3. The surroundings of Monsaraz
| Starting Point | Menhir do Outeiro, Outeiro |
| Coordinates of starting point | 38° 28.224' N 7° 23.617' W |
| Arrival Point | Rocha dos Namorados, São Pedro de Corval |
| Distance | 15 km |
Menhir do Outeiro: locally known as Penedo Comprido (Long Rock), it's a granite monument with a size of about 5.6 meters high, 1 meter in average diameter and with the weighing of about 8 tons. It is the biggest in Portugal, it was found lying down in 1964, lifted up and restored. Its morphology was considered by some authors as outrageously phallic. Obviously it represented an ancient cult of fertility. It was classified as Portuguese National Monument in 1971.
Menhir da Bulhoa: this is part of a monolithic menhir, identified in 1970. There is a large sun engraved on the top of it as well as crook shapes and serpentine lines. It was found fallen and broken and was re-erected on a granite base, in an attempt to reconstruct its original height. It probably dates to the 6th/5th millennia BC. The crooks hark back to pastoral activity, the menhir possibly being related to the demarcation of the territory.
Cromeleque do Xarez: megalithic monument composed of 52 menhirs in granite, all lined-up and of dimensions around 3.5 m high and 80 cm in diameter. Its layout is the result of an interpretative reconstruction. Due to the construction of the dam, it was relocated close to the Convento da Orada (Monsaraz) in 2003.
Anta Olival da Pega: communities living at the end of the Neolithic period, probably in the second half of the 4th millennium BC, built these two large antas in this area (situated near the Telheiro village). They belong to a vast funerary complex were 118 people were buried. The Anta 2 is the most relevant, the Anta 1 (Lat-Long: 38.451389, -7.401630) is less well preserved but still fascinating.
Rocha dos Namorados: the "Valentine's rock" is a natural granitic outcrop, mushroom-shaped, 2 meters high, with megalithic engraves. It is a menhir or stone of fertility, then christianized and converted into a “station" during the processions that were done in periods of drought. According to an archaic tradition, still existing, single girls go there on the Monday of Easter, and consult the menhir on their wedding, by throwing a stone on the top of it. Each launch failure is a year of waiting.