Tórshavn - Kirkjuböur

To the southwest of Tórshavn lies Kirkjuböur, a place inhabited by Irish monks as early as the eighth C. Here stand the ruins of the 13th C. St Magnus' Cathedral, an uncompleted building with tall basalt walls and Gothic pointed windows, and St Olaf's Church which has been restored. The medieval timber-framed house known as "Stokkakstovan" is now a museum.