In the Footsteps of the Vikings
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Travel trough the Europe following the ancient Vikings' routes!
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About... FoVi portal and game: The Vikings once travelled in wide areas of Europe, Asia, and even America. So more and more cities and municipalities will be shown in FoVi portal by the time. Enjoy travelling In the Footsteps of the Vikings! It's free thanks to our sponsors. The game will be released spring 2012.




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  Hafnarfjörður, Iceland

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Hafnarfjordur - Iceland
The town of Hafnarfjörður is situated amidst lava that flowed from Búrfell mountain about 7,300 years ago. On its way to the sea, the lava hardened into a multitude of picturesque formations. Townspeople have long nestled their homes among the rocks in order to enjoy this dramatic scenery. Today one wonders how it felt to live in such places in earlier times. Fortunately, one can still view many signs of former habitation, while the Hafnarfjörður Museum also explains the history of this seaside town in a lava field.
Hafnarfjörður welcomes you! www.visithafnarfjordur.is Looking for an enjoyable and unique place to visit? Look no further. Take a break in Hafnarfjörður, the warm-hearted town in the lava, just south of Iceland’s capital Reykjavík. Hafnarfjörður’s name simply means ‘harbour fjord’ and refers to the excellent natural harbour, which has Iceland’s longest history of continuous port trade - since the 1300s. Hafnarfjörður is Iceland’s third-largest town, with just over 26,000 residents. And yet that number is open to debate, since legend has it that some of Iceland’s elves and hidden people live in Hafnarfjörður’s lava cliffs and rocks, in peaceful coexistence with the town’s human residents. In fact, it is possible to tour the elf lands, and those with second sight may even be lucky enough to spot one or two! There is a Hidden Worlds tour that takes you to their home sites, and also there is An Elf-Garden in Hellisgerði Park. Naturally the town also offers plenty of more conventional outdoor activities, from golf and swimming to horse riding. Museums and galleries turn the spotlight on history, music and visual arts. And every summer hordes of Norsemen invade the town for the annual Viking Festival. Some 25 km from Hafnarfjördur (about 25 minute drive) is the famed Krýsuvík geothermal area with its amazing solfataras, boiling mud springs, blowing steam vent and astonishing palette of colour. Just a few minutes’ drive from there are the stunning Krýsuvíkurberg cliffs, where sea birds by the thousands nest and the rolling waves of the Atlantic crash against the rugged shore.









Loviisa sponsors Fovigame. An agreement signed 2012-05-04.


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A Viking Treasure found in Gotland, Sweden

A bronze vase, with thousands of silver coins, has been found in Gotland island, outside the east coast of Sweden. The treasure is exceptionally large for its age. Archaeologists consider whether it was ment to be a safety deposit or perhaps a purse for the afterlife. More...

BEAR TOOTH - an Archaeological Exhibition in the Museum of Loviisa, Finland

The museum's prehistoric exhibition is open from April 22 to September 30, 2012, and presents Loviisa region Stone Age and Iron Age discoveries as well as dwellings. The exhibition includes tools, arrowheads, jewelry and ceramics.
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