Main road of the island of Vágar along the north shore of Sørvágsfjør∂ur |
Sørvágur at the head of the Sørvágsfjør∂ur |
Sheep grazing above the Sørvágsfjør∂ur, Faroe Islands |
Shark-tooth shaped island of Tindhólmur; this type of island is called a "drangar" |
Natural arch through the island of Drangarnir with a fish farm |
Typical Faroe Island turf-roofed houses overlooking the Sørvágsfjør∂ur, Vágar |
Sørvágsfjør∂ur, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Road between FAE Airport and Gásadalur at the west end of Vágar |
Village of Bøur from the main road, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Village of Bøur from the main road, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Cascading stream above Bøur, Faroe Islands |
Village of Bøur, population 74, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Shaggy Scottish Highland cattle are well suited to the Faroe Islands |
Scottish Highland cow in a pen near Bøur, Vágar |
Village of Bøur, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Tindhólmur and the smaller islets of Drangarnir and Skerhólmur, Faroe Islands |
Mouth of the Sørvágsfjør∂ur, Vágar |
The name Faeroe is thought to mean "sheep islands" |
Gásadalur at the west end of Vágar, reachable by road through a tunnel since 2006 |
Island of Mykines, the westernmost island in the Faroes |
Gásadalur and the iIsland of Mykines, Faroe Islands |
Scenic Gásadalur at the west end of Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Múlafossur Waterfall, Gásadalur, Vágar |
Panorama of Múlafossur, Gásadalur and Mykines, Faroe Islands |
Múlafossur Waterfall, Gásadalur, Vágar |
Múlafossur Waterfall, Gásadalur, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Múlafossur, Gásadalur, Vágar |
Iconic Faroe Islands view of Múlafossur, Vágar |
Iconic Faroe Islands view of Múlafossur, Vágar |
Steps built by the British in 1940, Gásadalur |
Iconic Faroe Islands view of Múlafossur, Vágar |
Small stream leading to the Múlafossur waterfall |
The "beach of Gásadalur with the island of Gáshólmur |
The village of Gásadalur, population 11 - many of the houses are empty |
Village of Gásadalur, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Main Street of Gásadalur, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Flag of the Faroe Islands, Gásadalur |
The tunnel in the distance seen from Gásadalur, Faroe Islands |
The population of Gásadalur reached its peak in 2010 at 23 |
Perhaps some of these are second homes of people living in Tórshavn... |
Village of Gásadalur, Faroe Islands |
The road from Gásadalur leading to the tunnel through the mountain Eysturtindur (Gásadalstunnilin) |
Sheep resting with a scenic view, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Gongutúrur hiking route, before the opening of the tunnel, the primary way to reach Gásadalur |
Sørvágsfjør∂ur, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Sea stacks broken off from the main island of Vágar |
The uninhabited island of Tindhólmur, Faroe Islands |
View of Sørvágsfjør∂ur from the Gásadalur Trail |
Skarðsáfossur falling onto a stony beach, Sørvágsfjør∂ur, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Sørvágsfjør∂ur, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Panorama of the Sørvágsfjør∂ur, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Panorama of the Sørvágsfjør∂ur, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
There are roughly 70,000 sheep and 50,000 people on the Faroe Islands |
Turf-roofed house typical of the Faroe Islands, Bøur, Vágar |
Flag of the Faroes with the islands of Tindhólmur and Drangarnir |
12 Dávabreyt, Bøur, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Village of Bøur, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Smi∂juvegur, Bøur, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Bøur Kirkja, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Turf-roofed house in Bøur, Sørvágsfjør∂ur, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Stream cascading into Bøur |
Bøur Kirkja, 1865, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Plant with yellow flowers, Faroe Islands |
Flag of the Faroes with the island of Tindhólmur |
Village of Bøur, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Bøur Kirkja, 1865, Vágar, Faroe Islands |
Monument to Elias Joensen and 3 Guttensens who died 12 June 1937 |