Red houses
Turf roofs.
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Tinganes is a small rocky peninsula in the harbour of Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. It is the city's old quarter and the seat of the islands' government, and its name means «parliament point». The islands' assembly first met here in the Viking age, when Norse settlers set up their parliament on this spot around 825, making it one of the oldest parliamentary meeting places in the world. The parliament later moved to another building in town, but the Faroese government still works in the old wooden buildings here. Visitors wander narrow cobbled lanes between wooden houses painted deep red and black, many topped with green turf roofs in the traditional Faroese way. The harbour and its boats surround the quarter, and the colourful houses of Tórshavn climb the hills behind it. Exploring the quarter is free and open to pedestrians. Tórshavn is a small capital that is easy to explore on foot, with cafés, shops selling famous Faroese wool and small museums.
Turf roofs.
Old quarter.
Boats and hills.
Tinganes, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
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It is one of the oldest parliamentary meeting places in the world.