Despite its integration into the Cistercian Order, the life of this monastery was turbulent and short. During his visit in 1553, the Abbot of Clairvaux found it in a state of complete neglect and poverty, which is why it was secularized in 1560, becoming a parish church. What we see today in Ermelo is a beautiful Romanesque church adapted to the life of a small parish, first in the 16th century and again in the 18th century. Of the nave that stood to the south, only the beautiful triumphal arch remains, now open to the sky outside. The monastery's dependencies …

Despite the poor state of conservation and corresponding asset value, little castle of Santa Cruz or the arches has great historical significance and regional scientific interest enough for understanding the Organization and evolution of medieval settlement in the Minho region.

The temple construction started in 1781 but it lasted until the XIX century. The bell tower finishes in pyramid and it arises in the middle of the façade. It is covered in glazed tiles from the XIX century. The entrance is preceded by stairs.

Pedestrian access bridge with arc of volta redonda and profile in easel.

Dated from the 1647 it is an André Soares oeuvre. This is a vast construction with one only nave and main chapel both filled in golden carving. The bell ringer tower was constructed between 1724 and 1727 by Master Domingos Matias and afterwards the main chapel was extended in 1746. It stands out the main altarpiece from the main chapel because it is a fine example from the late Mannerist phase, not only due to its conception, but also due to its decoration.

Granite Temple of small dimensions with a sundial of granite on the facade.

This mediaeval bridge links Vilela to Aboim das Choças. The older references to its existence are from 1258 on the General Inquisitions.

Only bridge pedestrian circulation in granite and two unequal arches back perfect.

This is a granite pillory built after the Foral concession to the town in 1515, by D. Manuel I. In 1985 after a period of almost two hundred years in which it was in a place called Valeta, it was transferred to the present location but lost its subjection irons.

Simple Church inserted in a bucolic landscape Minho.