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Driving from the airport I saw some of the most beautiful scenery I have seen anywhere in the world.

Sir Elton John playing in the Faroe Islands

Many places have stunning views, but there is an almost spirutal quality to the landscape of the Faroe Islands that other places lack.

Peter Pattison
Photographer to Atlantic Review

What really struck me was that how you didn’t have to steam 20 to 30 miles offshore to find good
fishing.

Peter McGroary
Irish Angler

It’s the most unique place I’ve ever been.

Brian Kerr on his first arrival to the Faroe Islands in 2005

Sharp-edged islands appearing one by one, arching their spiny backs towards us, looking like no land I had ever seen before.

Jude Rogers
The Guardian

Remote, rugged.....beautiful.

Ben Kendall
Eastern Daily

A sublime landscape looked as if a great Norse god had been at it with his axe.

Ruaridh Nicoll
The Observer

The weather can be short-sleeve sunny and then switch to howling gale in a flash. Usually several times a day.

Tony Wheeler
The Independent

I would have come to the Faroes for the light alone -- the clear light and those sweeping views.

Catherine Watson
Los Angeles Times

The Faroe Islands are little-known gems within easy striking distance of the British Isles.

Rob Mason
Times online

Difficult to come to. Impossible to leave.

Foreign tourist about Gjógv

This was one of the best surf trips I’ve ever been on!

Ricky Whitlock
Pro surfer from California

The Faroe Islands is easily the most moodily beautiful place I have ever been.

Stephen Metcalf
The New York Times

If you’re looking for the next New Zealand we recommend visiting the Faroe Islands.

Stacy L. Bradf
SmartMoney TV

The Lord of the Rings analogy is never far away in the Faroe Islands, a barren and wind-swept archipelago whose volcanic peaks shoot out of the Atlantic Ocean halfway between Iceland and Norway.

Karl Ritter
Associated Press Writer

Authentic, unspoiled and likely to remain so.

National Geographic Traveler

With giant cliffs in the backdrop and waterfalls and sheep as our only witness, we all agreed this was a unique place, especially with no other surfer in sight for thousands of kilometers.

Yazzy Ouhilal
Surfers Magazine

The Faroe Islands are only two hours from Stanstead yet feel like one of the most remote places on Earth.

Ben Kendall
Eastern Daily
New image brochure

VisitFaroeIslands is happy to present our new image brochure focusing on our nature, our people and our culture. We believe that using ambassadors from the cultural scene and placing them in our scenic landscape is the best way to tell the story of a modern society with breathtaking nature and a strong and vivid cultural heritage.

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Best islands in the world

National Geographic Traveler has voted the Faroe Islands the best islands destination in the world in a survey of 111 island communities. The Faroe Islands were on top of the list and were given the verdict "Authentic, unspoilt and likely to remain so" being the only destination to score so high.

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What's On

Whichever season you visit the Faroe Islands you will find a wide variety of activities such as concerts, art exhibitions, cultural and regional events etc.

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Online Galleries

What makes a destination unique? We believe that pictures, sounds and movies are a good way to give you a flavour of who we are.

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Local weather forecast

It has been said that the Faroe Islands have a lot of weather! Live weather updates are provided here.

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Faroe Islands on the map

The infrastructure in the Faroe Islands is very well developed and it is easy to find your way around the islands.

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Driving from the airport I saw some of the most beautiful scenery I have seen anywhere in the world. Sir Elton John playing in the Faroe Islands

Many places have stunning views, but there is an almost spirutal quality to the landscape of the Faroe Islands that other places lack. Peter Pattison Photographer to Atlantic Review

What really struck me was that how you didn’t have to steam 20 to 30 miles offshore to find good fishing. Peter McGroary Irish Angler

It’s the most unique place I’ve ever been. Brian Kerr on his first arrival to the Faroe Islands in 2005

Sharp-edged islands appearing one by one, arching their spiny backs towards us, looking like no land I had ever seen before. Jude Rogers The Guardian

Remote, rugged.....beautiful. Ben Kendall Eastern Daily

A sublime landscape looked as if a great Norse god had been at it with his axe. Ruaridh Nicoll The Observer

The weather can be short-sleeve sunny and then switch to howling gale in a flash. Usually several times a day. Tony Wheeler The Independent

I would have come to the Faroes for the light alone -- the clear light and those sweeping views. Catherine Watson Los Angeles Times

The Faroe Islands are little-known gems within easy striking distance of the British Isles. Rob Mason Times online

Difficult to come to. Impossible to leave. Foreign tourist about Gjógv

This was one of the best surf trips I’ve ever been on! Ricky Whitlock Pro surfer from California

The Faroe Islands is easily the most moodily beautiful place I have ever been. Stephen Metcalf The New York Times

If you’re looking for the next New Zealand we recommend visiting the Faroe Islands. Stacy L. Bradf SmartMoney TV

The Lord of the Rings analogy is never far away in the Faroe Islands, a barren and wind-swept archipelago whose volcanic peaks shoot out of the Atlantic Ocean halfway between Iceland and Norway.

Karl Ritter Associated Press Writer

Authentic, unspoiled and likely to remain so.

National Geographic Traveler

With giant cliffs in the backdrop and waterfalls and sheep as our only witness, we all agreed this was a unique place, especially with no other surfer in sight for thousands of kilometers. Yazzy Ouhilal Surfers Magazine

The Faroe Islands are only two hours from Stanstead yet feel like one of the most remote places on Earth. Ben Kendall Eastern Daily

What's On

Online Galleries

Local weather forecast

Faroe Islands on the map

Driving from the airport I saw some of the most beautiful scenery I have seen anywhere in the world.

Sir Elton John playing in the Faroe Islands

Many places have stunning views, but there is an almost spirutal quality to the landscape of the Faroe Islands that other places lack.

Peter Pattison
Photographer to Atlantic Review

What really struck me was that how you didn’t have to steam 20 to 30 miles offshore to find good
fishing.

Peter McGroary
Irish Angler

It’s the most unique place I’ve ever been.

Brian Kerr on his first arrival to the Faroe Islands in 2005

Sharp-edged islands appearing one by one, arching their spiny backs towards us, looking like no land I had ever seen before.

Jude Rogers
The Guardian

Remote, rugged.....beautiful.

Ben Kendall
Eastern Daily

A sublime landscape looked as if a great Norse god had been at it with his axe.

Ruaridh Nicoll
The Observer

The weather can be short-sleeve sunny and then switch to howling gale in a flash. Usually several times a day.

Tony Wheeler
The Independent

I would have come to the Faroes for the light alone -- the clear light and those sweeping views.

Catherine Watson
Los Angeles Times

The Faroe Islands are little-known gems within easy striking distance of the British Isles.

Rob Mason
Times online

Difficult to come to. Impossible to leave.

Foreign tourist about Gjógv

This was one of the best surf trips I’ve ever been on!

Ricky Whitlock
Pro surfer from California

The Faroe Islands is easily the most moodily beautiful place I have ever been.

Stephen Metcalf
The New York Times

If you’re looking for the next New Zealand we recommend visiting the Faroe Islands.

Stacy L. Bradf
SmartMoney TV

Karl Ritter
Associated Press Writer

With giant cliffs in the backdrop and waterfalls and sheep as our only witness, we all agreed this was a unique place, especially with no other surfer in sight for thousands of kilometers.

Yazzy Ouhilal
Surfers Magazine

The Faroe Islands are only two hours from Stanstead yet feel like one of the most remote places on Earth.

Ben Kendall
Eastern Daily