Table of Contents

Contents
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, Suggested itineraries, The weather, Tour operators, Embassies and consulates, Getting there and away, Health and safety, Women travellers, LGBT Faroes, Electricity, Hiking: advice and information, Information and maps, Money and costs, Getting around the islands, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays, Shopping, Customs and taxfree goods, Arts and entertainment, Media, communications and time, Interacting with local people, Giving something back

PART TWO THE GUIDE
Chapter 3 Tórshavn
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 Tórshavn
Kirkjubøur, Nólsoy, Hestur, Koltur, North to Kaldbak
Chapter 5 Streymoy and the Western Islands
Where to go, Getting around, Kollafjørður and around, West to Kvivik and Vestmanna, Vágar, Mykines
Chapter 6 Eysturoy
Where to go, Getting around, Northern Eysturoy, Southern Eysturoy
Chapter 7 The Northern Islands
Where to go, Getting around, Borðoy, Viðoy, Kunoy, Kalsoy, Northern outposts:
Svínoy and Fugloy
Chapter 8 The Southern Islands
Where to go, Getting around, Sandoy, Skúgvoy, Stóra Dímun, Lítla Dímun, Suðuroy

Appendix 1 Language
Appendix 2 Glossary of Faroese geographical terms
Appendix 3 Further Information
Index

About the Author

James Proctor first visited the Faroe Islands in 1992 on board the Smyril ferry sailing from Aberdeen and has been back and forth ever since. Accompanied half of the way by a pod of dolphins and buffeted by gale force winds and stormy seas during the rest of the journey, James's love affair with the North Atlantic got off to a flying start. Whilst working as the BBC's Scandinavia correspondent, he produced a series of television and radio reports about the islands, concentrating on the issues of independence and whaling. James now divides his time as a freelance travel writer between the south of France and his home in North Yorkshire. He has also written Bradt's Lapland and West Sweden guides and co-written other guides to Iceland, Reykjavík, Sweden and Finland.

Reviews

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