Travel Guide Gásadalur

For a long time, Gadasalur was the only village in the archipelago that was difficult to reach by road. This one had to cross high mountain passes (722 m). The feeling of being at the end of the world is still perceptible, even if the film of the Danish director Ulla Boje-Rasmussen, A 1 700 meters of eternity, largely contributed to its notoriety. The opening of the tunnel in 2004 opened up the village, which now has a population of about ten (2020). Until then, supplies and travel were by boat or helicopter ... Here, the fog spreads its veil under the sun, a magical phenomenon called mjørki . According to the Søga Gásadals, this village got its name from Gæsa, a woman who ate meat during Lent when it was forbidden. As a result, she lost all her possessions and had to go into exile in this valley. Another legend states that the name of the island is due to the wild geese that fly to Gásadalur every summer.