Tórsbreyt

Go for a run on Tórsbreyt Running Track in Tórshavn

Old Town in Tórshavn (á Reyni)

Tórshavn’s old town, consisting of Reyn and Undir Ryggi, is home to two dozen or so small, black-tarred wooden houses with white-framed windows and grass roofs

Vaglið (The square)

Vaglið plays host to several celebrations throughout the year

Bojsensgarður

Botanik garden

Gamli Kirkjugarður

Skansin (The fort)

The fort served as a British Royal Navy headquarters during the Second World War

Tinganes

Tinganes is said to be one of the oldest, if not the oldest, parliamentary meeting places in the world, along with Tynwald Hill in the Isle of Man and Þingvellir in Iceland

Saksun

Splendidly set in a natural circular amphitheatre high above a tidal lagoon

BankNordik

Kirkjubøur

Located only half an hour from the capital is Kirkjubøur, the islands’ most significant historical site