Évora Bones

As we continued down the road, we found the town of Évora, another medieval walled town where our goal was the Capela dos Ossos at the Igreja de São Francisco.  There was a huge wedding in the church, so we didn't get to go inside.

However...

This did not disappoint .

There were plaques explaining how these monks lived a good life following the teachings of St Francis so they were OK with their bones being here .  

After all, they are just bones.

The ceilings are so pretty, It took me a while to see the fancy skull borders.

The bones of the original friars are in the sarcophagus near the altar.

I like how this is "...news to others..."  just in case you were unaware that death awaits.

There is a lovely painted tile wall outside the entrance.  These tiles are gifts for me all over Portugal. There are different tiles/colors/designs for different cities.  Just amazing.

There are many clay Nativity scenes in the nearby museum,  but this one beat them all.

And I have to give a shout out to people loving their chickens.  I may need to have some chicken pets again...

The detail is incredible.

We also found this....is it here??  More research is needed.

A little sunshine.

A picturesque walk.

And a snack to tide us over for the drive south.

Another day well spent.