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«ADRIFT IN THE WHIRLING RHYTHMIC NORTH ATLANTIC SEA, A DIFFERENT WORLD LINGERS. A PLACE LIKE NO OTHER ON EARTH. AN IDYLLIC ESCAPE, PEACEFULLY SET AMONG LUSH GREEN VALLEYS, IMPOSING BASALT CLIFFS, GRAND TREELESS MOORLANDS, AND WATERFALLS PLUNGING DIRECTLY INTO THE WIND-WHIPPED OCEAN. UNFATHOMABLE BEAUTY, MYSTERIOUSLY TUCKED AWAY LIKE A FIGMENT OF A CHILD’S IMAGINATION»

TТhe Faroe Islands is an archipelago of 18 mountainous islands located halfway between Iceland and Scotland in the North Atlantic Ocean. The name Faroe Islands first appeared as Faereyjar (in approximately 1225), which means «Sheep Islands». This name was given by the Viking age settlers from Norway in the ninth century.

Fun facts about Faroe Islands:

• People population: 50,000. Sheep population: 70,000.

• The population of the Faroe Islands consists of 80 different nationalities.

• The Prime Minister’s phone number is in the phone book.

• There are a total of five traffic lights in the Faroe Islands.

• In the capital, Tórshavn, transport with city buses is free of charge.

• Many houses in the Faroe Islands have grass roofs. Sheep – not mowing machines – are used for mowing the grass!

HHotel Føroyar is as real as it gets if you want to uncover the Faroe Islands in its true essence. Take in the panorama view. Open the window. Touch the grass and breathe in the crisp air. Listen to the sound of the mountains. Walk down to the city. Enjoy some umami. Stimulate your senses. Refresh. You’re close to everything.

HHotel Føroyar overlooks the capital, Tórshavn. The goal is to blend in and let you take in the surrounding nature as soon as you enter. Welcome to the Faroe Islands.