One of the jewels of this island is the Ermita da Toxa, from the 12th century, popularly known as the Chapel of the Shells and which worships the Virgen del Carmen, patron saint of sailors. The chapel was modified in the 19th century, being restored, enlarged and completely covered with thousands of scallop shells, since it is a good insulator from the sea humidity.

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Teufelchen New

July 20, 2023

The chapel of the island of Toxa dates from the twelfth century but was rebuilt in the nineteenth century and covered with scallops. It has a Latin cross plan and a single nave.

It used to be dedicated to San Sebastián, but after the reform, the Virgen del Carmen was placed as the main image. In this chapel the famous San Caralampio is venerated, a martyr of Saint III, patron saint of skin diseases. The patronage and devotion to this special place of thermal waters as therapies to heal the skin in the thermal baths of the Galician island of Ille a Toxa (or Isla la Toja in Spanish).

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Konny

March 22, 2025

The beautiful chapel with its shell cladding is

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