Trilho do Caminho dos Mortos

The trail gets its name from the fact that, before the new roads were built, funerals—from the most mountainous areas to the parish church— were held along this path. The deceased were transported in ox-drawn carts, a journey that took hours to reach the parish church. In addition to this unique feature, along the route you can find traces of the earliest civilizations that settled in this region in the 4th millennium B.C., more specifically the Mamôa do Cotinho, a collective funerary monument and place of worship where the dead were laid to rest.

It is about 30 meters in diameter, with a very pronounced central depression, and traces of the stone lining and some buttresses are visible. In this parish, one of the most populous in the municipality of Monção, stands the Church of Merufe, which, after several renovations, still retains the opening of the door that connected to the former convent. At the entrance, there is an old baptismal font. The exterior is Romanesque, with a tower added in the 18th century.

Today, the village is dominated by the beautiful parish council building. Inaugurated on September 22, 1992, it was created by restoring and repurposing an old granary. It is a structure built with local stone by artists from the parish, which is evident in its monumental appearance and the functionality of its services.