Nolsoy Island Travel Guide
Travel to Nolsoy Island - The World’s Largest Colony of Storm Petrels
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Nólsoy lies like a giant buffer protecting Tórshavn from the eastern storms. It is therefore not surprising, that it belongs to the municipality of Tórshavn. Yet, why would it want to be a part of all the crowds and noise of the capital?
Fortunately, it has the fjord between keeping a suitable distance and yet at the same time, it is close enough to the centre of Tórshavn taking only twenty minutes by ferry.
Attractions in Nolsoy Island
Tours visit places nearer the village, such as the one to Korndalur, where the princess spring and ruins can be seen. Legend has it that it was here the princess lived with her lover after being forced to flee due to the disapproval of her father, the Scottish king.
Another popular tour is to the world’s largest colony of storm petrels, the small bird that only flies at night. The guide for this tour is usually the ornithologist, Jens Kjeld Jensen. Another name always mentioned in connection with Nólsoy is Ove Joensen, a local who rowed singlehanded 900 sea miles from the Faroe Islands to Langelinie in Copenhagen. His boat, the Diana Victoria, is on display in the basement of the tourist information centre.
The historic house á Brunn, dating from the 1600’s has been converted into a museum. The cooker is one of the oldest on the Faroe Islands. It was installed in 1858 and hailed as such a fantastic technological advance, that it was christened the ‘cooking machine’.
Activities in Nolsoy Island
There is a tourist information centre down on the harbour providing information about hiking tours, including one to the lighthouse at the southernmost tip of the island. The lighthouse has been constructed of beautiful hewn stone, has one of the world’s largest lenses and is almost three metres high; weighs four tons and is featured on the twenty kroner coin.
Getting Around
Twenty minutes by ferry from Tórshavn.
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