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In the hills above Góis, there are many villages steeped in history, both social and natural. Vale de Maceira (‘Valley of the Apple Tree’) is no exception. The population census of 1527 shows Vale de Maceira as being the sixth largest settlement in the Góis region, with eight permanent dwellings. It is likely that the origin of the village goes back as far as the Roman occupation: the combination of fertile land and springs making it an especially attractive site. On the hillside above the village, there are gold-mines dating back to the Bronze Age.

Within living memory, Vale de Maceira was a thriving village with some 60-70 inhabitants. There was a tailor in the village who employed several looms for weaving cloth, and had a sizeable cottage industry. The chapel sits at the heart of the village. It is dedicated to São Giraldo, a French bishop ministering from Braga, who was canonized in the 13th century. There is a story that the bell, dated 1687, was stolen from the chapel at one time, but now it is firmly back in place. Unfortunately the chapel was drastically renovated in the 1990’s, and only the 350-year old altar piece remains.
A fire in the 1980’s caused damage to some houses in Vale de Maceira and many of the olive trees were lost. This saw a migration of people from the village - a trend that is now being reversed. Today there are several renovated houses among the more traditional old xisto buildings, and a core of inhabitants working hard to improve facilities for the village.