Torshavn
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- Introduction
- Neighbourhoods
- Sights and Activities
- Events and Festivals
- Weather
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Eat
- Drink
- Sleep
- Work
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Introduction
Torshavn is the capital of the Faroe Islands and is the main and largest settlement of the islands with about 13000 people living in the city proper. It is located on the southeast coast of the island of Streymoy and is surrounded by hilly and rocky landscapes. The town is well over a 1000 years old and exists since the Vikings settled in this place. Although it has been modernized a lot, it still manages to give that historical and cosy feeling for travellers and the town has great facilities lik hotels and restaurants and transport to see much more of the rest of the country.
Neighbourhoods
- Hoyvik - this is theoretically a separate village but in practice it is a suburb of Torshavn, containing the historical museum and the Tórshavn Outdoor Museum.
Sights and Activities
- Tinganes - the old part of the town
- Torshavn Dome - one of the oldest churches in the country
- Historical and natural historical museums
- The Nordic Househttp://www.nlh.fo/?lang=uk
Events and Festivals
Weather
The weather is mild all year round, with temperatures rarely exceeding 20 degrees Celsius or dropping below zero in winter. You should consider yourself very lucky if you don't have any rain, even if you just visit for a few days. Even the somewhat drier months of June to August still have 20 to 22 rainy days a month! From October to March it rains on all but a few days a month. Temperatures are never hot but it rarely gets really cold as well. Winter (December to March) night time temperatures average around 2 degrees Celsius while average summer (July-August) temperatures hoover around a chilly 12 degrees.
Getting There
By Plane
Atlantic Airways is the national airlines of the Faroe Islands with its base at Vágar Airport (FAE). It flies to and from Aberdeen, London, Copenhagen, Oslo, Reykjavik and Narsarsuaq in Greenland, among a few others. From 2008, it plans to fly to Stockholm. Air Iceland flies to Reykjavik as well.
From Torshavn there are several opportunities to get to the other islands by helicopter and prices are surprisingly low.
By Car
By Bus
By Boat
By boat your options are limited, time consuming and it's not a good deal at all unless you really want to bring your own car to visit the Faroe Islands. Smyril Line ferries leave from Denmark, Norway and Scotland on their route to Iceland , stopping en route at the Faroe Islands in the harbour of Torshavn.
The Icelandic cargo ship Eimskip has two vessels, the Dettifoss and Goðafoss which travel the route Rotterdam-Hamburg-Göteborg-Århus-Fredrikstad-Tórshavn-Reykjavík. It takes 8 days in total and the return trip goes via eastern Iceland and Tórshavn only. The vessel can take a maximum of 3 passengers but only between mid-April and mid-October.
Eat
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Budget
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guesthouse Undir Fjalli | Vefturgota 15 Marknagilsvegur 75, Faroe Islands | Guesthouse | - |
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