Guarda – Free Tour: Exploring the Timeless Stories of its Giants

Discover the fascinating history of Guarda, the highest city in Portugal. Uncover the stories that have shaped this city over time and meet the iconic characters that have left their mark. Join us on this captivating journey through the ages!

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Things to do Guarda – Free Tour: Exploring the Timeless Stories of its Giants

This is a different look at the city; the people who shaped her and her works that they left for posterity - The timeless Giants of the Guarda. Travel back in time, to the twelfth century, with D. Sancho I, the colonist, and unravel his main concerns. In the fourteenth century, get to know the magnificent Cathedral of Guarda and be dazzled by the interior and the view from the terraces. The journey continues, discover the ancient streets by giant strides, cross the walls and centuries, until you return to the present and learn why the Rooster is judged and burned at the stake every year. Meet the other Giants who helped fill the pages of this magnificent city's stories: - Rui de Pina; Friar Pedro do Guará; Lopo de Carvalho e Sousa Martins; José Maria Pedrosa. We will visit: -Estátua de D. Sancho I -Sé Catedral (Indoor; Terrace) -Praça Luis de Camões -Portas D’el Rei e da Erva -Igreja de S. Vicente (Outdoor only) -Judiaria -Rua Rui de Pina -Torre dos Ferreiros (Outdoor only) -Largo de Frei Pedro -Jardim José de Lemos -Edifício do arquivo Distrital (Outdoor only) -Teatro da Guarda (Outdoor only) -Parque de Saúde -Escola de Santa Clara (Outdoor only)

Included

Sé da Guarda
Porta d'el Rei
Porta da Erva
Church of San Vicente
Torre dos Ferreiros
District Archives of Guarda
Municipal Theater of Guarda
Histórias Com Passadas guide during the walking route.
RNAAT License No. 506/2022 of Turismo de Portugal.
Personal accident and liability insurance - Allianz

Meeting point

Cathedral of Guarda

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