Hi, I am Diana Piñeros from DW
and I am going to show you 5 things you should do on the Faroe Islands.
The Faroe Islands are located between Norway, Iceland and Scotland.
The archipelago with its 18 islands is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
Fishing and tourism are the two major industries here.
My first tip is the Múlafossur waterfall.
This is one of the main attractions on the Islands.
From here if you are lucky you get to see also small puffins there.
The islands are well known because of the abundant variety of bird life.
The location of the islands is also really important because it is so isolated
that many birds come here in Summer to breed.
On the island there are around 100 different species.
Check out, this waterfall is over 30 meters high and it goes directly into the North Atlantic Ocean.
There are three ways to come here: by helicopter, going up the mountain or through a tunnel.
So after Múlafossur, we are driving now to Saksun
and as you can see the weather is changing a lot.
And the people here, they say that this is the "land of maybe".
Because maybe it is going to rain, maybe it is going to be sunny. You never know!
The Faroe Islands are also known for their many sheep:
around 70.000 sheep live here, compared to only 50.000 people.
My tip number two is Saksun,
one of the most distinctives villages on the Faroe Islands.
It is a really special place because you get to see how rural life was in the past
and here, where we are right now, only one person is living in this area.
If you love nature, I totally recommend you to come here.
The view is fantastic and the houses behind me, they are also part of a heritage museum.
And now it is really windy, as you can see, but from here I wanted to show you these houses there
which are also part of the village and there we have a church built in 1858.
I am now on my way to my tip number three,
which is located in the largest city of the Faroe Islands.
We are now in the capital of the Faroe: Tórshavn.
20% of the population live here, that means around 19.000 people.
Behind me you can see Tinganes: the old historical location of the Faroese government.
And if we go to the other side we can see the old district.
Let's take a look!
So welcome to Reyn.
Here, this is the oldest part of the city and one of the coolest things is that every house has its own name
and also there are many, many narrow streets.
Many of the houses on Tinganes were built between 16th and 17th century and are still in use today.
And this part that you see with the rocks is said to be one of the oldest
parliamentary meeting places in the world.
Around year 900.
My next stop is located in the north of Streymoy,
which is one of the most popular islands of the Faroe.
Tjørnuvík is my tip number 4.
I am taking you to that village over there.
The road is a bit narrow, but the views and the landscape are amazing.
Only 70 people live in this beautiful village.
Tjørnuvík is also one of the places where you can see the famous sea stacks of the Faroe:
the giant and the witch
— which are 70 meters high.
Now it is empty, but this place is one of the most popular surfing spots in the Faroe
and as you can see there is only one road to come here and this road ends in the village.
What better way to finish our adventure, than with some local food.
I am on my way to probably the most remote Michelin starred restaurant in the world.
Koks, a two star restaurant is my tip number five.
Here they use different techniques: salting, drying, smoking and also fermentation.
Today I am going to try, for the first time, fermented lamb.
It is really, really intense... recommended!
I am going to try fermented fish which also comes with a really delicious potato puree.
And as a dessert I am getting flaned with blueberries.
I hope that you enjoyed these five tips of the Faroe Islands.
Of course there are many, many things to do here, but now I can leave you with this beautiful view.