Aigra Nova
Aigra Velha
Alagoa
Albergaria
Alegria
Alvém
Bordeiro
Carcavelos
Carvalhal Miúdo
Casal Bordeiro
Carvão
Casal dos Moinhos
Casalinho de Baixo
Casalinho de Cima
Casal Loureiro
Caselhos
Cerdeira
Cerejeira
Chã e Favaqueira
Cimo de Alvém
Civado
Comareira
Conhais
Cortecega
Esporão
Folgosa
Frontão
Ladeiras
Liboreiro
Luzendas
Outeiro
Manjão
Nogueiro
Pena
Piães
Pião
Pontão do Seladinho
Ponte do Sótão
Portela
Portela de Góis
Póvoa de Cerdeira
Póvoa de Góis
Povorais
Quinta do Carvão
Regateira
Ribeira Cimeira
Ribeira Fundeira
Samoura
São Martinho
Vale Boa
Vale de Maceira
Vale Godinho
Vale Moreiro
Vale Torto
Vale Travasso

One of the first buildings you see as you drive into Samoura from Góis is the school. The school has been closed for several years, and now where children played there are wild flowers and orchids in profusion. The school was built here, to provide schooling for the children of  Samoura and the neighbouring villages of  Nogueiro and Alagoa. The road follows the contour of the hill, passing a scattering of houses as it goes, until it reaches the oldest part of the village. The buildings here are built from the round boulders that occur naturally in the area. The red clay, and the pieces of terracotta and small stones give the walls a rich earthy look. Many of the old buildings have windows and doors that have been made from the local oak trees that were abundant around the village. In the population census of 1527, ‘Çamora’ is listed as having three permanent dwellings.

The villagers traditionally worked collecting pine-resin, that was sold to Arganil or Lousã, as well as growing olives and maize. A local woman told us how the villagers used to  clean the maize at night, all sitting around the mound of cobs, by the light of petrol or olive oil lamps. When someone found a dark cob, they called out ‘chí!’  - and then they must embrace everyone that was sitting around the cobs. After work, they danced and sang together, accompanied by the flute.
On the day of São João they used to put a pine tree in the middle of the square, decorated with paper flags. At night they danced around the tree accompanied by the accordion played by the blind musician of Sacões.
A rather barbaric custom of the younger people was the following:
On the top of a high, large pine trunk with straw all around, they put a pitcher with a cat inside, then lit the fire. There was always a lot of laughter when the pitcher fell and the cat ran off.