GEOGRAPHY SUNDA MUNICIPALITY: SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES IN TOURISM JENS KRISTIAN VANG KRISTIAN JENS Sunda Municipality Mayor Heðin Zachariasen, pictured in the village of Gjógv (main); Sunda Kommuna Partial view of Norðskála and Oyrarbakki in the Sound Area with Oyrarbakkavegur 3 FO-400 Oyrarbakki bridge between the islands of Eysturoy and Streymoy (bottom left); Gjógv, Eysturoy (bottom centered); Saksun, Streymoy (bottom right). www.sunda.fo
[email protected] Tel.: +298 66 72 71 Mayor: Heðin Zachariasen BOOSTING CAPACITY Tourism Officer: tors have while at the same time making life Noomi Káradóttir Rasmussen Another point of interest is the development easier for local residents.” Many of the most beautiful of a new park and recreational area, about With mountain hiking between villages natural pearls in the Faroe 90,000 square meters in size, where some rapidly gaining popularity, the natural en- Islands are situated in Sunda 70,000 threes will be planted. The project vironment of the islands becomes more ex- Municipality, located on the has received a grant from Denmark’s Aage posed to wear and pollution from a variety of islands of Eysturoy and Streymoy. V. Jensen Foundation and is likely to become sources. Sunda Municipality has responded Some of the most popular a valuable asset for Sunda Municipality in to this challenge through improving infor- tourist destinations include the the future. mation along the paths. villages Saksun, Tjørnuvík and Gjógv; besides these, Sunda “We really didn’t need to advertise for “We want everyone to enjoy these in- Municipality encompasses customers,” Noomi Káradóttir Rasmussen, credible surroundings,” Ms. Rasmussen said. the following communities: an officer of the municipal Council, not- “However, we also want to protect the envi- Norðskála, Oyri, Oyrarbakki, ed.