Saksun, Faroe Islands, Denmark May 25, 2023

Saksun, Faroe Islands, Denmark

Nestled in a picturesque valley next to a lagoon flanked by mountains, Saksun is a small, remote village famous for its stunning vistas. It is situated on the coast of Streymoy in the remote Faroe Islands, which sit about halfway between Iceland and Scotland in the North Atlantic. Home to these iconic houses with turf roofs and a tiny population—estimates vary between 8 and 30—it is said that there are more waterfalls in Saksun, than houses.

© miroslav_1/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

May 25, 2018Cheers! It’s National Wine Day
May 25, 2019Traveling warblers
May 25, 2020Here we mark the price of freedom
May 25, 2021An improbable tribute for Towel Day
May 25, 2022The Alhambra in Granada, Spain
May 25, 2024Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
May 25, 2025Butchart Gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr 2, 2022Whangārei Falls in New Zealand
Dec 17, 2022Mountain goats at Glacier National Park in Montana
Feb 8, 2026Corfu at night, Greece
Nov 6, 2025Celebrating Yi Peng
May 17, 2025A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy
Jul 21, 2024Kendwa village, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Mar 25, 2020It s Tolkien Reading Day
Jun 11, 2025Greater flamingos, Lüderitz, Namibia
Jul 10, 2018Wyoming celebrates its statehood
Jun 2, 2025National Garden Week begins today
Jun 2, 2022Queen Elizabeth s Platinum Jubilee
Feb 20, 2021An enduring vision
Feb 14, 2018Aerial view of a heart-shaped field in Trittau, Germany
Sep 5, 2020Beaver achievers
Mar 19, 2018Sanxiantai Dragon Bridge in Taitung, Taiwan
Mar 7, 2024Roques de Benet, Els Ports Natural Park, Catalonia, Spain
Apr 27, 2022Midnight sun
Aug 23, 2025St. Barbaras Cathedral, Kutná Hora, Czechia
May 16, 2020Let s run em up!
Oct 22, 2019Bobbing for crab apples
May 1, 2021It s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Sep 4, 2025Grizzly bears in Alaska for National Wildlife Day
Jun 16, 2024Happy Fathers Day!
Feb 15, 2018The Feathers at Frenchman Coulee near Vantage, Washington
Jun 10, 2022Poppies in bloom
Jul 6, 2019Racers pushing past sunflowers in the 2018 Tour de France
Apr 2, 2023Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java, Indonesia
Aug 19, 2025Solar Impulse 2 in Honolulu
Jun 9, 2022Sweetheart Abbey, Scotland
May 10, 2025Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota