Faroe Islands (in Faroese Føroyar) is a group of 18 islands in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, located northwest of Scotland and halfway between Iceland and Norway. The islands are an autonomous territory that belongs to Denmark.
Coming
The Faroe Islands are small, but can be reached very easily. All islands are connected by public transport.
Between the islands
Two of the largest islands, Streymoy and Eysturoy, are connected by a bridge, Sundabrúgvin.
By car
The first car road linking two villages was not built until 1916, but residents used mountain trails and boats. However, nowadays the journey by car is simple, with over 600 km of well-maintained road available. The density of cars is one of the highest in Europe.
Conversation
The native and official language is Faroese, which is a North Germanic language. The speakers of this language may recognize some similar words from the North Germanic languages (such as Danish, Swedish, Norwegian or Icelandic), but it is not mutually intelligible with them (but partly with Icelandic).
Most locals can hold conversations in Danish and English, both of which are compulsory in schools, and according to this knowledge they can understand both Swedish and Norwegian.
To eat
Much of the traditional Faroese cuisine contains meat, lamb or fish. The traditions were determined by the severe climate of the archipelago. Some restaurants do not have traditional dishes, but others do.
Among the most popular Faroese dishes are:
- Skerpikjøt
- Ræst kjøt
- Ræstur fiskur
- Fiscal terror, dried fish
- Tvøst og spik,