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Island in the Baltic Sea
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Fårö is an island just north of Gotland. It is one of Sweden's more secluded holiday resorts; being an island off an island, 20 km across, with 500 permanent citizens (2021).
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A museum and activity centre revolving around the life and work of the famous Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, who spent many summers on Fårö. Every year during the end of June or beginning of July they organize the "Bergman Week" on Fårö, with plenty of screenings, performances and lectures related to Bergman.
Fårö kyrka
A church built during the 14th century, and gradually expanded. Ingmar Bergman's grave is in the cemetery.
A nature reserve.
The largest rauk field on Gotland.
Also contains a Viking era burial field.
Go riding on Icelandic horses!
A sand beach.
Sudersandsbion
A 60-year-old cinema once frequented by the famous Swedish director Ingmar Bergman.
A pizzeria
A lunch restaurant
Brew their own beer
Pizza and à la carte
A hostel and bed and breakfast in a 19th century lime stone house.
A 1890s estate turned guesthouse.
A summer open camping site.
An estate turned guest house with houses dating to the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
Offer several different types of accommodation, including hotel and hostel rooms; cabins and seaside villas; and a camping area for tents and motorhomes.
A summer open camping site.
Breeds Gotland sheep that roam the island. Sells meat and other products related to Gotland sheep.
By yacht
The relevant charts are nr 73 or 62/INT1204 (coast: "Gotland North–Landsort") and 731 (archipelago: "Gotland, North"; with Fårösund in large scale).
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