Veteran advisors team up on new host agencyLia Vincent and Jill LaBarre want to attract business-minded agents to Travel Agent Pro. Changing perceptions on a visit to JapanThe great joy of travel ...

One of the main tourist attractions of these islands is their spectacular cliffs and beautiful green landscapes, abundant in ...

There are hikes and then there are hikes in the Faroe Islands ... of Streymoy (the largest of the Faroes Islands), the captivating village of Saksun sits at the edge of a lagoon surrounded ...

Super modern underwater tunnels connect some of the islands and there are helicopter taxis available. On top of this motherland Denmark gives the Faroe Island a nice annual subvention of 125 ...

1380 - Along with Norway, the Faroe Islands become part of the Kingdom of Denmark. 1655 - Faroe Islands are presented to the von Gabel family. Their oppressive feudal rule ends in 1709 when the ...

At present, the islanders are about evenly split between those favouring independence and those who prefer to continue as a part of the Kingdom of Denmark. A local parliament - the Loegting - looks ...

The Faroe Islands, a self-governing part of Denmark in the North Atlantic, still enforce abortion rules passed in 1956. Asked why, the minister of social affairs said changing the law is not a ...

In the late 17th century, the Danish priest Luca Debes collected several elaborate accounts of huldufólk encounters. But, as the Faroe Islands opened up to the world, the elves seemed to melt ...

Nestled between Iceland and Norway in the North Atlantic, the Faroe Islands are a hidden gem that ... roofed houses in villages like Gjógv and Saksun add a charming contrast to the rugged landscapes.

The Faroe Islands are not part of the European Union. Read more country profiles - profiles by BBC Monitoring Capital: Torshavn Area: 1,399 sq km Languages: Faroese, Danish Population: 54,000 ...