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Hotel Føroyar (formerly Hotel Borg) is a four-star hotel above the Faroese capital of
A hotel of the same name existed at least before 1968, when it was used for local conferences and meetings by the Viking Congress. The current hotel was established in May 1983 as Hotel Føroyar, later named Hotel Borg, when shipowner Jákup Joensen (also called Jákup à Lopra) bought the hotel. The distinct building, a flat construction with a traditional grass roof and 216 beds, was designed by architects Friis & Moltke from Denmark.
In 1991, the shipping company
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Hotel Føroyar (formerly Hotel Borg) is a four-star hotel above the Faroese capital of Tórshavn
Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...
. Next to the Hotel Hafnia, it is the only four-star hotel in the country as well as its largest hotel with 216 beds.
Location
The elongated complex is perched on a hillside in the northwestern outskirts ofTórshavn
Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...
on Highway 10 (Oyggjarvegur), about a 5-minute drive from the city centre. Many panoramic photographs of Tórshavn are taken from the hotel location, which provides a view of the entire area, with the island Nólsoy Nólsoy (previously also ''Nölsoy''; da, Nolsø; non, Norsey) is an island and village in central Faroe Islands, 4 km east of the capital Tórshavn in Streymoy.
Description
Nólsoy is the lowest of the Faroes; the highest point is Eggjark ...
in the background, and the small forest of Viðarlundin à Kerjum below.
History
A hotel of the same name existed at least before 1968, when it was used for local conferences and meetings by the Viking Congress. The current hotel was established in May 1983 as Hotel Føroyar, later named Hotel Borg, when shipowner Jákup Joensen (also called Jákup à Lopra) bought the hotel. The distinct building, a flat construction with a traditional grass roof and 216 beds, was designed by architects Friis & Moltke from Denmark.
In 1991, the shipping company Smyril Line
Smyril Line is a Faroese shipping company, linking the Faroe Islands with Denmark and Iceland. It previously also served Norway and the United Kingdom. is the Faroese word for the merlin.
History
Since 1983, the company has operated a r ...
purchased the hotel and changed its name back to Hotel Føroyar. However the hotel was sold to a group of the hotel's staff in 2005, it was sold for the benefit of refinancing the modern ferry line Norröna. The hotel restaurant, Restaurant KOKS, run by chef Leif Sørensen
Leif Dybvad Sørensen (born 25 November 1942) is a Danish former footballer who played as a forward or midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, break ...
, serves international and Faroese cuisine, and has been cited by the Nordic Council of Ministers as the "best restaurant on the Faroe Islands". The buffet of the restaurant regularly serves traditional Faroese meat dishes such as skerpikjøt
Skerpikjøt, a type of wind-dried mutton, is a delicacy of the Faroe Islands.Jà ...
(dried mutton), dried whale meat, dried fish and blubber. The hotel is also regularly used for local and international conferences and events conferences, particularly by organizations operating between the Nordic countries, and weddings. It also organizes horse riding trips into the countryside for its guests.
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External links
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