Known as the Italian Chapel, it was built by the detainees during their time on the islands and it is now one of Orkney's most popular tourist attractions. Letizia Chiocchetti, whose father ...

Italian Chapel. Far from home during World War II, Italian prisoners of war on Orkney transformed a lowly military building into an ornately painted, trompe l'oeil Catholic church. Restored and ...

Based on Amy Liptrot’s award winning memoir, the film is about a young woman returning to Orkney to deal with her past. The Italian Chapel was built and decorated by prisoners of war during ...