Guarda: Exploring Timeless Giants

Explore Guarda’s history with its timeless giants. Discover the 12th-century origins, Sé Cathedral, ancient streets, and annual Rooster tradition.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Se-Catedral da Guarda - Guided tour of the interior and climb to the terraces. “Photo spot”.
  • Praça Luís de Camões - Guided tour of the old City Hall building and the mural by the artist Gargaleiro (Exterior only).
  • Porta d’el Rei - Guided tour. Photo spot.
  • Judiaria da Guarda - Guided tour
  • Church of San Vicente - Guided tour (outside only).
  • Porta da Erva - Guided tour passing through Rui de Pina’s house (exterior only). Photo spot.
  • Torre dos Ferreiros - Guided tour. photo spot
  • Jardim Frei Pedro - Guided tour.
  • Jardim Municipal José de Lemos - Guided tour. Possibility to have coffee.
  • District Archives of Guarda - Guided tour.
  • Teatro Municipal da Guarda - TMG - Guided tour (exterior only)
  • Parque de Saúde da Guarda - Guided tour
  • Escola Básica 2º e 3º ciclo de Santa Clara - Guided tour (exterior only).
What's Included
  • Personal Accident and Civil Liability Insurance
  • Company registered with Turismo de Portugal (RNAAT no. 506/2022)
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Collection/delivery at the Hotel
  • Transport to the meeting point and start of the tour.
  • All consumption in any establishments visited during the activity.
  • Entrance ticket to the Cathedral (access to the interior and terraces €2.50).
Additional Information

This is a different look at the city, the people who shaped it and the works they left for posterity - The Timeless Giants of Guarda. Travel back in time, to the 12th century, with D. Sancho I, the colonist, and uncover his main concerns. Already in the 14th century, discover the magnificent Sé Cathedral of Guarda and be amazed by the interior and the view from the terraces. Continue your journey, discover the ancient streets with giant steps, 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 other Giants who helped fill the pages of the stories of this magnificent city: - Rui de Pina; Frei Pedro do Guarda; Lopo de Carvalho and Sousa Martins; José Maria Pedrosa.

  • Not recommended for people with reduced mobility.
  • Not recommended for people with vertigo.
Location
R. Dr. Miguel de Alarcão 7
Rua Doutor Miguel de Alarcão
Go to the entrance of Sé da Guarda and look for the Guide with an orange umbrella, next to the statue of D. Sancho I.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Go46476410039
Aug 18, 2024
Great tour and better person - Very good Guide, he does it with great enthusiasm and effort. Besides being very interesting everything that counts. 100% recommended experience.
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Gemad994
Aug 17, 2024
Visit to the roofs of the cathedral - The Scout Guide, has made a great effort to explain the visit. We really liked it. The beautiful cathedral
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