Excursion to the hinterland of Portugal through cultural and historical villages

You will discover the original city of Guarda – an unforgettable place where historical monuments lead us to the origins of the Portuguese nation. In the 12th century, King Don Sancho 1 gave this settlement the status of a city, because the lady of his heart lived here. Guarda is considered the highest mountainous city in the country. This is a very pretty medieval town, where we will explore the ancient Gothic cathedral, as if cast from granite; an ancient Jewish quarter, in which the architecture of the Jewish urban dwelling is different from Christian houses. Don Dinis I and Princess Isabella of Aragon spent their honeymoon there. In Guards, he found his first love and Don Juan I.

We will also visit a number of historic villages:

Trancosa is hiding inside the fortress wall not only the winding medieval streets, but also the most interesting stories of ancient years, which I will tell you about.

Belmonte - although this village is located in the Portuguese hinterland, its history, or rather the history of the inhabitants of this village, is closely connected with marine discoveries. Belmont is now home to one of the last crypto-Jewish communities on the Iberian Peninsula.

Monsanto is hidden among the largest granite boulders, the size of which amazes our imagination. This village is the most Portuguese village in Portugal. The oldest part of it is located on the top of the mountain, where the Templars in the 12th century built a fortress to protect the southeastern borders of the country.

Pena Garcia is a border village with Spain, where there are also remains of the Templar fortress. With lovers of strong emotions, we will go down steep slopes into the depths of the gorge