Edøy

Edøya is the second-largest island in the municipality after the main island of Smøla, and has approximately 50 inhabitants. Edøya is strategically located at Trondheimsleia and has been a natural hub since the Middle Ages. Finds have been made of tools dating back to 2500 years BC. and you can see burial mounds in the south on the island. During World War II, the Germans surveilled the ship traffic in the fairway from Edøya. Edøya was a municipality until 1960. In 1989 there was a road and bridge connection with Smøla, and a new ferry port was built. Edøya is very rich in cultural history and several of these historical sites you will discover more about during this tour.