Ermita de San Sebastian, History/Architecture/Art Lovers Information Please

I came across the Ermita de San Sebastian, or Capela de San Sebastian while searching through my library on all things Rias Baixas. Never been there but photographs from the 'net show a fairly modern structure, with a small rotunda like top, covered from top to bottom with…scallop shells! Ermita de San Sebastian is located on the island Illa da Toxa, opposite the town of O Grove, west of Pontevedre a-n-d far off the Camino-a good 70-80 kilometers roundtrip back and forth. O Grove is a fishing village turned tourist resort, many swimming pools, spas, beaches, and well you know what I mean. San Pedro and San Andrés are the patrons of fishermen, San Elmo of boatmen (remember Fromista?), O Grove is not on the Camino, decidedly off course for boats to say Padrón, did the people there particularly love Saint James or were conchas de vieira the mainstay of their diet or perhaps their income? I would enjoy any information you may have.

mspath said:

I trust you've read what TurismoGalicia says about the chapel.

Check here to see if it is a BIC , ie listed/protected in the Spanish national list of Bienes de Interés Cultural. (The on-line list can be easily searched in a multitude of languages.)

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Thanks but it was one of the first places I checked. San Sebastian-Capela-Hermitage-all bring up hundreds of non-revelent entries from Donostio to Madrid and capela is changed automatically to cappella so it throws in music-there may actually be something there but it is well hidden!