Góis, 40 km from Coimbra, was the name of this land, well before the first King of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques in 1170 arrived.
The Royal Bridge over the River Ceira, a lefthand tributary of the Mondego River, was built in 1533 by King John III and marks the entrance to the village.
Archeological finds from the Neolithic and Bronze periods canbe found here as well as four schist villages with defense systems only to be found in the oldest medieval villages and towns in this country.
The famous N2 road, one of the Roman roads which crosses this territory, also comes past Góis and many stop here on the way from Chaves to Faro.
There are many festivals during the summer including one of Portugal's largest motorbike competitions.