The green isles of Orkney have a Viking heritage and more prehistoric sites than anywhere else in Britain. The main town, Kirkwall, has a number of fine buildings. Orkney also has spectacular bird and seal colonies, plus a more recent heritage as a watering station for polar expeditions and as a naval base - Scapa Flow. On tiny Lambholm is the remarkable Italian Chapel built by Italian POW during World War II out of scrap material.
The Italian Chapel consists of two Nissen huts transformed into a
beautiful chapel by Domenico Chiocchetti and his colleagues, Italian
prisoners of war captured in North Africa and transported to the Island
of Lamb Holm in Orkney. It is one of Orkney's most loved attractions, with over 100,000 visitors every year.
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