Fårö Lighthouse, Fårö island, Gotland, Sweden The lighthouse at Fårö’s north-east tip has been warning where Salvorevs dangerous sandbanks are since 1847, before that a lot of ships went aground out there. Nowadays it’s also a popular spot for day excursions. This area (as many others on the island) has been closed to the public [...]
Linnaean place nr 10 The famous ancient Swede Carl Linneaus – who started the Taxonomy system – took a tour around to Fårö island one day in the year of 1741. Because of the hot weather, he and his companions rested in the shadows of the big Ava oak tree – and 268 years later [...]
Ullahau is a big horse shoe shaped parable sand dune in the north east of Fårö island (Sweden) with flying sand that was created in the first half of the 18th century. In the beginning of 1900 it threatened to cover the whole island with sand. Today Ullahau is a nature reserve area (since 1966) [...]
