Things to do in Guarda • Center of Portugal

Arts & Culture

Eduardo Lourenço

Eduardo Lourenço was a prestigious Portuguese thinker, essayist, philosopher and literary critic. And also the biggest ambassador of his beloved home-city, Guarda. (...)

Arts & Culture

Vergílio Ferreira

Born in the tiny village of Melo, within Guarda district, Vergílio Ferreira had since early childhood a very hard burden to carry, when his parents emigrated to the United States of America. This sense of austerity can be clearly felt (...)

Cities & Villages

Casa Vergílio Ferreira - Para Sempre

The house Casa Vergílio Ferreira - Para Sempre is a place of inspiring tribute to the life and work of one of Portugal's most remarkable writers: Vergílio Ferreira. From Melo village to the world. (...)

Monuments & Attractions

Moreira de Rei Necropolis

Moreira de Rei Necropolis, located in the village Moreira de Rei, 7 km away from the Historical Village Trancoso, holds the largest collection of anthropomorphic granite-carved graves in the Iberian Peninsula of over 700 tombs. (...)

Encosta do Sobreiro

Designed by the young architects Bernardo Castro and Filipe Gonçalves, Encosta do Sobreiro is a 2,5 ha estate heavenly located at the heart of Geopark Serra da Estrela. (...)

Food & Drink

Eating in Guarda

The gastronomy of Guarda is famous for its strong flavours, the so-called "comfort food", so typical of the inland regions of Portugal. (...)

Cities & Villages

Sleeping in Guarda

Excellent options at the heart of Portugal's highest city! (...)

Nature & Outdoors

Allegro ma non troppo

The first movement of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony is "Allegro ma non troppo", depicting the awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside. This symphony is a hymn of gratitude to Nature. A love letter to the natural world. (...)

Cities & Villages

Christmas in Guarda

In Portugal's highest city, the enchanting city of Guarda, Christmas lights shine brighter! (...)

Quinta do Rio Noémi

Located only 5 minutes away from the city centre of Guarda, Quinta do Rio Noémi dates back to the 19th century, offering its guests all the exquisite comfort of contemporaneity at the heart of an idyllic natural landscape, where cows (...)

Nature & Outdoors

Côa Walkaways

These 930 m-long walkways connect Côa Museum to the deactivated train station of Côa, near the mouth of River Côa, facing the Douro River. (...)

Côa Honeycomb

This accommodation consists of 4 wooden honeycomb-shaped bungalows, set in a former olive grove. (...)