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The tourist regions in Greenland, each with its towns: things to do, when to go and how to get there.
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Routes, destinations and cities in Greenland, with things to do, when to go and how to get there.
11 destinations 5 municipalities 16 cities
Across Cidade Turismo: 51 countries · 78 routes · 865 destinations · 2,116 cities
In the photo: Hvalsey Church ruins — Qaqortoq
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Greenland, the island of ice and fjords
Nuuk, the capital, at the mouth of its fjord; Ilulissat and the Icefjord, dotted with icebergs; Kangerlussuaq, on the edge of the ice cap; Sisimiut and Disko Bay; the Norse ruins of Kujataa in the south; and Tasiilaq and Scoresby Sund on the east coast. Each destination shows what to do, the best time to go and how to get there.
The guide has three ways in, so you can start wherever you like: routes, which link towns along one journey; destinations, which are the tourist regions; and the municipalities, with the main cities in each one.
The texts are written from official tourism sources, such as national and regional tourism offices, national parks and city halls, and new cities and routes keep being added to the guide.
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16 cities in 5 municipalities
Municipalities and cities
The guide by municipality: each one with its destinations, cities and routes, and each city with its attractions.
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Cities to discover today
Six cities from the guide, changing every day.
Qeqertalik · Aasiaat
Aasiaat
Seat of Qeqertalik and the fifth-largest town in Greenland, with about three thousand residents, on an island in a low-lying archipelago at the southern entrance of Disko Bay. Founded in 1759 as Egedesminde, it has colonial houses by the harbor, a museum and a sea of islands for boat and kayak trips, with whales at various times of year.
Avannaata · Ilulissat and the Icefjord
Ilulissat
The third-largest town in Greenland, on Disko Bay beside the Icefjord. The name means “icebergs” in Greenlandic. It has colorful houses scattered across the rocks, thousands of sled dogs, a museum in the house where Knud Rasmussen was born, and trails that lead to viewpoints over the ice, plus boat trips out to the Eqi glacier.
Avannaata · Uummannaq
Uummannaq
A town of about 1,400 residents on a small island in the Uummannaq fjord, at the foot of a two-summit, heart-shaped mountain. It has colorful houses on the rocks, the stone church, the museum and historic turf houses. In winter, when the surrounding water turns to solid ice, hunters use dog sleds to leave the island.
Sermersooq · Tasiilaq and Kulusuk
Kulusuk
A settlement of about 200 residents on an island off the east coast, with colourful houses on the rocks, a 1908 church built from shipwreck timber and the tradition of drum dancing. It has the region’s airport, two hours’ flight from Reykjavík, and is the gateway to Tasiilaq and the fjords full of icebergs in the east.
Kujalleq · Nanortalik and the Tasermiut Fjord
Nanortalik
A small town of about a thousand inhabitants on an island at the extreme south, whose name means “place of polar bears” in Greenlandic. The old harbour houses became a museum, and trails lead from the streets up the island’s hills. This is the departure point for boats to the Tasermiut mountains and the hot bath at Uunartoq.
Kujalleq · Qaqortoq and Kujataa
Qassiarsuk
A settlement of sheep herders on the shore of the Tunulliarfik fjord, on the site of Brattahlíð, the farm of Erik the Red. It has Norse ruins, a reconstructed longhouse and church, a statue of Leif Eriksson, and trails through the farms. On the other side of the fjord is Narsarsuaq, where the hike to the Kiattuut glacier starts.
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About Cidade Turismo
What is Cidade Turismo?
A travel guide to Greenland organized into routes, destinations, municipalities and cities. Each city has things to do, attractions, when to go and how to get there.
What is the difference between a route, a destination and a city?
A route is a journey linking several towns. A destination is a tourist region with its towns. A city is the place itself, with its attractions.
Are the pictures in the guide real?
They are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it. Photos sent by travelers are shown separately, as travelers' photos.
How do I find a place in the guide?
Type the name in the search box: it can be a route, destination, municipality, city or attraction. Or start from Routes, Destinations or Municipalities and cities in the menu.
Is the guide available in Spanish and English?
Yes. Destinations already translated are available in Spanish and English at cidadeturismo.com, and the rest are being added.
Is there an app?
Yes, for Android, on Google Play. With it you can save the destinations you want to visit and get the guide's news.