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Places of Interest

Saint Magnus Cathedral

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Magnus Cathedral is a ruined cathedral in the village of Kirkjubøur on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands. The ruins are the largest medieval building in the Faroe Islands.

Argir Stadium

Stadium

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Inni í Vika, currently known as Skansi Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-use stadium on the sport site in Argir, Faroe Islands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Argja Bóltfelag.

Skansin

Fort

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skansin is a historic fortress in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. Skansin is located on a hill beside the port of Tórshavn. The fort was built in 1580 by Magnus Heinason to protect against pirate/slave raids of the town, after he himself was nearly caught up in one such raid.

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Argir

Village

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Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands. Argir most likely takes its name from Old Irish airge, which means summer pasture; several placenames in Faroe carry the same name with this meaning.

Kirkjubøur

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirkjubøur is the southernmost village on Streymoy. The village is the Faroes' most important historical site, with the ruins of the Magnus Cathedral from around 1300, Saint Olav's Church, from the 12th century and the old farmhouse of Kirkjubøargarður from the 11th century.

Tinganes

Quarter

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tinganes is the historic location of the landsstýri of the Faroe Islands, and is a part of Tórshavn. The name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese.

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