Nanortalik (pop. 1 500) offers well-kept gardens and scenic views of the surrounding granite mountains. The water around Nanortalik is good for kayaking and hunters returning in their kayaks with their catch are a year-round sight. In May and June visitors can witness the feverish activity caused by migrating hooded seals. A good number of the townsfolk move to old hunting grounds in the skerries (small rocky reefs or islands) where they live in tents and mud huts while hunting the seals. Attractions within the town include a churchyard from the colonial period (built in 1916) and a museum (housed in old buildings once used by the Royal Greenland Trade Department). A small area with planted coniferous trees lies six hours on foot from the settlement  Tasiusaq at Tasermiut fjord. 350 mi/565 km southeast of Nuuk.