn, the third-largest lake in the Faroe Islands, and the sea, there’s a beautiful white sandy beach covered by mystical dunes. The area is home to several rare plants and insects not discovered elsewhere in the Faroe Islands. It’s a protected area, but we can still walk around. Research...

On the west side of the island, there’s a secluded and peaceful cove often occupied by seals. But when the weather turns bad, the waves crash fiercely against the bird cliffs. Several ships have run aground on the reefs off Søltuvík. On the single-lane road between Sandur and Søltuvík, we’ll...

A 5-kilometer drive on a narrow road takes us to Skarvanes, Sandoy’s smallest village with about 10 residents. People have lived here since the 1400s, working the land and collecting driftwood. It’s also where Faroese visual art was first taken up. The view west towards Skúvoy and south to Stóra...

The small village of Dalur lies beautifully in an isolated valley, surrounded by high mountains. To get there, we must again navigate about 5 kilometres along a long, narrow, single-line road high up on the steep mountainside. Sometimes, however, the road is closed due to rockslides. It’s a beautiful place,...

Long before we can see the village of Húsavík, we are greeted by its hallmark stone walls that mark the boundary between infields and outfields. In the village we find several old, stone-built houses, ruins, and plots that testify to settlements dating back to the Viking Age. In the centre...

Skálavík is known for its large fields and scattered houses. It has a boarding school and will soon have a big salmon hatchery. The harbor area has a cozy café in an old building that used to be a store and post office. In summer, the village gets busier with...