2026 – Faroe Islands
1st Jun 2026
Day 11 – Torshavn to Vagar
This was our last day on the Faroe Islands. Our flight home was in the late afternoon, so we had some time in the morning for a few last photographs. We drove north from Torshaven, taking the road towards the airport at Vagar. I wanted some pictures of the tunnels on the island, so we stopped at the entrance to the Kollfjardar Tunnel. This is a mountain tunnel rather than an undersea tunnel, linking Torshavn with the northern part of Streymoy.
Kollfjard Tunnel Entrance
On the other side of the tunnel, rather than take the undersea tunnel to Vagar, we continued north on Streymoy towards the town of Vestmanna. On the drive there, we had good views towards the southern part of Streymoy where cloud was spilling over the Stromelli ridge and descending a gully like a waterfall.
The Sornfelli Ridge
We then took the undersea tunnel to the island of Vagar, where the airport is located. About midway at the deepest part of the tunnel, there is an area illuminated in green and blue. We managed to get a picture of the tunnel from one of the occasional parking areas. The Vagar tunnel was the first under-sea tunnel to be built in the Faroe Islands in 2002 to link the capital of Torshavn with the airport on Vagar.
The Vagar Tunnel
Once back on Vagar, we found we still had some spare time, so we repeated the short walk to the Trollkonufingur (Witch’s Finger), and this time, although there was some mist about, we managed to see the top of the stack free of cloud.
Trollkonufingur
It was then time to make our way to Vagar Airport for the flight back to Edinburgh and a long drive home.
Overall, we enjoyed our stay in the Faroe Islands, and except for the first day we had better weather than we thought we might – a lot of overcast days, but not much rain. We did feel that we were ‘finding our way’ a lot, so did not get the opportunity for many early morning or evening shots, and sadly the days when we could climb high into the mountains for panoramic views are now past. It was also an expensive holiday. I felt that we had explored as much of the islands as we could, so if we visited again, it would probably be in winter, to hopefully get some very different views with snow adding some extra interest.
