Not many windmills left on the Gotland mainland, but on FÄrö I saw quite a few . FÄrö's population of permanent residents amounts to about 500 people, but during the summer the population increases dramatically. The name FÄrö has, contrary to what you might think, nothing to do with sheep. Sheep are also not called sheep in Gotlandic unless they have lambed. In the 14th century the island's name FarÞÞ was written and in the 15th century Faroyna. The name is formed by the words father and island . There is no town on FÄrö, but most villages. In Eke there is a grocery store and nearby is Sudersand there are a few restaurants and a holiday resort. . Until 1998, FÄrö was a military protection area and access was forbidden for foreign citizens. Nowadays there is no such ban. . FÄrö is a flat moraine island with many bogs and swamps. Eastern FÄrö consists of flying sand on which pines grow, while western FÄrö has barren rocky terrain and some cultivated areas and shallow lakes. For those who want to swim . During the 17th and 18th centuries, lime was extracted and exported from the island. Several more or less well-preserved facilities are located adjacent to the coasts. . On the way back from Langhammars Raukar I made a stopover and found one of the many things typical for Gotland and FÄrö: grey sheep, windmills, thatched houses, braided fences and dry stone walls, you can't get more Gotland than that --------------------- posted on Instagram - https://instagr.am/p/CD0kiH7BSqE/
