Guarda (Nascente)
Caminho Nascente
To end of camino
42.7
Altitude
1025
Services
ATM
Yes
Bus
Yes
Correos
Yes
Grocery
Yes
Medical Center
Yes
Pharmacy
Yes
At over 1,000 m, Guarda is the highest city in Portugal — and the wind will remind you of it. The Gothic cathedral (the Se) is imposing if austere, and the castle ruins offer panoramic views over the surrounding mountains. Several medieval gates survive, of which the Torre dos Ferreiros (Blacksmiths' Tower) is the most interesting.
Guarda has all services — accommodation, restaurants, supermarkets, banks, and good transport connections by bus and rail.
The Road
Leaving Guarda, the camino becomes a Roman road almost immediately and this continues for most of the descent to Ramalhosa, making it one of the most interesting stretches on the entire Caminho Nascente.
City Map
