In the centre of Tórshavn. Walkable from anywhere in town.
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Culture · Streymoy
Tinganes and the old town
- How long
- about 1 hours
- Without a car?
- Reachable
- Weather
- Generally reliable
- Access fee
- None
Black timber and turf roofs on the promontory where the parliament has met since the tenth century.
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One of the oldest parliamentary sites in the world, still in use. The red-painted timber buildings with grass roofs house government offices, and people live in the lanes behind them.
It takes fifteen minutes to walk around and is best in bad weather, when the colours are at their strongest.
- Settlement
- Tórshavn
Source: Umhvørvisstovan
Getting there and getting in
Free and open — but these are working government buildings and homes.
Year-round.
This sits near Tórshavn, which has its own page.
About TórshavnAlso on Streymoy
Vestmanna bird cliffs by boat
A boat trip into sea caves and under vertical bird cliffs on the west coast.
Nólsoy on foot
The easiest island day in the country — a short ferry from Tórshavn and a single village.
Kirkjubøur — cathedral ruin and Roykstovan
A roofless fourteenth-century cathedral and the oldest continuously inhabited timber house in the world.
Saksun lagoon at low tide
A tidal lagoon in a natural amphitheatre, walkable to the sea at low water.
Heimablídni — dinner in a private home
The Faroese tradition of hosting paying guests for dinner in your own house.