Perched on a small hill just 3 kilometres inland from the beach resort of Armação de Pêra is the very pretty little town of Alcantarilha. There are three important church buildings, Misericordia (Mercy) Church, Our Lady of Carmo Chapel and the Parish Church, Our Lady “da Conceição” (16th Century) is famous for its rare 'Capela dos Ossos' (Chapel of Bones) a grim display of human skulls and bones sealed into the walls of the chapel. Nearby is the old Quinta do Rogel farm, a classified historical building complex that has now been restored as a small hotel and conference centre known as the Hotel Capela das Artes (www.capeladasartes.com). Although farming continues to be the main source of income for the town an overspill of visitors from the coast during the summer months bring in a welcome supplement. For this reason over the past few years there has been an increase in Pastelarias and small restaurants. Alcantarilha was awarded official town status in 1999 and presently has approximately 3,000 inhabitants.