In a controversial and never-before-heard-about feature, the islands have chosen to shut down for tourism.
It will happen in the last weekend in april, and no tourists or outsiders will be allowed to come to the islands.
It notifies you from Visit Faroe Islands.
– We are pleased that more and more people are discovering just how special our islands are – our nature, our unique lifestyle, our food and our people, says Gudrið Højgaard, director of Visit Faroe Islands.
the Closure is done to make maintenance of the tourist areas in the country, which, it claims, suffers from the many visits.
– For us, tourism is not just about numbers. We welcome visitors to the islands each year, but we also have a responsibility to our community and our beautiful environment, and our goal is to preserve and protect the islands and ensure sustainable and responsible growth.
the Faroe islands have over 100,000 visitors annually. It is twice as many who actually live on the islands permanently together with their 80.000 sheep.
And on the Faroe islands 18 islands of 1399 square kilometers becomes the marked trails and special spots quickly trampled.
It is the areas, one in the Faroe islands are planning to do an intensive maintenance over the weekend from the 26. to the 28. april.
Here you will among other things, focus on making new hiking trails, create more security at view posts, which also maintains the environment, set up signage and præservere bird life.
do you want to help, it will be possible for up to 100 volunteers to participate in maintenance. It will thus be the only external users will be allowed to enter the islands this weekend.
100 persons may be allowed to come to the Faroe islands to help in the weekend. Photo: Pr
There will be a number of activities for the volunteers over the weekend. Photo: PR