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Faroe Islands.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Vestmanna, Faroe Islands
Gold
Mountain villages

Vestmanna

Faroe Islands

Boat excursions to the sea cliffs of Vestmannabjørgini are the main draw of this small village on the west coast of Streymoy, the largest of the Faroe Islands.

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Eidi, Faroe Islands
Gold
Mountain villages

Eidi

Faroe Islands

A compact Faroese village spread across steep tawny hillsides above a fjord, with a vivid green football pitch at its heart and dramatic flat-topped mountain…

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Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Gold
Mountain villages

Tórshavn

Faroe Islands

The capital of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn sits on the water with mountains rising close behind, and carries a café and restaurant scene that punches well ab…

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Tvoroyri, Faroe Islands
Silver
Mountain villages

Tvoroyri

Faroe Islands

Colorful timber houses line the waterfront of this small Faroese village, backed by a striking white-and-red church and dramatic basalt-columned slopes risin…

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Fámjin, Faroe Islands
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Fámjin

Faroe Islands

Tiny Faroese hamlet of colourful houses spread across vivid green fields beside a sheltered inlet, ringed by dramatic bare-rock ridges and a distant waterfal…

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Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
Gold
Mountain villages

Klaksvík

Faroe Islands

This small Faroese town on Borðoy, one of the northernmost islands of the Faroe Islands, sits between mountain terrain and the water's edge, serving as the h…

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Gjógv, Faroe Islands
Gold
Mountain villages

Gjógv

Faroe Islands

A tiny Faroese hamlet of colourful houses spread across steep grass slopes above a wild, wave-battered coastline, with dramatic mountain ridges rising sharpl…

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Vidareidi, Faroe Islands
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Vidareidi

Faroe Islands

A pocket-sized Faroese village of colourful timber houses spread across open green slopes above a fjord, framed by dramatic flat-topped cliffs that draw inde…

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Syðrugøta, Faroe Islands
Silver
Mountain villages

Syðrugøta

Faroe Islands

This compact Faroese hamlet of colorful houses sits beside a calm fjord, backed by dramatic snow-dusted flat-topped mountains that rise steeply from the wate…

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Funningur, Faroe Islands
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Funningur

Faroe Islands

This compact Faroese hamlet of colorful timber houses spread across steep green hillsides, Funningur sits at the water's edge where dramatic upland terrain m…

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Toftir, Faroe Islands
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Toftir

Faroe Islands

A compact Faroese village where colourful houses climb a steep green hillside above a working harbour, with sheep grazing the slopes, fjord views across the…

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Kollafjørður, Faroe Islands
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Kollafjørður

Faroe Islands

This small Faroese village at the edge of a deep fjord, framed by steep snow-dusted plateaus and open moorland, with a working harbour and dramatic highland…

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Hvalba, Faroe Islands
Silver
Mountain villages

Hvalba

Faroe Islands

A small Faroese village at the foot of a deep inlet on Suðuroy, the southernmost island in the Faroe Islands, with mountain terrain rising around the water o…

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Leirvík, Faroe Islands
Silver
Mountain villages

Leirvík

Faroe Islands

Compact Faroese fishing village where colorful houses climb steep green hillsides above a working harbor, with dramatic fjord waters and bare mountain slopes…

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Gásadalur, Faroe Islands
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Gásadalur

Faroe Islands

This tiny Faroese hamlet of turf-roofed and corrugated-metal houses sitting in mist-shrouded upland grassland, where raw Atlantic weather and a remote, worki…

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Saksun, Faroe Islands
Bronze

Saksun

Faroe Islands

A tiny Faroese hamlet where a sweeping tidal lagoon meets a steep-walled valley of layered basalt cliffs, with scattered farmhouses strung along the green va…

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Sandvík, Faroe Islands
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Sandvík

Faroe Islands

A tiny Faroese hamlet of colourful timber houses sitting directly at the water's edge, with a dramatic cone-shaped sea stack rising from the grey Atlantic ju…

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Sumba, Faroe Islands
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Sumba

Faroe Islands

Compact Faroese hamlet of colourful timber houses spread across open grassland slopes right down to a wave-battered Atlantic shoreline, rewarding visitors wh…

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