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Skulls of the church of San Xoán de Baos

A Ribeira de Piquín, Meira, Lugo

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Skulls of the church of San Xoán de Baos

Curiosity · A Ribeira de Piquín, Meira, Lugo

Image of A Ribeira de Piquín, not of the place itself.

In the porch of this church five skulls are displayed within niches, alongside an eighteenth-century sundial, an unusual funerary custom that has made the church a much visited place.

Photo: Elisardojm (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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