I haven’t been posting a lot of blogs lately, the reason for that? Well I’ve been busy traveling a bit again. As we speak I have now finished 3 trips in the past 2 months. Twice to the Faroe Islands, and a full month in Norway (more on that later)
In this blogpost I’ll be showing you a few shots of the town of Saksun, in the Faroe Islands. These shots were taken mid February during a private workshop I was running.
More about Saksun.
Chances are you've seen a picture of the village of Saksun in the Faroe Islands pass by. In fact, it is one of the most photographed places in the archipelago. The village consists of a handful of cottages with traditional grass roofs and the surrounding landscape is just as iconic. Saksun is nestled between jagged mountain peaks and there is only one winding road connecting it to the outside world. On one side a wide waterfall flows down, on the other you can descend to a black sand beach. Right in the middle is a snow-white church that contrasts beautifully with the dark landscape.
In the village itself there is a drone ban and if you do not comply, you have the chance of being shot out of the sky by an angry farmer. Everywhere there are signs with rules of conduct for tourists and the beautiful waterfall is marred by a path that should prevent all the grass from being trampled.
It doesn't feel very inviting, but on the other hand I can imagine that the inhabitants are going crazy because of all those tourists. Saksun is the only place on the Faroe Islands where they have special parking spaces for touring cars and that while there is essentially almost nothing to see. The village consists of less than 10 houses, so you can imagine that the village is bursting at the seams on the busy days.
If you also want to visit Saksun, you need to know a few things. First, the village is only accessible by private transportation. No buses stop there, so you'll need a rental car or elevator. Parking is available at the church in the center, but the number of spaces is limited. Especially on a nice day in high season you have the chance that there are no parking spaces left.
In addition, I would like to urge you to abide by the rules of conduct. So no drones, no walking outside the hiking trails and no trespassing on private property.
