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Iceland’s Neighbour Islands:
Faroe Islands
 The Faroes are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, about halfway from Iceland to Norway. Those who come to Iceland by the ferry Norröna of the faroese shipping company
Smyril Line, also pass the archipelago of Faroe in the Northatlantic. The Icelandic airline Air Iceland also offers flights and short trips starting in Reykjavik
The archipelago consists of 18 islands, of which 16 are constantly inhabited and one
island is temporarily inhabited. Like Greenland, the Faroe islands are an autonomic part
of Denmark. Their landscape reminds on Ireland and some parts of Iceland. Also the climate is very similar to Iceland,
however tends to be a little bit warmer and fairly windy. Desolate valleys, cliffs with screeching sea birds, lush fields
with bleating sheep and idyllic farming and fishing villages are what the traveller finds here. Also in the small capital
Tórshavn one can explore a lot. Historic buildings, interesting museums and pictorial houses are waiting for the visitor - surrounded by a rough and intact nature midst the ocean.
Key facts on Faroe Islands
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