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Nanortalik's name means 'place of polar bears', referring to the bears who occasionally pass by the town in the summer.

The most southerly town in Greenland, Nanortalik sits on a small island at the end of a delightful fjord, surrounded by glorious snow-covered mountains. For the lucky few, on dark nights and at the right time of year, Aurora Borealis provides nature’s own spectacular, with a curtain of white, yellow and green flashes that light up the sky.
There is evidence of local Inuits living here over a thousand years ago, but the present settlement was founded in the late 18th century as a trading and whaling post. There is a well preserved historic quarter where there are cafés and a couple of restaurants, and an unusual wooden church that is well worth seeing.