Country Info
- Torshavn
- Capital
- Danish Krone (DKK)
- Currency
- 45,661
- Population
- FO
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Top Hotels in Faroe
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Hotel Foroyar Tórshavn
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Hotel Hafnia Tórshavn
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Hotel Torshavn Tórshavn
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Hotel Streym Torshavn Tórshavn
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Klaksvik Hotel
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62 N Airport Hotel Sorvagur
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Hotel Runavik
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Travel Blogs from Faroe, Faroe Islands
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Hvalba Still Has Active Coal Mines
... narrow in Hvalba, that the west coast is very near the east coast. Coal mines Coal is only found in Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands, and only in the nothern part of the island. Earlier there were active coalmining in Fámjin, Trongisvágur and in Hvalba, ...
We Sailed Into Winter
... between 9 and 12 feet high. It really made for good sleeping. This morning we cruised into Torshaven, capital of the Faroe Islands. On tour this afternoon we were told the cruise ship scheduled to see Torshaven yesterday was unable to enter the harbor ...
It's a Faroe day
... an Icelandic pay as you go sim for my smart phone giving me access to the internet and data for free. We approach the Faroe Islands in bright sunshine but a freezing wind. The towering cliffs are impressive, the barren landscape reminds me of Shetland and ...
Trongisvágur has a nice park
Trongisvágur is a village in Suðuroy. The neighboring village Tvøroyri is situated along the same fjord as Trongisvágur. The municipality is The Municipality of Tvøroyri with around 1800 people. There is a nice park further east towards the tunnel ...
Islands We Never Knew
... but with a special relationship with Denmark. (Denmark we were learning is the regional powerhouse with relationships with the Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Greenland similar to those the United Kingdom enjoys with some of their former colonies.) We ...
Sandvík, Faroes - A Viking Village
Sandvík is the northernmost village in the island Suðuroy in the Faroes. The population is around 100. Sandvík has a Viking history. Sigmundur Brestisson, a Viking chief, was swimming from the island Skúvoy to Sandvík, where he was killed by ...
Coming to Faroe Islands
... the local bus to Tórshavn, the capital of Faroe Islands. Thoughts during the travel were mixed. Finally when we approached Faroe Islands the landscape opened up beneath us blue and white - the Atlantic Ocean and snow covered rocks and mountains. We ...
Scenes from the first day of work
Scenes from the first day of work [10.2.2009] Today I tried to get oriented in beginning the project - get schedules, make plans, prepare for online platforms. I slept long, had morning coffee in peace, without stress. Wrote about yesterday, went ...
In peace being & serious kicking ass rehearsal
... , when we were out for a smoke. Gudmar took me home with his car and headed off to Góta, where he lives here on the Faroe Islands. A 70 km drive in a bit bad driving weather. Drive safely and have a good night's sleep. The night is like an womb right ...
Sea Weed Eating Sheep in Akar
Akrar is a charming little village on the eastern coast of the island Suðuroy, only 2 km away from Lopra and 7 km from Vágur. The road ends in Akrar, so the only cars that come here, come here because the people either live here, wish to visit someone ...
The day before the last on the Faroe Islands
The day before the last on the Faroe Islands [15.2.2009] Because the party yesterday, the waking up was a bit hard and late ... We woke up 3 pm. and the feeling of my being were not so great, a few Faroese beers do the trick. The Faroes outside ...
Last half day on the Faroe Islands - NOT ;D
Last half day on the Faroe Islands - NOT ;D [16.2.2009] Today was my planned travel home to take place. Woke up in a rainy and foggy weather. The flight were 14.45 Faroese time. I ate breakfast at the Nordic House cafe and wrote a bit in the morning ...
Hang over, conversations and a farewell party
... 'ndur. (Færeyinga Saga: The Saga tells the early history of the Faroe Islands, and the early spread of Christianity to the Faroe Islands.) Tróndur í Gøtu lived on the island of Eysturoy, in his father's home Gøta. Eddie and Gudmar both come from ...
Don't get up!
The ferry docked at Torshavn at 02:30am BST, The ship ran on BST! Anyway I didn't get up to see it though it would have been light of course. Fortunately they also did not announce the landing or give wake up calls over the ship's PA ...
One more day on the Faroe Islands & with SIC
One more day on the Faroe Islands & with SIC I got one more day to work with SIC and the possibility to travel together with them to Copenhagen wednesday morning. In Kastrup, the tour bus would come and get them. Since I should have been at my ...
Porkeri has a Charming Old Church
I took some photos from the village Porkeri, which is located on the east coast of Suduroy, 5 km east of the town Vágur. The population of Porkeri is around 350. The Church of Porkeri There is a beautiful and charming old wooden church which was ...
Faroes farewell
... in the battle between the head and legs, the head won and we were rewarded with an amazing view of Koltur and the surrounding islands. In true faroese hiking tradition, the regular rest points along the way were a great excuse to warm the body with a shot ...
Tórshavn with its Sod Rooftops
... stand out in what is often a drab, colorless weather background. Tórshavn is the capital and the largest town of the Faroe Islands boasting a population of about 15,000. It was also founded by the Vikings and currently associated with Denmark. ...
A lighthouse at the end of the world
Akraberg is the southernmost place in the Faroe Islands and of course in Suðuroy, which is the southernmost island. You can drive all the way to Akraberg and all the way to the edge, where a vertical cliff starts. There are two red houses there and a ...
Sumba - Experience the Power of The North Atlantic
... Munkurin is situated on this position: 61° 10' 30".85 N, 6° 40' 23".77 V and is the southernmost point of the Faroe Islands. Akraberg Akraberg is around 2 km south of Sumba. Akraberg is a beautiful place with rich birdlife. There is a lighthouse there ...
The Faroe Islands
... . It brings a new meaning to the saying "If only the walls could talk", the house is 900 years old. The Faroe Islands means "sheep islands", and after walking across Gilli's cousins farm we found out why. Most of the island can only be accessed by sheep, ...
Construction and concerts
Construction and concerts [13.2.2009] Topics of the day were: * Meeting Magnus at his work * Shopping and walking arond town * SIC's soundcheck at the Margarin Fabrikkin * Hanging out at Frans's mothers place & at Hvonn bar * Concert at ...
Tvøroyri - The Largest Town in Suðuroy
I visited Tvøroyri at the Midsummer Festival and took many photos there. I have uploaded some of them here. Tvøroyri is an interesting village with many different things to see. Museum and Art Gallery There is a museum near the harbor in the centre of ...
Coffee & cigarettes
Coffee & cigarettes [12.2.2009] Morning started with seeing through yesterdays "captures" and writing about things that had happened. Sun outside. Time feels scarce and goes quickly here. In documentary projects I can not force things to ...
Viking Grave and Basalt Formations
Hov is a small village on the east coast of Suðuroy, it has around 110 inhabitants. The houses are on the northern side of the bay of Hov. There are salmon farm rings on the fjord. Hov is connected with Porkeri and the southern part of the island with a ...
Exploration des Iles Feroe, chapître II
Au petit matin de notre première nuit à Gjogv un éclairage superbe nous met en forme pour la journée. Le stade international des Féroé qui accueille les plus grandes équipes de foot d’Europe !!! Occasion ...
Fámjin - Home of the Faroese Flag
Fámjin is a nice little village on the west coast of Suduroy. The population is only around 100. There is a white church in the centre of the village, which is well visited by tourists and Faroese people, because of the prototype of the Faroese flag, ...
torshavn
vid logdum af stad fra reykjavik, iceland sidasta midvikudag. ferdin austur a seydisfjord var vidburdarrik, mikid af lelegum vegum en gott vedur bjargadi deginum. vid stoppudum a klaustri og notudum goda vedrid til ad hoppa i stjorn. tad var mjog ...
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