Capela dos Ossos
Capela dos Ossos is in União das freguesias de Faro (Sé e São Pedro), Faro. Capela dos Ossos is situated nearby to the church Igreja do Carmo, as well as near the post office CTT.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Capela dos Ossos and Igreja do Carmo.
Capela dos Ossos
Church
Photo: Wasquewhat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Capela dos Ossos is an ossuary chapel in Faro, Portugal, which belongs to the 18th century Carmelite church, Nossa Senhora do Carmo. Above the entrance, there is the following inscription: which translates to The 4 by 6 metre-sized chapel is built of the bones of more than 1,000 Carmelite friars and has been inaugurated in 1816.
Igreja de São Pedro, matriz de São Pedro
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja de São Pedro, matriz de São Pedro is a church, which is situated 190 metres south of Capela dos Ossos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pechão and Olhão.
Pechão
Village
Photo: Pedro S Bello, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pechão is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Olhão. The population in 2011 was 3,601, in an area of 19.79 km². Pechão is situated 7 km northeast of Capela dos Ossos.
Olhão
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Olhão is a fishing port in the Algarve. Olhão is a major port and the largest fishing port in the Algarve. It is full of character with Moorish-style houses, an influence from the commercial links with Africa.
Santa Bárbara de Nexe
Village
Santa Bárbara de Nexe is a village and civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Faro on the southern Algarve region. The population in 2011 was 4,116, in an area of 38.22 km². It is located a few kilometers from both the cities of Loulé and Faro. Santa Bárbara de Nexe is situated 10 km north of Capela dos Ossos.
Capela dos Ossos
- Type: Sign
- Also known as: “Capela dos Ossos de Faro”
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: União das freguesias de Faro (Sé e São Pedro), Faro, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.02042° or 37° 1′ 14″ northLongitude
-7.93474° or 7° 56′ 5″ westOpen location code
8C9J23C8+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 9103125929OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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