Faroe Islands
The magnificent boat tours to the wild Vestmanna bird cliffs of northwestern Streymoy are probably the highlight of a visit to the Faroe Islands. When the…
Faroe Islands
The forgotten Faroes are just a short flight from the UK, yet they’re way off the standard traveller’s radar. Adrift in the frothing swells of the north Atlantic, this mysterious 18-piece jigsaw puzzle of islands is at once ancient and very modern. Multicoloured cottages and grass-roofed wooden churches add focus to the grandly stark, treeless moorlands. Timeless networks of cairn-marked footpaths crisscross craggy layer-cake mountains. But even the tiniest once-inaccessible hamlets are now linked by a remarkable series of road-tunnels. And even as you bob around the dramatic fjords on a 70-year-old wooden sloop, your mobile phone is never likely to lose its signal.
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Tórshavn
The excellent Føroya Fornminnissavn is split between two sites in the Hoyvík suburb, 3km north of centre. The main site at Brekkutún 6 beautifully…
Faroe Islands
The excellent Føroya Fornminnissavn (Historical Museum) is split between two sites in the Hoyvík suburb, 3km(1.86mi) north of central Tórshavn. The main…
Faroe Islands
Kirkjubøur was the episcopal centre of the island in medieval times. Today it's just a scattering of chalet-like wood-and-stone houses. St Olav's Church,…
Tórshavn
Viðarlundin, a wonderfully wild park where trees and sculptures mingle, leads to the bright and airy Listasavn Føroya. Its excellent collection of Faroese…
Tórshavn
On Nólsoy Island, carless Nólsoy village isn't especially picturesque but makes a strikingly peaceful contrast to bustling Tórshavn, whose Tinganes…
Tórshavn
The city's tiny but charming historical core is Tinganes, a little peninsula delightfully jumbled with pretty turf-roofed cottages and historic red…
Tórshavn
Beyond the desert of asphalt that surrounds the modern transport terminal lie the turf-softened bastions of the ruined Skansin Fort. It's topped by a…
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BeachesSailing from Denmark to Iceland takes days - but it's the best way to get thereOct 29, 2021 • 6 min read
Public TransportThe world's first underwater roundabout is opening in the Faroe IslandsDec 9, 2020 • 2 min read
ArticlesSee the Faroe Islands digitally through the eyes of your own local avatarApr 15, 2020 • 2 min read
Health & WellnessHow a salmon testing lab saved the Faroe Islands from a COVID-19 disasterApr 9, 2020 • 2 min read
Sustainable TravelFaroe Islands will (temporarily) close to tourists again in 2020 but here's how you can still visitNov 14, 2019 • 2 min read
ArchitectureFaroe Islands newest town hall is a bridge linking two villagesAug 27, 2018 • 2 min read
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