FREE COPY TOURIST GUIDE 2017 www.visitfaroeislands.com #faroeislands Download the free app FAROE ISLANDS TOURIST GUIDE propellos.dk Experience up close We make it easy: Let 62°N lead the way to make the best of your stay on the Faroe Islands - we take care of practical arrangements too. We assure an enjoyable stay. » Flight » Hotel Let us fly you to » Car rental » Self-catering the world's BEST ISLANDS » Excursions » Package tours » Guided tours » Activity tours » Group tours Let us fly you to the Faroe Islands - chosen the world’s most desireable Book Island community by National Geographic Traveler. your trip: We fly from Copenhagen, Billund and Aalborg in Denmark, Bergen in Norway, 62n.fo/en Reykjavik in Iceland, Edinburgh in UK and Barcelona and Mallorca in Spain - directly to the Faroe Islands. Read more and book your trip on www.atlantic.fo Atlantic Airways Vága Floghavn 380 Sørvágur Faroe Islands Tel +298 34 10 10 Explanation of symbols: Alcohol Store Airport What to do ................................................................................................................... 6 Aquarium THE ADVENTURE ATM Hot Spots on the Faroe Islands ............................................................................ 10 Do’s and dont’s in the Faroe Islands ................................................................... 13 Bank BEGINS HERE Bus Map, regions and transport .................................................................................. 14 Camping Facts about the Faroe Islands .............................................................................. 16 GreenGate Incoming - Your travel partner on the Faroe Islands Church Cinema Introduction and Themes Doctor Faroese festival and music life ..............................................................................18 We have a detailed knowledge of the history, Flights Travel packages Excavation The world’s biggest playground ...........................................................................20 art, culture and nature. We offer authentic Hotels Combination packages Filling station Taste the Faroe Islands ......................................................................................... 22 and intimate adventures to excite all your Summerhouses Themed tours senses. B&B Group tours Fitness centre Design and fashion ................................................................................................ 24 Car hire Conferences and meetings Ferry Advice for LGBT travellers .................................................................................... 26 Book your travel with us at www.greengate.fo Excursions Garage The world’s most appealing destination ........................................................... 28 Golf course The language and the dance ............................................................................... 30 Grocery History ....................................................................................................................... 31 Helicopter The special nature ................................................................................................... 32 Hiking Hospital About the 6 Regions (see map on page 14) Hotel/Guesthouse Each area has a colour, used throughout the guide Knitwear Factory The capital Tórshavn - and Streymoy southern part ............................. 36 Library Northern Streymoy ........................................................................................ 52 Memorial Eysturoy ............................................................................................................ 56 Museum and other sights Norðoyggjar (The northern islands) ........................................................... 65 CONTENT Parking Parking, time limit Vágar and Mykines ......................................................................................... 72 Pharmacy Sandoy, Skúvoy and Stóra Dímun .............................................................. 79 Pleasure Boat Harbour Suðuroy and Lítla Dímun .............................................................................. 83 Police Station Post Office Yellow Info ........................................................................................................... 87 Post Office w/postmark Restaurant/Café Practical information ......................................................................................... 100 SHOPPING CENTRE Shopping Centre Hotels, guesthouses and youth hostels ........................................................ 104 Sports Area Calendar of events 2017 .................................................................................. 106 Sport Fishing Regional Festivals ..................................................................................................107 Sports Hall Distributor: VisitFaroeIslands, í Gongini 9, P.O. 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Impressive landscapes, unspoiled nature, inspiring climate, great hiking trails, good infrastructure, rich culture, so many good musicians and painters, nice people and www.visitfaroeislands.com few tourists. ” Frédéric, 59 years, France WHAT TOWHAT DO Impressive view: To the right is Skælingur mountain on Streymoy, 767m. Vágar island is in the background WHAT TOWHAT DO ROAD TRIPS BIRD LIFE WHAT TO DO The infrastructure on the Faroe Islands is very good, Depending on the location, you can observe a connecting every small village either by road or by variety of birds including Puffins, Storm Petrels, and Although small and remote, the Faroe Islands are packed with unique and authentic ferry. In your own car, a rented one or on your Gannets, Merlin, King Eider or any of the 300 adventures for every kind of visitor. The setting is a colourful and truly stunning place. motorcycle, you can travel from one end of the different species living on or visiting the islands. The Faroese nature is very real, always challenging you to explore it by sea or land. Just be islands to the other within hours. Make the most of Just open your eyes and ears to the various ready to give it an open mind and you will have the experience of a lifetime. The Informa- the freedom and stop wherever you like. Take the birdsongs as you walk between the colourful tion Offices around the islands are ready to help you make the most of your trip. picturesque roads with the best view and visit all houses, in the small woods, up the mountains, on the remote places. Experience the most amazing the sea shore or as you sit in the midst of the HIKING BOAT TRIPS thing ever whilst driving above the fog, ‘Heaven on enormous bird colonies. Perhaps you will see and In this hiking paradise, surrounded by unspoilt Whether it is fishing, bird watching, sailing through Earth’. hear a bird you haven´t met before, one that has nature, it is completely up to you when to stop the narrow sounds into deep grottoes, listening to adapted to the special climate and nature and is car, get off the road and start hiking up in the amazing concerts in the grottoes or just taking the FISHING AND ANGLING now a Faroese species in its own right. mountains. Wander the ancient paths marked by ferry to another island, the experience of being Fishing is what the Faroese people do best, whether cairns, visit remote lighthouses and abandoned surrounded by the open Atlantic Ocean will make by boat or from the shore. You too can enjoy a spot ADVENTURE villages, or just take the most beautiful route to the you feel closer to nature. As you sail in a small of angling in the peace and quiet of the lakeside, The more adventurous experiences span from next village. You will be surrounded by hundreds of wooden boat or aboard an old schooner, listen to surrounded by steep mountains. Bring your own rappelling down the cliffs into the sea and sheep and birds, giving you an unforgettable the birds calling from their nests on the steep cliffs fishing rod or hire one and you can enjoy fishing swimming ashore, kayaking around the islands, to memory to take home. Hike on your own or with a rising hundreds of metres above your head. The ever from a small pier or as you sway to and fro in a small diving in the clear waters and exploring the professional guide who will tell you stories on your changing weather, shifting light and smell of the boat. Watch as the fish gather around the bait and underwater world with a local guide. Diving is an all way. sea, will help you to understand, that here, nature is look forward to eating your catch at the end of the year experience on the Faroe Islands, while riding the only true ruler. day. the waves is