Qaqortoq is a charming city in the southwest of Greenland with a population of 3229 people, which, without any additional procedures, makes it the largest in the south of the country and the fifth on the island. This is the administrative center of Kuyallek.
By the way, the city is located below Iceland, if measured in latitudes, and this explains why the Vikings once decided to settle here. The climate allows you to engage in agriculture. In summer, the temperature is ˜ + 7 degrees, in winter up to -5.
So, catch 5 things that need to be done when you are brought to Qaqortoq:
- Go to the museum. In Greenland, in principle, there are not many places where you can go for cultural education, so you should definitely pay attention to the museum in the city center, where you can learn about Inuit and understand how complicated a person's life is in such harsh conditions.
- Take a picture of the fountain. Qaqortoq is the only city in all of Greenland with a fountain in the central square.
- Find all 40 sculptures carved throughout the city in the rocks. In the mid-90s, a local artist made a kolaba with European creators and the result was a Stone & Man exhibition. So it remained.
- Climb higher and watch the blue icebergs in the bay.
- Take excursions to Unnartok hot springs, the ruins of the church in Hwalsi. I also recommend going to Tasiusak village, where there are 90 people. In photo 2, the red building is a school in which classes 1 to 7 for 6 students are taught.
It is great to be there on June 21 when Greenland National Day is celebrated, with choirs, bonfires, and national costumes.
Getting to Greenland is not so much difficult as it is expensive. Either a chicken liner or flights from Denmark and Iceland to Narsarsuaq, and from there by helicopter or boat to Qaqortoq. Yes, in the city, despite the size there is no airport (planned in 2023).
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