One thousand years loneliness.

Floating ice, green meadows and soothing calm: the south of Greenland offers tourists a lot of solitude and an abundance of natural wonders. From the Inuit, they can learn composure - even climate change can be seen here pragmatic.

 

Nuuk - you swim in some places almost at the hotel window over. In particular, March-June, the icebergs drift in large quantities on the southwest coast in the fjords inside. They sparkle blue and turquoise and act like theater scenes. Dcoh even though the ice on Greenland is ubiquitous, at least in the south appears green. The comparatively lush vegetation and the Vikings under Erik the Red, which is coming from Iceland settled here around 985, due to the oldest and largest island of the world their names.

Edda Lyberth has created the Viking costume. The guide presents the heritage of the countries in North Qassiarsuk as if they themselves had. It rings the bell of Brattahlid, resides in Eriks longhouse, a replica of itself, and told Tjodhilds lively history. The Viking women had something to say, as its key control over the stocks shows.

Eriks Tjodhild woman who is already in the year 1000 was known to Christianity, should have converted her husband by refusing him the bed, as long as he remained heathland. Edda Lyberth leads to Tjodhilds church. It is newer and shines on the inside in the colors yellow, blue and white - symbolic of the sun, and sea ice.

Deep respect for nature

Only a few steps away are the ruins of the old church from the Viking era still on display. The Inuit, Greenland native population, were only in the 18th Century by Hans Egede converted to Christianity. The many cross-word puzzles known Norwegian Lutheran missionary, founded Godthab, Good Hope, today's capital Nuuk.

Edda Lyberth also came on a sunny day in Iceland. That was 25 years ago. Then she forgot, again to go away, as she says. You never know what is coming. Abrupt weather changes could be any planning to frustrate attempts to understand the nature of Inuit to explain her own self is long. You do the same things, grab the opportunity when Schopf, less long-term plan, it adds almost apologetically Lyberth added. "Immaqa" was one of the key words that it applies here to learn where the weather and the nature of the regulated life. It means "maybe". Not about the Inuit live in deep respect for nature.

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Growing tourist numbers particularly from nature lovers, adventurers and cruise passengers, the tour guide with a passion probably easy to stay. Many guests begin their day trips or several hikes in Narsarsuaq. The name means "big plane", in the 160-inhabitant city is located in Greenland's second largest international airport. The boat ride to Qassiarsuk lasts only 20 minutes. It leads over the Tunulliarfik, the forest fjord, named after the rich tree inventory, which is here 1000 years ago may have.

Hiking in the wilderness

Nature lovers and active athletes, the benefits of Greenland have long been recognized. The air here is so clear that not only looks far, but also listens well, confirmed Edda. Everywhere soothing silence, possibly Möwengekreisch or Hundegekläff. One can wander for days without a human soul to meet. Rather, one comes to sheep, because sheep is fishing next to one of the most important sectors of the country.

A monument displays the founders of the village Qassiarsuk, Otto Frederiksen. 1924 He settled here with his wife and four children as shepherds settled, resulting in one of the largest breeding stations in the country developed. But it remains the land of the Red Eriks. At the first landing, and his establishment Brattahlid, steeper slope, "recalls a memorial stone next to the hostel. "The descendants of the settlers who came with him, remained some 500 years. Then she suddenly disappeared," says Edda mysteriously. The speculation about the reasons rich to climate change.

The issue of global warming, says Edda Lyberth would be nothing new, but we now know more about it. Greenland gardeners and farmers benefited from it. Only three weeks seasonal renewal entail harvesting more and more money, more prosperity. Many saw it as well as tourism is a new opportunity.

More than 40 ruins from the Viking era have been excavated. Hiking trails to further ruin places like the northern countries of Hvalsey church run through the green landscape of picturesque lakes. From 823 meters high Nuuluk the south of the village of Igaliku aufragt you have a beautiful view over the place, Qaqortoq Peninsula and the fjord. After Igaliku runs the boat from Narsarsuaq on the fjord between the icebergs through nearly an hour. Today, the rich bishopric of 1126 with warehouses and Domkirche a picture book village.

Also Narsaq what "level", is due to its central location on a giant fjord system a good starting point for a tour of South Greenland. Large green areas that surround the place with the old harbor and houses from the colonial period. And because of the barely 50 kilometers north-lying glacier, a visit can not escape, break the panorama of the floating ice never expire.