Above: The village of Gjógv on Eysturoy island

On arrival, the Faroe Islands come as a shock. This remote and craggy archipelago, set in the North Atlantic between Iceland and Norway, is more magnificent than you could possibly imagine. Vertiginous, pristine and empty, the 18 dramatic islands are home to just over 50,000 people.

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Above: The village of Gjógv on Eysturoy island

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