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Fáskrúðsfjörður

Fáskrúðsfjörður

You may feel a little confused when you arrive in Fáskrúðsfjörður and notice that all the street signs in the small town are in French. Don't worry, you are...
You may feel a little confused when you arrive in Fáskrúðsfjörður and notice that all the street signs in the small town are in French. Don't worry, you're still in Iceland. But this place in the country's East Fjords has used both French and Icelandic on all the town's street signs to honour the strong French tradition in the region.Fáskrúðsfjörður was founded in 1880 and, until 1935, was the main centre for French fishermen in East Iceland. The French developed the town as a trading post and fishing village, building a French hospital, a French consulate and a French chapel during the town's heyday.The old French hospital, long believed to be haunted, has been carefully restored and now houses a hotel, a French-inspired restaurant and a museum dedicated to the French fishermen who once populated the area.
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