Chapel of the Shells (Isla de Toja-Galicia-Spain)

Greetings friends,

I hope you are having a good weekend.

For those who might be interested in participating in this contest, I leave below the link, so you can read the rules of this beautiful contest that changes its theme every week.

When last Wednesday I read that the theme of the contest is related to shell photography it made me especially excited because it reminded me of a trip I made with two friends to the Island of La Toja (Galicia-Spain) where we visited the chapel of the shells.

The chapel of Caralimpio de la Toja is popularly called the Chapel of Shells, this chapel dates from the twelfth century, but it was not until centuries later when it began to decorate all its facades and bell tower with thousands of scallop shells. The reason for using this type of shells is because this type of shells is a phenomenal insulator of humidity and more considering that this chapel is located on a small island. The other reason for the use of scallop shells is because this area of Galicia has a large number of muddy areas on its beaches for the cultivation of this delicious seafood.

In order to make it easier for you to see that the facades are made of scallop shells, I have zoomed in on some of my photos.

I hope you like this small contribution related to shells.

Regards.

Photographs taken with the smartphones of my friends Eduardo, Miguel and my own smartphone.

The photographs were stored and saved by my friend Eduardo to whom I thank from here that he has kept these beautiful pictures.