Argir

Worth seeing in and around Argir

8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of the Faroe Islands

   The University of the Faroe Islands is a state-run university located in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. It consists of five faculties: Faculty of Faroese Language and Literature, Faculty of Social Sciences and History, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Science and Technology and Faculty of Health Sciences.

   3.4 km · university · Wikipedia
2. 02
   National Library of the Faroe Islands

   The National Library of the Faroe Islands is the national library for the Faroe Islands, a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark. It is both a public and a research library.

   3.3 km · national library · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Magnus Cathedral

   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.

   3.8 km · ruined cathedral on the Faroe islands · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Tórshavn Cathedral

   Tórshavn Cathedral is the second oldest received church of the Faroe Islands, on Tinganes in the old town of Tórshavn. Painted white, and roofed with slate, it was established in 1788.

   3.5 km · church · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Skansin

   Skansin is a historic fortress in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. Skansin is located on a hill beside the port of Tórshavn.

   3.2 km · historic fortress in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Saint Olav's Church, Kirkjubøur

   Saint Olav's Church is a medieval church in the village of Kirkjubøur in Streymoy, Faroe Islands. It was built before 1200, which makes it the oldest church of the Faroe Islands.

   3.9 km · church in the Faroe Islands · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Kirkjubøargarður

   Kirkjubøargarður is one of the oldest still inhabited wooden houses in the world, if not the oldest. The farm itself has always been the largest in the Faroe Islands.

   3.5 km · building in the Faroe Islands · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Føroya Læraraskúli

   The Faroese Teachers School is a college in Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands, which became part of the University of the Faroe Islands on 1 August 2008. Since 2008 it has offered bachelor's degrees in general and specialized education; before 2008, education students did not receive a BA. The school's four-year program in general education qualifies graduates for teaching positions in primary schools and preschools in the Faroe Islands and Denmark.

   3.3 km · college in Tórshavn · Wikipedia

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Getting to Argir

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Vágar (FAE), 29 km

• Aberdeen → Argir

  600 km · quickest by air, 8h 9m · £210–310
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• Ålesund → Argir

  691 km · quickest by air, 9h · kr2,520–3,910
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• Bergen → Argir

  671 km · quickest by air, 6h 40m · kr2,350–3,630
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