“The Faroe Islands. Some may have heard of them recently lately, perhaps because of their prime location this past March when they were one of two places to witness the total solar eclipse. Or some may have heard of them when they defeated Greece in the Euro qualifiers – twice!
Belonging officially to Denmark, they lie (roughly) between the Shetland Islands of Scotland and Iceland. They were settled by Viking colonizers in the 9th century AD and were first subject to the Norwegian crown, followed by the Danish crown. In more recent history, they were overseen by the United Kingdom during WWII as Denmark was occupied by the Nazis. Nevertheless, many Faroese wish to strike out on their own from Denmark to become a fully-fledged independent nation.
So why would you wish to go to the Faroe Islands? Where to begin? The landscape is dramatic, affording huge vistas across many of the scenic roads found throughout the islands. Many of the villages feature traditional turf houses and friendly locals. Bird spotting features highly on many a visitor’s lists with the potential to get up close and personal with puffins, gannets, and more. But what is palpable when you visit the Faroes is the sense of being at the edge of Europe and subject to the raw elements of the North Atlantic.”
“As you can see, it is a remarkable place of breathtaking scenery and still reasonably free from high tourism numbers. Featured as a top destination in Lonely Planet for 2015, I would suggest planning your visit soon!”
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Whaling was banned in 1986 by 89 countries, including those in Europe, including DENMARK. FEROES Danish protectorate located between Greenland and Scotland proclaims not being EUROPEAN to avoid the BAN. However, they are impatiently waiting for subsidies from Europe through DENMARK !!! This "tradition" of the Danish of Feroes would have been understandable a long time ago when humans were few with limited means and only levied according to their vital needs. Today, it is unbearable because much more numerous, and especially they use Aircrafts, GPS, speedboats etc .. while the whales are both confident and so few. During their dive into the waters of the Faroe Islands, Sea Shepherd found a large mass grave of whale carcasses, so it was obviously not for human consumption. So, when the Danish of Feroes say of the Grind (massive and systematic killing of the whales in the Coves), that it is for their consumption, it is completely irreceivable. FEROES DENMARK show the dark face of humanity in terms of Cruelty, Sadism and Perversity towards innocent animals and who do not shun the human !!!, This with impunity protected by the Danish police !!!! Even one of their Faroese writers, Joan Paul Jensen, wrote that "Whether it is a sport or not, in the sense that it is generally understood, there is no doubt that Grind is a true source Excitement and an opportunity to unite in an otherwise monotonous existence. "The majority of the population of the Faroe Islands is no more in favor of GRIND and wishes to stop this custom of promoting tourism according to observation of Cetaceans, etc. For many environmental associations and cetaceans, grind has thus become a kind of entertainment under cultural cover, but without legitimacy in terms of food resources, because many carcasses are abandoned. This is a habit of atrocities, An extreme degree of violence to which the Danish associate their children at an early age, and so they are also torturING THE WHALES in a "traditional" way! REALLY AWFUL!
You forgot the most Important fact!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ep2-_ofP19Q
Please do Not visit this slaughters and Share this Video with your Friends!
Everybody Need to boycott this Islands to stop this massaker!
Das ist doch nicht deren Ernst,nach allem was mit Sea Shepherd und ihrem Scheiss Grind passiert ist.Da soll man tatsächlich Urlaub auf deren Inseln machen,um dann verhaftet zu werden, weil man zufällig bei einem Grind anwesend ist, und keinen Wal abschlachtet? Shame on you.Ich werde garantiert keinen Urlaub auf dieser scheiss Insel machen. 3 grosse Kreuzfahrtunternehmen haben haben schon die färüer inseln aus ihrem Programm gestrichen,auf grund der Vorfälle des letzten grinds, und da trauen die sich noch Werbung zu machen.Aber wie immer traut sich ja keiner was zu sagen dazu,ihr seid ja alle Feige
Nice article, but unfortunately some of the pictures do not show what you say they show.
Picture 3: I'm not sure, but on this picture might be Hestur. If it is Hestur, than the island on the background ist Sandoy, Koltur is not on this picture.
Picture 4: This picture does not show Vestmanna. It doesn't even show a village at all. The picture is taken on the way to Norðradalur and shows the island of Koltur.
Picture 11: This is very, very outside of Eiði, as it shows the church of the village Saksun (located on another island than Eiði).
The Faroe's is a barbaric island of murderers who bring their children to help murder harmless family-oriented pilot whale in a bloody frenzy where even the kids are knee deep in bloody water. The children play with the dead and dying whales and dismember and disrespect the fetuses of the pregnant whales who've been killed at their hands. What kind of ridiculous story telling is this. You're not a travel writer you're a liar and a strange pervert to promote such an evil place without even mention of what they indeed are most famous for - The Grind. The point of which is to kill marine mammals and ingest Mercury laden whale meat by both adults and children alike. Report or don't write. This is a mockery of real travel writing.
Why not talking about the tradition of the "grind", going on right now, where they kill whales and dolphins!