Faroe.org http://www.faroe.org Faroe Islands travel guide Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:05:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Faroe Islands http://www.faroe.org/2008/01/27/faroe-islands/ http://www.faroe.org/2008/01/27/faroe-islands/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:46:41 +0000 admin http://www.faroe.org/2008/01/27/faroe-islands/ The Faroe Islands are a set of Islands located in Europe between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean.

The Faroe Islands are a region which is under the Kingdom of Denmark, although they are permitted to have their own government, which they do.

The term Faroe Islands means Sheep Islands in Danish on account of the pastime of most of the islands inhabitants in the past.

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]]> http://www.faroe.org/2008/01/27/faroe-islands/feed/ History of the Faroe Islands http://www.faroe.org/2008/01/27/history-of-the-faroe-islands/ http://www.faroe.org/2008/01/27/history-of-the-faroe-islands/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:42:51 +0000 admin http://www.faroe.org/2008/01/27/history-of-the-faroe-islands/ The Faroe Islands have a long history, Irish monks were said to have inhabited the Island as far back as the sixth century.

Vikings were later to replace these Irish monks and settlers and they are primarily responsible for the language which is spoken on the Island today.

The Island has belonged to both Norway and Denmark at different times, often with a lot of conflict as to whp truly had the right of control over the Islands.

]]> http://www.faroe.org/2008/01/27/history-of-the-faroe-islands/feed/ Faroe Islands Tourist Attractions http://www.faroe.org/2008/01/27/faroe-islands-tourist-attractions/ http://www.faroe.org/2008/01/27/faroe-islands-tourist-attractions/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:36:44 +0000 admin http://www.faroe.org/2008/01/27/faroe-islands-tourist-attractions/ The Faroe Islands have a number of attractions for visitors and tourists.

A lot of excitement tends to be witnessed on July 29th which is both the national holiday as well as the feast of Saint Olaf. The holidays and the colorful festivities start on the 28th of July and continues up till the 31st of the same month.

The symphony orchestras in different locations of the Island are quite popular as the musicians of the Faroe Islands are quite renowned. July is also the time most of the festivals and concerts tend to take place. These festivals include the famous G! Festival in July and another one in August of the same year. The wonderful music is reason enough to visit the Faroe Islands during this season.

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