However, if you journey to Lamb Holm in Orkney this summer, that is exactly what you will see. Nestled in the middle of the uninhabited island is the spectacular Italian Chapel.

Coach-loads of tourists queue up to view the remains of the 5,000-year-old Skara Brae settlement near the Bay of Skaill — and the ornate Italian Chapel on Lamb Holm, which was painted by ...

An Italian Chapel may be a rather strange thing to come across on the remote Scottish island of Lamb Holm, but one has been standing there since the 1940s. The chapel was built by Italian ...

LAMB HOLM, SCOTLAND - MAY 31: The Madonna and Child painting on the interior of the Italian Chapel, a Roman Catholic chapel built by Italian Prisoners of War during Second World War, on May 31 ...

Around half were transported to Camp 60 in Lamb Holm and a similar number to Camp 34 in Burray. After a few months, the need arose for a place of worship.

Police investigating the theft of hand-carved plaques from a historic island chapel say they have had a global response to their appeal. The Italian Chapel, on the island of Lamb Holm in Orkney ...

Euan McIlwraith visits Lamb Holm, Orkney, where he finds lobster fisherman have come up with an innovative way to make sure they have plenty to catch for generations to come. Broadcast on Landward ...