Saksun sits at the northern end of Streymoy and is, by general agreement, one of the most beautiful villages in the Faroe Islands. The road in crosses open moorland before dropping over a final ridge to reveal the settlement below — a cluster of grass-roofed houses, a small church, and far beneath it all, a tidal lagoon that fills and empties through a narrow channel between steep hills. The open Atlantic is just beyond.
The scale is small but the effect is enormous. You can walk the entire place in an hour, but most people linger much longer than that. Come in good light if you can — though even in mist the place has something about it. Aim for late afternoon if the weather cooperates, when the low sun catches the lagoon and the hillsides go amber.