Capela das Almas
Capela das Almas (Capela de Santa Catarina)
A small chapel wrapped entirely in blue tile pictures
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 07:30–18:00, Sat–Sun 07:30–12:45 and 18:00–19:00 (per Visit Porto; may change for services)
- Tickets
- Free
- Address
- Corner of Rua de Santa Catarina and Rua de Fernandes Tomás, one block from Bolhão Market
It is a small neighbourhood chapel, but the outside is covered top to bottom in blue-on-white tiles telling the lives of St Francis and St Catherine: close to 16,000 of them, made by Eduardo Leite in 1929. It sits on a corner of the main shopping street, so you tend to stumble on it, and from the opposite pavement the whole side wall fits in one frame. Inside it is a quiet place of prayer, worth a short look.