Trælanípa
The famous viewpoint.
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Sørvágsvatn, also known as Leitisvatn, is the largest lake in the Faroe Islands, on the island of Vágar near the islands' airport, about 5 km in a straight line from the village of Sørvágur. It covers about 3.4 square kilometres. The lake sits at the edge of a towering sea cliff at its southern end, and from a certain angle on the neighbouring cliff its surface seems to hang far above the ocean below, like a lake floating over the sea. In reality the lake is only about 30 m above sea level, while the cliffs beside it rise more than 140 m, so the perspective tricks the eye. Visitors walk about an hour on a path across meadows along the lakeshore to the Trælanípa cliff, the best-known spot for this view, and then see the Bøsdalafossur waterfall, where the lake pours straight into the sea. Planes sometimes pass overhead as they come in to land. The path crosses private farmland and a hiking fee is charged at the trailhead. The round trip takes about two and a half hours, and the edge is very high, so keep well back, especially in wind.
The famous viewpoint.
Pours into the sea.
Along the lakeshore.
Vágar, Faroe Islands
No, it is an optical illusion created by the high cliffs.
Yes, a hiking fee at the trailhead.