Eiði sits at the north-western edge of Eysturoy, looking across the sound toward Streymoy and the blunt northern mountains of the Faroe Islands. The village itself is quiet: turf, sheep, a small harbour, and low houses set beneath the shoulder of Eiðiskollur. The reason to come is the landscape around it.
Just offshore stand Risin og Kellingin, the Giant and the Witch, two sea stacks tied to one of the Faroes' best-known legends. From the road above Eiði, the view opens toward the stacks, Tjørnuvík, and the Atlantic beyond. On clear days it is one of the finest quick stops in the northern Faroes.
Eiði also makes a practical base for the high road to Gjogv and Slættaratindur, the highest mountain in the islands. The drive is short, but the weather changes fast; low cloud can turn a sunny village morning into a white-out on the moor within minutes.