Capela de São Pedro de Balsemão

Wow

this is a tiny chapel and our tour guide said it was the oldest surviving Christian place of worship, its from 7th century

Really interesting and historic

Considered the first catholic church in Portugal, it also has a peculiar image of a pregnant Our Lady of O. There you'll find a very sympathetic lady that will give you a tour of the chapel, showing y...

For the history lovers

Despite its fame as one of the oldest chapels in Portugal, the chapel you can see today is a mostly baroque construction from the 17th century. Little is left from the original 6th century chapel, but...

Worth the winding road to get there !

This little chapel is very quaint. A lovely woman gave us a small "tour" and even though we didn't speak each other's language we got the gist of which parts were original and which came later. Cont...

not just a lovely chapel

this may well be a small chapel but the setting doesn't look like it has changed for a long time and the knowledge of the guy on the door made my visit that little bit more special. and for those who...