Eysturoy Travel Guide
Travel to Eysturoy - Second Largest of the Faroe Isles
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Eysturoy is the second-largest of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic, both in size and population. It is separated by a narrow channel (Sundini chennel) from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely rugged, with some 66 separate mountain peaks, including Slættaratindur, the highest peak in the archipelago. Travellers can easily reach the summit along the eastern ridge. The view is absolutely fantastic as it takes in all the Faroes from the northern reaches of Viooy to the fringes of Suouroy in the south.
Important towns on Eysturoy are Fuglafjørður in the north and the densely populated area of the municipalities of Runavík and Nes in the south. Eysturoy is connected with Streymoy via a road bridge over the sound. This bridge is humorously referred to by islanders as the only bridge over the Atlantic (the natives of the Scottish island of Seil incidentally make the same claim). Leirvík on the east coast of the island is the gateway for transport connections to the north-eastern islands, particularly Klaksvík on the island of Borðoy, which is the Faroes' second-largest town.
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