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Igreja de Vera Cruz de Marmelar in Distrito de Évora, Portugal

Distrito de Évora, Portugal

Igreja de Vera Cruz de Marmelar

A chunk of the 'true cross' is held in this small Portuguese church where modern day exorcisms are said to be common place

Relics of the true cross are a strange thing, and carry with them a Christian legend most Christians have never heard of. Known as the "Golden Legend," it begins as Adam - as in Adam and Eve - lays dieing... »

Relics and Reliquaries | Submitted by Anonymous

Portugal dos Pequenitos in Portugal, Europe

Portugal, Europe

Portugal dos Pequenitos

The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor

Literally "Little Ones' Portugal" (it is sometimes incorrectly referred to as Portugal dos Pequeninos) Portugal dos Pequenitos is a unique theme park in Coimbra. The park consists of diminutive versions of Portuguese houses and monuments, and has... »

Museums and Collections | Submitted by Anonymous

Walls built of femurs - Capela de Ossos Bone Chapel in Portugal, Europe

Portugal, Europe

Capela de Ossos Bone Chapel

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton

With its big windows and light-filled sanctuary, the ossuary in Faro may be one of the cheeriest buildings made of human bones you'll encounter... »

Ossuaries | Submitted by Annetta

Quinta da Regaleira in Sintra, Portugal

Sintra, Portugal

Quinta da Regaleira

Eccentrically decorated palace and gardens replete with grottoes, fountains, underground tunnels, caves, and numerous statues.

Quinta de Regaleira is a UNSECO World Heritage site designed by Carvalho Monteiro... »

Subterranean Sites | Submitted by geokate

Portugal's Chapel of Bones in Distrito de Évora, Portugal

Distrito de Évora, Portugal

Portugal's Chapel of Bones

16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall

The Chapel is part of the larger Royal Church of St. Francis and was constructed by Franciscan monks in the late 16th century. The Chapel's story is a familiar one... »

Ossuaries | Submitted by Dylan