Its origins are lost in time. It has been the seat of the municipality since the 13th century and a number of people at the request of Infante D. Henrique until the end of the 18th century. D. Afonso III granted him a charter from Foral in 1256 and D. Manuel in 1510. D. Dinis donated the village with his castle to the Knights of the Temple and with its extinction passed to the Order of Christ. The winding and steep streets have many interesting examples of the traditional architecture of the village, with houses built in the red stone of the region, the quartzite, some with very interesting details, such as the balconies and the door and window lintels.

In the center of the village, the Pelourinho remains, dated to the reign of D. Sebastião, with an Ionian capital, with national arms and five fleur-de-lis, signed by its authors: Estevam Simão and Domingos Fernandes. At the top of the slope, the Mother Church of the mid-20th century, maintains some elements of an earlier structure, with special emphasis on the large baptismal font found in the churchyard.

Further up is the Castle, from where you can enjoy an unforgettable landscape, with a privileged view over the deep cut of the Ponsul valley, where the rotating mills were once the largest group in the whole municipality.

Going down towards the river, you will follow the Fossil Route. Along the way, there are countless traces of what life was like in this place 600 million years ago, one of the main reasons for its classification and inclusion in the Naturtejo Geopark of Meseta Meridional, created under the auspices of UNESCO.