Up Helly Aa – Europe’s Largest Fire Festival
Step into the ancient Norse world with Shetland’s Up Helly Aa. Witness the dramatic torchlit procession, galley burning and all-night revelry. Just imagine it – a grand replica Viking galley, a squad of big burly bearded axe-wielding men and a procession of nearly 1000 individuals with torches parading through the streets of Lerwick, Shetland. This …