Trip of the week: memories of war in the Falkland Islands

For a British tourist of a certain age, a visit to the battle sites is ‘spine-tingling’

Falklands memorial on top of a mountain
A memorial atop Mount Tumbledown
(Image credit: Rafael Wollmann/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

With a landmass almost as big as Northern Ireland’s and a population of just 3,500, the Falkland Islands have an “otherworldly” natural beauty that has attracted a growing number of visitors. But this spring, some Britons have another reason to go, said Marcel Theroux in The Daily Telegraph. It is the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War, which began on 2 April 1982 and ended six weeks later, on 14 June. From 4 May, hundreds of veterans are due to fly to the islands to attend remembrance ceremonies in the capital, Stanley.

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