Situated half way between Scotland and Iceland in the Northeast Atlantic, the Faröe Islands (Føroyar) are an archipelago of 18 fantastic mountainous islands, and a population of just over 47000.
Sea, green hillsides, sharp cliffs and mountains, strangely shaped islands, turf-roof houses...
and a gorgeous capital, Tórshavn:
Saksun, Streymoy island
Location: 62°14′56″ N, 7°10′33″ W
Saksun is a village near the north-west coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy.
Saksun was once an inlet surrounded by high mountains. The inlet formed a deep and good natural harbour. However a storm blocked the inlet with sand.
This made the old harbour become a unaccesible seawater lagoon.
Saksun is now a picturesque village in the bottom of the lagoon.
The Dúvugarður Museum occupies a seventeenth century farm house
On display here are many old domestic utensils and household objects and furniture, which displayed in their original context help to give a lively impression of traditional life in the Faröes.
The beautiful church in Saksun was built in 1858 :
Repairing the turf roof :
2 comments:
Hello Mário, great post, great blog! I'll be checking in for future posts.
Russ,
thanks ! :)
Have a nice time here!
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