Tidal lagoon
Walk at low tide.
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Saksun is a very small village near the north-west coast of the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands, about 33 km in a straight line north-west of Tórshavn. Only a handful of people live there. The village lies at the bottom of what used to be a sea inlet surrounded by high mountains. The inlet was once a deep natural harbour, until a storm blocked its mouth with sand, turning it into a tidal saltwater lagoon reachable only by small boats at high tide. At low tide visitors can walk on the sand around the lagoon to the sea. Black wooden houses with turf roofs are scattered across the valley, among them an old heritage farm called Dúvugarðar, now a museum showing traditional rural life. Sheep graze the green slopes, and waterfalls tumble from the mountains on rainy days. The village is free to visit, and the road there is single-track in places. Check the tide times before walking around the lagoon, as the tide comes in quickly.
Walk at low tide.
Green roofs.
Mountains and falls.
Streymoy, Faroe Islands
Yes at low tide; check the tide times.
About 33 km in a straight line.