Oh The Dead Don't Die

It was certainly the most unique sight we saw on our trip.  It may have been the coolest sight as well.  (It's hard to, there are so many.

The Church of St. Francis is a main draw in Evora not because of the church, but because of the Chapel of Bones.  The skulls and bones of some 5,000 monks are tightly cemented to the walls and pillars in the chapel.  The church is free, whilst the Chapel of Bones is Four Euros per person.  Money well spent.

The entrance to the bone chapel (Capela dos Ossos) is outside of the church entrance.  Built in the early 1600s, the three monks who did it were concerned about society's values at the time, particularly given just how wealthy Evora was then.  

I will let the pictures tell the story.  I have a lot more pictures, but you'll get the drift.

The church

Translation: "We bones in here wait

for yours to join us."  Happy thought!

The brighter white round things are skulls,

but you probably figured that out already.

These guys are still

pillars of the community.

This might be my favorite pic.

We HAD to have a Chapel of Bones selfie.

Oh come on, you know you want one too!

I can't imagine you need any more motivation to go to Portugal than this!