Qassiarsuk, called Brattahlid in the ancient language of the Vikings, is the place where the first European, Erik the Red, and his companions settled in 982 AD. The small village of sheep farmers is in a very beautiful location, next to the fjord named after Erik himself, among fertile green hills. A walk through the village and its surroundings gives us a very good impression of typical Greenlandic rural life today. We will visit the ruins of the old Viking farms and the reconstructions of a turf house and the chapel that Erik had to build for his wife Thjodhild, the first Viking to convert to Christianity in Greenland. It was also from Qassiarsuk that Leif Eriksson set out on his journey west, becoming the first European to set foot on American soil, long before Columbus. Our guide will tell us fantastic stories from the Viking age in detail, surrounded by the real setting. In the afternoon we will leave by boat to the small pier of Itilleq, from where we walk the 4 km of the “Camino del Rey” to Igaliku, on the other side of the peninsula. Many know Igaliku as the most beautiful village in South Greenland. And indeed, the colorful houses situated in the middle of the fertile green landscape, next to the blue waters of the fjord, with the barren mountains in the background, form a truly picturesque image. Igaliku, once called Gardar, was the seat of the bishop in Viking times. We visit the ruins of the old cathedral, as well as the small museum in the church, which takes us back to Igaliku’s more recent history as a sheep farming village. Meal included: Breakfast and Dinner Accommodation: Hotel / Farm / Guesthouse in Igaliku (2 nights)