DAILY PHOTO: Backstreet Bangalorean Chapel

Taken September 2, 2013

Taken September 2, 2013

Once and a while stumbling through the back streets pays off, and rewards one with an unexpected treasure.

DAILY PHOTO: Chapel in Velemér, Hungary

Árpád era chapel

Árpád era chapel

This chapel sits on a solitary plot at the edge of a woods near Velemér. Velemér is a tiny village in the Őrség, which is a region on Hungary’s western border. The church dates back to 1360. The inside is covered with murals that have been restored after having been plastered over due to religious restrictions in the 18th century. The church had to be extensively repaired in the 19th century as a result of deterioration from the late 18th to early 19th century, but is now well-maintained.