Description Góis

Vila de Góis, seat of the homonymous council, is located in the eastern part of the district of Coimbra, about 45km from that city. The Municipality of Góis is located in the Centro Region, in the sub-region of Pinhal Interior Norte, in a mountainous area, flanked by the rivers Mondego and Zêzere, forming part of the Serra da Lousã orographic complex. The counties that surround it are, to the north, Arganil, Vila Nova de Poiares and Lousã; the east, Arganil and Pampilhosa da Serra; to the west, Lousã and Castanheira de Pêra; south Castanheira de Pêra and Pedrógão Grande.

The undoubted geographic isolation of Góis, characteristic of the interior of our country, further accentuated by the geographical characteristics of mountain areas.

In the area of ??land occupation, the forest spot stands out, corresponding to approximately 20254 hectares, against a total of 806 hectares for agricultural occupation.

In Vale do Ceira you can enjoy a beautiful and enchanting natural landscape, with the predominance of the water element, developing in towering mountains, throughout the county and surrounding the urban area of ??Vila de Góis. This landscape has been, since ancient times, the greatest endogenous potential of the Municipality of Góis.

In the area of ??the municipality more flattened, close to the river courses, the fertile fields are conducive to agricultural exploration. In the areas most affected by the terrain, the population is essentially dedicated to agricultural and livestock and forestry. The inhabitants of the mountains, adapting to the scarps of the land, created earth support walls, irrigation water distribution networks and other support structures, such as mills, mills and bridges, which are still in use today, in many county areas.

The natural landscape of the Municipality of Góis is marked by the presence of the River Ceira, the Penedos de Góis and the Serra da Lousã; for biodiversity and environmental quality. This environmental potential should be valued in the scope of tourism and leisure activities, complemented by the built heritage elements, with emphasis on the schist villages inserted in the Schist Villages Network (Aigra Nova, Aigra Velha, Comareira and Pena), a “ quality tourist product, whose visibility allows the integrated and sustainable promotion of heritage resources.
The schist villages of Góis are peculiar settlements, not only for the physiognomy of the places, but also for the typology of construction, in which the schist is omnipresent, preserving a unique rural image and experience. Its interesting architecture, of a popular nature, preserves, today, the original features and construction materials.