Virðing hf. has, in partnership with other investors, completed a contract for the renovation of historic buildings in Fáskrúðsfjörður; the east Iceland village with strong ties to France.
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Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured
Posted on 07 February 2012.
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Tórshavn street goes back in time to Christmas past
Posted on 20 December 2011.
A whole street in the Faroe Islands capital has been sealed off in an attempt to recreate Christmas spirit, old style.
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Brand new ancient cathedral to be built in Iceland?
Posted on 20 November 2011.
A new idea has become increasingly popular over the last week or so: to rebuild the Mediaeval wooden cathedral at Skalholt, southwest Iceland. The area is historically one of the most important and sacred places in the country.
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Study: life may have bubbled out of Greenland volcano
Posted on 06 November 2011.
Despite being one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world, scientists believe Greenland may be the place where life first began.
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Danish archaeologists discover 300 year old toilets
Posted on 02 October 2011.
Construction workers preparing sites across Copenhagen for the new Metro line are making some extraordinary discoveries, the latest being a pair of latrines last used around 300 years ago.
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Nazi royal report branded a whitewash
Posted on 20 August 2011.
An investigation into rumours about the role of the late father of Sweden’s Queen Silvia in Nazi Germany has been branded a whitewash by Holocaust survivors.
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Icelandic Viking Festival underway
Posted on 19 June 2011.
The annual Viking Festival in the Icelandic town of Hafnarfjordur is currently taking place for the 16th time.
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Sweden gives Maori remains back to New Zealand
Posted on 07 May 2011.
The skeletons of three Maori people are finally going back to New Zealand after spending more than a century in Sweden.
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