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title: "Chapel of Bones, Faro — GetMap"
description: "Human bones cover every wall inside. Human bones cover the walls, pillars and ceiling inside this small chapel. They came from graves in the Carmo…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJIUokzcdSBQ0RctnaA9QlGC0
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# Chapel of Bones

Human bones cover every wall inside

History · 🇵🇹 Faro · one place, one stop

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Human bones cover the walls, pillars and ceiling inside this small chapel. They came from graves in the Carmo churchyard and were arranged here in 1816, turning a burial ground into a stark place of prayer.

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## More quests in Faro

[All 8 in Faro](https://getmap.travel/quests/city/pt/faro)

- [Seafood Cataplana](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJM8UbTcFSBQ0R0gvXokaOjxg)
  A copper pan opens around a seafood stew
  Food · Faro
- [Piper's](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJO3TyGMdSBQ0R5nsPHvB_sFc)
  One pub name is enough to start the night
  Party · Faro
- [Columbus](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJqy-G1cBSBQ0R-PDhCPkH11w)
  Its old-town night begins with a cocktail
  Party · Faro
- [Ria Formosa](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJTZZPUjtTBQ0RxT4ZM8p_RdA)
  Five islands shelter a lagoon from the open sea
  Nature · Faro

## More history quests

[All History](https://getmap.travel/quests/category/history)

- [Belfry of Bruges](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJiw5pqdpQw0cRWIG9Y_lvVGk)
  It once watched for fires and other dangers
  History · Bruges
- [Chini Ka Rauza](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJIXHB8bhwdDkRObyQD1O2-W8)
  A tomb where blue tiles replace white marble
  History · Agra
- [Plaza de Bolívar](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJj-XP7KeZP44RdhQ1NSu3nAk)
  Its first name was Plaza Mayor
  History · Bogota
- [Golden Chamber](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJj4Zr-4glv0cRB56MkJVN9Mg)
  Bones form the patterns across its chapel walls
  History · Cologne

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