It does not take long to view this Chapel but it is covered floor to ceiling with the bones and skulls. I believe them to be from the graveyards they dug up to extend the village. It has locked gates in front which you can...More

If you happen to be in Alcantarilha you should take the opportunity to visit the Chapel of Bones which ajoins the church. The entire interior of the chapel is lined with the bones of over 1000 former parishioners. Disturbingly, when the local cemetery became too...More

You can park right beside the chapel. The church was not open but we be chapel was. Bones from cemetery were used for the chapel.

Chapel of bones in the church at the centre of town (can be seen on the hill above the town). Built in 16th Century by collecting skulls and thigh bones from an unused cemetery. The chapel is very small. One of the few chapels of...More

If you want to see something different and have something to tell when you get home. Visit this place. It is a chapel built by bones and sculls

Capela dos Ossos " is a small chapel built into the south side of the main church . The chapel was built in the 16th century and certainly is an unusual spot to take holiday photos . Great excuse to visit Alcantarilha . Lovely church...More

Chapel downstairs and small museum on the top floor. Chapel is a must, take a time for yourself, look to the bones of monks who help build this chapel and think about our mortality.