The Áir whaling station is the only surviving of the seven total Faroese whaling stations that were established around 1900. The Áir whaling station was established in 1905, and it is the only station of Norwegian origin that is still standing on the northern hemisphere.

The village of Kirkjubøur is unique in the Faroes. In no other place are there such imposing monuments of the past, where the visitor can wander in an environment steeped in history and give reign to the imagination.