Eighteen storm-carved islands rise from the North Atlantic between Iceland and Norway, stitched together by undersea tunnels, ferries and helicopters. Grass-roofed hamlets cling to fjord edges beneath sheer basalt cliffs, while puffins wheel over Mykines and trails climb to Lake Sørvágsvatn, which appears to float above the sea. Weather shifts within minutes, mist gives way to sun, and the colourful capital Tórshavn keeps a famously walkable old quarter. Few crowds, endless…
The noir series “Trom” (2022) revealed the Faroese fjords to the world — and the Múlafossur waterfall, dropping straight into the ocean.
Lacking Street View, the Faroes launched “Sheep View” in 2016: cameras on sheep's backs — and sheep still outnumber the inhabitants.
The undersea toll tunnels even hide a roundabout beneath the ocean. An eSIM helps: weather that turns by the hour, the Mykines ferry timetable and tolls paid online.