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Greenland

10 places in Greenland, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.

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Pictured: Nuuk

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RegionNorth America

CapitalNuuk

Places written10

Categories covered4 of 5

🧭 Good to know Cost level, local customs and etiquette in Greenland - what is polite and what is not →

Plugs and voltage Type C, K · 230 V travel adapter →

CurrencyDanish krone (DKK)

LanguagesGreenlandic, Danish

Driving sideright

Best months J F M A M J J A S O N D

Nature & outdoors (7) Landmarks & history (1) Museums & culture (1) Food & drink (1)

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

UNESCO · World Heritage

The Ilulissat Icefjord

Avannaata

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

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trail

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

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old town

Nuuk

Sermersooq

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

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tradition

Inuit Culture and Dog Sledding

Nationwide

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

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dish

Greenlandic Cuisine

Nationwide

Greenland

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

The Ilulissat Icefjord

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

Arctic Circle Trail

Disko Bay

Greenland Northern Lights

Kangerlussuaq and the Ice Sheet Edge

Tasiilaq and East Greenland

The Ilulissat Icefjord

Uummannaq

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

Nuuk

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

Inuit Culture and Dog Sledding

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

Greenlandic Cuisine

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