Introduction
PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION
Chapter 1 Background Information
Geography and climate, Natural history, History, Government and
politics, Economy, People and culture
Chapter 2 Practical Information
When to visit, Faroese highlights, The weather, Information and
maps, Tour operators, Embassies and consulates, Getting there and
away, Health and safety, What to take, Money and costs, Getting
around the islands, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public
holidays, Shopping, Arts and entertainment, Customs and tax-free
goods, Media, communications and time, Interacting with local
people, Giving something back
PART TWO THE GUIDE
Chapter 3 Torshavn
Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist and weather
information, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment
and nightlife, Other practicalities, What to see and do
Chapter 4 Around Torshavn
Kirkjubour, Nolsoy, Hestur, Koltur, North to Kaldbak
Chapter 5 Streymoy and the Western Islands 75
Where to go, Getting around, Kollafjordur and around, Tjornuvik,
West to Kvivik and Vestmanna, The western islands: Vagar and
Mykines
Chapter 6 Eysturoy
Where to go, Getting around, Northern Eysturoy, Southern
Eysturoy
Chapter 7 The Northern Islands
Where to go, Getting around, Bordoy, Vidoy, Kunoy, Kalsoy, Northern
outposts: Svinoy and Fugloy
Chapter 8 The Southern Islands
Where to go, Getting around, Sandoy, Skugvoy, Stora Dimun, Litla
Dimun, Suduroy
Appendix 1 Language
Appendix 2 Glossary of Faroese geographical terms
Appendix 3 Further Information
Index
James Proctor first travelled to the Faroe Islands in 1992 and has been back and forth over the past 20-odd years ever since. Specialising in the Nordic countries, he has written a total of six guidebooks, including one to neighbouring Iceland, and has worked on many more. He has appeared on Faroese television and radio and is known in the islands as the author of the Bradt guide - the only English-language guide to the islands. James speaks several Scandinavian languages and is currently learning Faroese to add to his portfolio.
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