On a Trip through Portugal - Guarda

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Hello

For this year’s summer vacation, I and Mr.A decided to go once again on a road trip in the northern region of Portugal and visiting other cities we haven’t been.

To be more accurate, that he hasn’t been. Sometimes I feel like I miss my calling as a Tour Guide or Travel Agent.

We visited in total 4 different cities during our trip, which I will be sharing with you on this series of posts called “On a trip through Portugal”. My plan is to do two posts per city as we spent about 2 days at each location and there is quite some info to share with you.

It won’t be just a photo diary of each town but I will also give you some recommendations on where to stay and eat.

I hope you enjoy it this series! And of course, seeing more of my beautiful home country Portugal.

Let’s first start with GUARDA.

DAY 1

Location:

Guarda is located in Beira Interior Norte sub-region in Centro Region of Portugal.
The highest city in continental Portugal, located to the northeast of Serra da Estrela (the largest mountain in mainland Portugal).

Inside the Cathedral | Sé.

At the rooftop of the Cathedral

Where to stay:

Hotel Vanguarda, approx. 10min walking away from city center with a fantastic view to the Serra da Estrela.

The view over the main square from the Cathedral’s rooftop

2nd King of Portugal

Where to eat:

Restaurante Belo Horizonte; great atmosphere, kind staff, and delicious authentic traditional food.
Price range: $$-$$$ .
NOTE: $-cheap, $$$$$-very expensive.