Tinganes (District of Tórshavn)
The fact that Tórshavn has been the administrative centre of the Faroe Islands since ancient times is also reflected in the old houses and in the preserved bui...
The parish church in Kirkjubøur
The current parish church in Kirkjubøur was built in the 13th century and is the only medieval church in the country that is still in use. Archaeological inves...
The Magnus Cathedral
The current parish church served as the country’s cathedral until the end of the 13th century, when the construction of a new, larger and far more richly orna...
Líkhús
About 100 m east of the Magnus Cathedral is a ruin of a smaller church building called Líkhús. Presumably this is the remains of a church, which in a written ...
The bishop’s palace complex
Faroese-Danish-Norwegian archaeological excavations in the years 1953‑55 have helped provide an overview of the building history and layout of the bishop’s ...
The viking age on the Faroe Islands
Written sources describing the earliest history of the Faroe Islands are few and far between. According to Færeyingasaga (Saga of the Faroe Islands), which was...
Ancient times on the Faroe Islands
Archaeological and botanical studies indicate that there have been settlements in the Faroe Islands before the Norse settlement, which is known from the 9th cen...