Have you ever heard of a place where so many deaths occur that the sea turns red in summer?
And of figures that dwell between rocks and hills, ready to push the lonely off the cliffs?
And what would you say about a place where sheep have literally been hired by Google?
This is the setting of the Faroe Islands - and today Beautiful World is taking you to see an archipelago where wild nature and dark traditions are uniquely intertwined.
These islands lie in the North Atlantic, between Iceland and Norway, northwest of Scotland.
There are eighteen main islands, spread over some 1,400 square kilometers, with cliffs, mountains and crags stretching out into the ocean.
And a curiosity: no point on the islands is more than five kilometers from the sea.
In fact, the most famous postcard of the place is the combination of cliff and sea. Trælanípa, with Lake Sørvágsvatn, is one of the most iconic scenes in the Faroes. It creates an impressive optical illusion, appearing to be suspended above the sea on top of a cliff.
In addition to the main islands, the archipelago has another seven hundred and fifty-seven islets and rocks, forming a rugged terrain with cliffs and fjords that cut into the coast.
