Free tour Guarda: Stories of timeless giants

In our time travel, we will go back to the twelfth century, with D. Sancho I, the settler, and unveil his main concerns. We will discover in giant footsteps the ancient streets, crossing the walls and centuries, until we return to the present and find out why the Rooster is judged and burned at the stake every year.
Let's meet D. Sancho I, Rui de Pina,  Friar Pedro da Guarda, Lopo de Carvalho, José Maria Pedrosa and Sousa Martins.
During our trip we will have the opportunity to meet some of the oldest inhabitants of the city, they are the Green Giants, who insist on resisting the passage of years, contributing to the maintenance of biodiversity and good air quality of the first Iberian Bioclimatic City.  This is a different look at the city and the people who shaped it.

We will visit:

• Estátua de D. Sancho I (Place of start and end of the tour)
• Sé Catedral (Outdoor and indoor)
• Praça Luis Vaz 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 da Guarda
• Jardim José de Lemos
• Edifício do arquivo Distrital (Outdoor only)
• Teatro Municipal da Guarda (Outdoor only)
• Parque de Saúde
• Escola de Santa Clara (Outdoor only)

What is included/ excluded in the activity:

• Includes: 

- Histórias Com Passadas guide during the walking route.  
- RNAAT License No. 506/2022 of Turismo de Portugal.   

• Not included: 

- Payment of the entrance ticket to the Cathedral (2,50 €)
- Meals or drinks during the walk, all consumption in any establishments eventually visited during the activity. 
- Transport to the starting point of the walk. 
- Anything that is not declared as included.

Additional useful information

• Please, when making the reservation, indicate the total number of people who will come (Numerous group bookings are not accepted - more than 15 visitors).
• If possible, please arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes before the tour time, to start at the indicated time.
• The route is circular, beginning and ending next to the statue of D. Sancho I; presents an easy/moderate level of difficulty and has a total of 3.36 km, with an accumulated uneven of 108 m.
• No specific equipment is required to carry out this tour (e.g. walking sticks).