Runavik Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
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| 11 June | 15 days | Round-trip from Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 18 June | 8 days | One-way from Reykjavik to Rotterdam | |
| 18 June | 15 days | One-way from Reykjavik to Rotterdam |
ms Zuiderdam
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Frequently Asked Questions
At the quay, right in the middle of the village. There is no transfer: you step straight into Runavík, on the shore of Skálafjørður, the long inlet that cuts into the island of Eysturoy.
Green slopes streaked with waterfalls, isolated farms, sheep clinging to improbable hillsides, then Runavík: a string of coloured houses stretched along the shore, mountains behind.
Follow the main street along the fjord, past the church, a few shops and tiny gardens sheltered from the wind by low walls. The small local museum, in an old house, evokes life in earlier times: fishing, wool, endless winters.
Salmon farming pens, a pillar of the Faroese economy. The islands still live from the sea, simply in a different way than in the days of cod.
A lake set in heather moorland, rare in the archipelago, half an hour's easy walk from the quay. A path circles it between tufts of cotton grass and basalt outcrops.
One to two hours from the quay, on easy ground. Oystercatchers and curlews make a racket there in spring; on a clear day the neighbouring ridges are mirrored in the dark water.
Yes, on the paths climbing to the heights, some of them following old village routes. The effort is real and the weather changeable, but the view drops over Skálafjørður and its scattered farms. Ask before setting out: some paths cross private land and simply require closing the gates behind you.
The village of Gjógv in the north, tucked against a natural gorge that serves as its harbour; the mountain roads skirting the archipelago's highest peaks; the subsea tunnel to the capital, famous for its roundabout carved beneath the fjord, the first of its kind in the world; and the Viking site of Toftanes at Leirvík.
Reserved but warm, in the manner of islands where everyone knows everyone. A nod to residents gardening or mending a boat is often enough to start a conversation.
Layers, with a waterproof windbreaker. The weather is unsettled in every season. The currency is the Faroese króna, the Danish króna is accepted, and cards work everywhere.
