Vágar: cliffs and waterfalls over the Faroese ocean

Home to the archipelago's only airport, Vágar houses one of the world's most photographed waterfalls, where water seems to fall directly into the ocean.

A rental car is essential to explore the cliffs and waterfalls of the island.

The Múlafossur waterfall, plunging directly into the Atlantic Ocean beside the village of Gásadalur, remains the most iconic image of the Faroe Islands.

A few minutes away, the Lake Sørvágsvatn, which appears suspended above a cliff overlooking the sea due to an optical illusion, creates one of the archipelago's most photographed vistas.

Heading westward, you reach the village of Bøur, with its traditional grass-roofed houses overlooking the islets of Tindhólmur.

As evening falls, the cliffs around Vágar offer opportunities to observe puffins during the summer breeding season.

The village of Gásadalur remained isolated from the rest of the island until 2004, accessible only on foot through a mountain path, before a tunnel was finally constructed to connect it to the rest of Vágar.

Lake Sørvágsvatn actually sits about thirty meters above sea level, but the viewing angle from the cliff creates the famous optical illusion of a lake suspended directly above the ocean.