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The excellent Føroya Fornminnissavn is split between two sites in the HoyvÃk suburb, 3km north of centre. The main site at Brekkutún 6 beautifully…
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Named after the Norse god Thor (the god of thunder), °Õó°ù²õ³ó²¹±¹²Ô is one of the world’s smallest capitals, although it’s home to over a third of the Faroese population. Behind the harbour and a charming if tiny old-town core lies a compact commercial centre that comes merrily to life on summer weekend nights. Behind this, the town’s newer housing and anonymous light-industrial warehouses sweep up towards an inspiringly barren ring of moorland hills.
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Viðarlundin, a wonderfully wild park where trees and sculptures mingle, leads to the bright and airy Listasavn Føroya. Its excellent collection of Faroese…
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On Nólsoy Island, carless Nólsoy village isn't especially picturesque but makes a strikingly peaceful contrast to bustling °Õó°ù²õ³ó²¹±¹²Ô, whose Tinganes…
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The city's tiny but charming historical core is Tinganes, a little peninsula delightfully jumbled with pretty turf-roofed cottages and historic red…
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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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Around an hour's walk from Nólsoy village, a storm petrel colony is claimed to be the world's biggest. They're best observed at dusk. Guided bird tours…
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Moored in the harbour are two beautiful antique wooden sloops, Westward Ho and ±·´Ç°ùð±ôý²õ¾±Ã° . On summer Tuesdays and Thursdays the ±·´Ç°ùð±ôý²õ¾±Ã° offers fishing…
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The church Havnarkirkja has a distinctive clock tower that peeps above a photogenic row of colourful row of old wharf buildings (Undir Bryggjubakka).
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