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Sjalen Says: The nature reserve with this strange name is in fact a question in the Swedish Trivial Pursuit version and I remember always wondering what it was like. Now I know :) It is a place which looked almost like a desert some generations ago when sand dunes were absolutely...
Sjalen Says: The other major rauk field on the island, this has more stack like rocks, notably the Langhammars Man which is shown closer in the second picture. There are also many more images in the travelogue below. This is also much more open and full of lose stones down to the sea...
Sjalen Says: The stone stacks at Digerhuvud are amazing as it feels like you walk around inside the stone at times rather than around it - like being in a giant bowl. There are more images in the travelogue below. The road here runs along the sea a good while and you have parking places...
Sjalen Says: Here and there on the island you come across the traditional Fårö houses with their characteristic crosses on the roof, all whitewashed. A great sight for anyone enjoying architecture or art. This one is in the Ringvida area, not too far from the hostel and neighbour with...
Sjalen Says: I don't have any photos of this but Gamle Hamn is the "Old Harbour" which has silted up since the days when it was used, leaving what looks just like a small pond. In fact, Roman artefacts have been found in the waters here, suggesting that this was once a very important...
Sjalen Says: Fårö is the ideal place for studying landrise issues. Around Digershuvud and Langhammars you can really see how the seaboard levels have changed during the long time since the ice left us. Here and there it is really obvious such as in this picture, but you can also turn...
Sjalen Says: Helgumannen is probably the most famous of all the famous Gotland fishing villages and it is stunning in its simplicity, thrown out on the deserted beach with ancient huts and boats. A place for real contemplation. Just sit down and breathe.
Sjalen Says: Bergman moved to Fårö in the 1960s as here he found settings for several of his films in the very special seaside light and with old fashioned farms and spooky stone stacks to add flavour to the unfolding dramas. He moved to the part of the island called Dämba in the...
Sjalen Says: Fårö is yet another island with campsites near the sea. At Sudersand, this means 50 metres to the beach, although do not ask me about the facilities as I only know of the little cafe and souvenir shop at the reception area. During my break here I passed people speaking all...
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Once you've arrived on Gotland (the "mainland" as Fårö people call it), it is around 50 kilometres to Fårösund in the north, from where you catch a free road ferry to the island. You can go by bus from Visby to Fårösund if you do not have your own car - in fact you can even stay on the bus rather than board as a foot passenger on some buses as long as they continue to Sudersand on Fårö and don't terminate at Fårösund, it depends. Cars, bikes, buses and a scattering of foot passengers all share the ferries which take 7 minutes to cross the strait and which run every half hour in winter but more regularly during the busy summer. Despite this, if the weather is really good, you can expect 1-2 hour queues for cars which is when it feels nice to be on a bus as they have priority since they run to schedules. Fårö residents of course also have priority since they cannot sit in two hour queues just to get home. But don't worry - most days it's not that bad.
Written Aug 9, 2007
Around the ferry you find different kind of tourist and souvenir shops. They sell usually the same things, but the best way is to visit them all. You will have time to do that while you wait on the ferry.
What to buy: All kind of touristic and souvenir things you will find here. Many things from these shops are made in wool from the sheeps. A lots of handycrafts around here. The people from Fårö are known to be very creative.
Written Jul 23, 2010
Address: Around the ferry.
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The sheep, or lambs as they are in fact known here on Fårö, have their own shelters in the form of lambgifts with "grass" roofing. Yes it is in fact gifts to the lambs so they will thrive on this windy island and they are like small copies of traditional Fårö houses (see tip). Amazing how pure English all of a sudden appear on an island in the Baltic Sea!
Updated Aug 9, 2007
Dizzyhead Says: If you sit in the line with your car and wait for the ferry a really hot summer day. Be smart, and have water brought with you. It is always good with cold water when the ferry is slow and many tourists want to get to Fårö.
Sjalen Says: Whatever you do, do NOT swim by the rauk fields. Yes, it looks very tempting with a white and pebbly beach and even more tempting to jump from some of the cliffs, but the beaches here consist of aeons of coral seabed development and different stages of landrise which mean...
One of Gotland's best beaches (certainly the best one I've come across so far) can be found on Fårö in the form of Sudersand. The only thing I was disappointed with were the toilet facilities which they need to improve to get a great place. The beach has a couple of kiosks, pedaloes and a generally good vibe as it is close to Fårö's only real tourist development with Stockholmers' summer cottages and so on so there is always something going on here even if it is not known for its nightlife as much as the beaches around Visby.
Updated Aug 9, 2007
Address: Sudersand
Dizzyhead Says: It can often happen that it will be long queue with cars. It can be quite boring to sit in the car with all other passengers. My advise is that you will get out from the car and start to walk against the ferry. On the way you find some shops and if you have children it is...
Sjalen Says: Yes, at Digerhuvud you are in fact allowed to cook your own al fresco dinner in provided barbecue sites which are signposted as "Grillplats". Can be a bit windy on a bad day but they are also sheltered behind those enormous rocks so it is calmer than you think. Just get...
Fårö was a must for me during our Gotland trip. The island north of an island, so famous for being Ingmar Bergman's home for almost half his life. Here he found a place to fall in love with and I can...
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