Hestur Vacations, Hestur Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Hestur Vacation Guide

Hestur is an island in central Faroe Islands, located to the west of Streymoy and to the south of Koltur.

Hestur means horse in Faroese. Located on the west coast is a large colony of guillemot. In the north of Hestur there is a moorland with four small lakes, of which 'Fagradalsvatn' is the largest. At Haelur, Hestur's southern-most tip, there is a lighthouse.

There lives about 40. peoples on Hestur.

A sailing-boat called 'Norðlýsið, is sailing around the island. It's sailing from Tórshavn. It's a very beautiful trip. You can see many birds, beautiful nature and you also sail into the island! It's SO beautiful!