ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2020): 48,865 • CAPITAL: Torshavn • VISA: No visa required by U.S. citizens for a stay of up to 90 days • HEALTH: No requirements • CURRENCY: Danish kroner (DKK). Major credit cards accepted • EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): DKK6.64 = $1 • TIPPING: Not customary. Service charge usually included • TIME: GMT • ELECTRICITY: 220 volts. Adaptor required • DRIVING: On the right. A U.S. license is accepted, provided the driver is at least 18 years old • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2023): Jan 1; Apr 14-15, 17-18, 25; May 13, 26; Jun 5-6; Jul 28-29;
Dec 24-26, 31 • LANGUAGE: Faroese, Danish • RELIGION: Lutheran • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +298
CLIMATE The weather can be changeable. Average temperatures range from 37F to 51F, depending on the time of year
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAY: Vagar International Air Terminal (FAE) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From New York, 10.5h via London • TRANSFER: Torshavn bus 40 mins • PORTS: Torshavn, Runavik, Klaksvik, Tvoroyri
GETTING AROUND Buses link the airport to Torshavn. Ferries connect most islands, with buses linking various communities
TOP ATTRACTIONS • Trælanipa hike, Miovagur • Mulafossur Waterfall, Gasadalur • Saksun lagoon • Gjogv • Bird cliffs, Vestmanna • Magnus Cathedral ruins • Old harbor, Torshavn
F AR OE ISLANDS Svinoy Eysturoy Mykenes Streymoy Torshavn Kirkjubøur NOR TH A TLANTIC OCEAN Skuvoy