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Tórshavn – 630 views

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Tórshavn – 1676 viewsThe town is a charming blend of old and new. In the area around the harbour lies Tinganes. This is where the government is located. The ‘old town’ of Torshavn is also here. The cute and small houses have been restored over the last years and the area has turned in to a cosy place where people want to live.

Norðurlandahúsið – 362 viewsThe Nordic House’s aim is to support and promote Nordic and Faroese culture, locally and in the Nordic region.
The Nordic House in the Faroe Islands opened on May 8th, 1983. The costs were 70 Million Danish Kroner, of which the Nordic part was 66% and the remaining 34% was financed by the Faroese government.

Tórshavn – 274 views

Hoyvík – 325 views

Listasavn Føroya – 1475 viewsThe Faroe Islands Art Museum is an independent institution.
The four members of the governing body represent the Faroese government (the chairman), Listafelag Føroya (Faroe Islands Art Society), Føroysk Myndlistafólk (Association of Faroese Artists) and Tórshavn town council.

Flood – 702 views

The old part of Tórshavn – 1814 views

The bulding of Faroe Insurance Company – 1750 views

The bulding of Faroe Insurance Company – 1590 viewsand Stephanssons house hús

Tórshavn – 340 views

Kongabrúgv – 366 views

Tinganes – 1583 viewsTinganes
The Faroese parliament, Løgting, is probably the oldest in Europe. On the the historic promontory Tinganes, which divides the capital Torshavn in tow parts, Løgting was founded over a 1000 years ago.

Tinganes – 1255 viewsTinganes
The Faroese parliament, Løgting, is probably the oldest in Europe. On the the historic promontory Tinganes, which divides the capital Torshavn in tow parts, Løgting was founded over a 1000 years ago. The Faroese self-rule is administered by Løgting and the homegoverment, which is appointed by the Løgting. In accordance with nordic parliamentary practices the government represents the political parties that find common ground and have the majority of votes in Løgting.

Tinganes – 1739 viewsThe Faroese parliament, Løgting, is probably the oldest in Europe. On the the historic promontory Tinganes, which divides the capital Torshavn in tow parts, Løgting was founded over a 1000 years ago.

Tórshavn – 1911 views

Tórshavn – 431 views

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Tórshavn – 473 views

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Tórshavn – 916 views

Tórshavn – 1523 viewsTorshavn lies to the south on the east coast of Streymoy. From Torshavn there is a beautiful view over the sea and the island of Nolsoy.
Torshavn is by far the largest town in the Faroe Islands and it is also the capital.

The fort of Tórshavn – 392 views

The lighthouse on the fort in Tórshavn – 1151 viewsSkansin is located over the harbour. This is an old fortress built in 1580. It was built in order to defend Torshavn from pirates.

Tórshavn – 714 views

The lighthouse on the fort in Tórshavn – 2065 viewsSkansin is located over the harbour. This is an old fortress built in 1580. It was built in order to defend Torshavn from pirates.

Tórshavn – 481 views

Norðurlandahúsið. – 1228 viewsThe Nordic House’s aim is to support and promote Nordic and Faroese culture, locally and in the Nordic region.
The Nordic House in the Faroe Islands opened on May 8th, 1983. The costs were 70 Million Danish Kroner, of which the Nordic part was 66% and the remaining 34% was financed by the Faroese government

Tórshavn Harbour – 1639 views

Tórshavn Harbour – 1698 viewsPrinsendam

Skansin – 256 viewsThe fort of Tórshavn. The fort on Stangarnes. Stóri Skansi (The Large Fort). Got its present form in the 1780s after a thorough reconstruction by Captain Born who was commandant of the fort at the time. He 35 or 40 soldiers who manned the fort became a police corps when the fort was dismantled as a military fortification in 1865.

Amtmansborgin – 277 views

Tórshavn - Amtmansborgin – 1761 views

Tórshavn – 1677 views

Tórshavn – 1760 views

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