Faroe Islands and the European Union and other directives do not apply for the Faroe Islands. A protocol to the treaty of accession of Denmark to the European Communities stipulates that Danish nationals residing in the Faroe Islands are not to be considered as Danish nationals within the meaning of the treaties. Hence, Danish people living in the Faroes are not citizens of the European Union (other EU nationals living there remain EU citizens), and do not have right to settle in the EU without special permits. The Faroe Islands are not part of the Schengen Area. However, persons travelling between the Faroe Islands and the
Nykøbing Falster a wooden house from 1580 and The Czar's House ("Czarens Hus"), which was built in the 1690s and is probably the most famous monument in Nykøbing Falster. The latter building was named "Czarens Hus" in memory of Peter the Great, who stayed there in 1716. City inhabitants often walk in a people's park with its adjacent Guldborgsund Zoo. Other attractions include: Nykøbing Falster has a railway station operated by Danish State Railways. It is the terminus for regular local passenger-train services from Copenhagen via Ringsted. International trains operating between Copenhagen and Hamburg (via the train ferry between Rødby and Puttgarden)