Alcantarilha
The picturesque village of Alcantarilha is situated in the municipality of Silves on the Algarve in Portugal. A quiet and charming village, Alcantarilha has a church in its centre and many typically Portuguese style brightly coloured buildings surrounding this. The church in the centre of the village of Alcantarilha is also known for the chapel built onto the side of it which is known as 'Capela dos Ossos' (Chapel of Bones) and contains the macabre sight of the entire interior being lined with the skulls and bones of over 1000 former parishioners.
Alcantarilha
Looking down the main street in the village of Alcantarilha on the Algarve in Portugal.
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The brightly coloured buildings at Alcantarilha make this a very picturesque village.
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Photographs of Alcantarilha by CWWPhotography
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Newer buildings have been built as you leave the centre of the village at Alcantarilha, but they are built with the intention of keeping the traditional colourful look to the village.
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Capela dos Ossos
The tiny chapel next to the church in Alcantarilha known as Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones) contains the rather macabre sight of the entire inside being lined with the skulls and bones of over 1000 former parishioners.
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Photographs of Alcantarilha by CWWPhotography