Category: Religious Architecture > Chapel
District: Portalegre > Marvão > São Salvador Aramenha
Located in the small village of São Salvador da Aramenha, in the municipality of Marvão, the Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Fátima is situated in a rural and serene environment, surrounded by green fields and gentle hills. The natural landscape, marked by olive groves and pine forests, offers a tranquil setting that reinforces the secluded character of the place.
The chapel is situated next to a local road (M1039), with easy visibility and direct access from the scattered residential core of the village. The surroundings are marked by the presence of typical regional houses and cultivated areas, with an unobstructed view of the hills of the mountain range that frames Marvão.
With a simple and functional design, the Chapel of Nossa Senhora de Fátima features a white facade with a double-pitched roof, covered with traditional tiles. The masonry bell tower stands out with its bell tower, topped by a cross and a metal weather vane. This vertical element, visible from a distance, gives identity to the building, also serving as an orientation point in the local landscape.
The body of the chapel is rectangular and has windows with iron bars, which allow natural light to enter the interior. Although discreet, the construction reveals the care of the local community in maintaining a space for devotion and spiritual gathering.
The chapel is dedicated to Nossa Senhora de Fátima, a central figure in Portuguese religiosity, and is a place of worship, especially in May, the traditional month of Marian celebration. It functions as a space for prayer and a meeting point for the community during festive or reflective moments.
The building remains integrated into local life, reflecting the connection between faith, tradition, and the daily lives of the people of the interior of Alentejo.
The environment surrounding the chapel is calm and rural, ideal for those seeking moments of tranquility or contact with the typical landscape of northern Alentejo. The silence, broken only by natural sounds, reinforces the introspective character of the space.
The presence of spontaneous vegetation, low stone walls, and the view of the cultivated fields contribute to a harmonious and genuine atmosphere, far from urban movement.
The bell tower, silhouetted against the horizon with the rural landscape in the background, is one of the most striking visual elements of the location. The architectural simplicity of the chapel, in contrast to the surrounding nature, offers simple yet expressive photographic compositions.
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt
Coordinates DD: 39.35475088669704, -7.382260847341012
Coordinates DMS: 39°21'17.1"N 07°22'56.1"W
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