“Though we are 18 islands, we often joke that (because of the tunnels) we defy the fact that we are islands,” Súsanna Sørensen, marketing manager of Visit Faroe Islands said, reports CNN.
Underwater roundabout becomes unlikely tourist attraction as locals boast 'it's our Eiffel Tower' A beautiful destination features wild and unpredictable weather, but also an unlikely tourist attraction of an underwater roundabout and tunnels connecting the islands.
In fact, there are 21 tunnels across the Faroe Islands —17 on land and four subsea, including one that is the world's only subsea tunnel with a roundabout that is underwater.
Over 6,000 vehicles travel through the nearly seven-mile long subsea tunnel which connects Streymoy — the largest of the Faroe islands — and Tórshavn — one of the world’s smallest capitals — with Eysturoy, the archipelago’s next biggest island.
It dramatically cut the time travelling between the Faroe Islands capital on Streymoy, and the neighbouring island Eysturoy, from about 60 minutes to about 15 minutes.
