Top Things to do in Guarda District
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Things to do in Guarda District, Central Portugal: The Best Historic Sites
Discover the best top things to do in Guarda District, Portugal including Castelo de Pinhel, Vale do Coa Archaeological Park, Tumulo do Bandarra, Pelourinho de Trancoso, Portas D'El Rei, Pelourinho de Pinhel, Ruinas do Castelo de Moreira de Rei, Museu Da Casa Grande, Torre de Almofala, Castle of Guarda.
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1. Castelo de Pinhel
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4.5 based on 49 reviews
Reviewed By natashairsilva - Lisbon, Portugal
Beautiful scenery, now complete with a brand new walk tour around the castle walls. The views are amazing, perfect for a getaway in the real Portuguese rural areas.
2. Vale do Coa Archaeological Park
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4.5 based on 143 reviews
Previous booking strongly advised! The Côa valley is a unique place in the world, displaying open-air artistic manifestations from different moments of prehistoric, protohistoric and historic times, namely the greatest assembly of Ice Age open-air engravings presently known. This extraordinary rock art collection is distributed along two main axes: the river Côa and the river Douro, of which the Côa is a tributary. More than a thousand schist outcrops with rock art manifestations are known, in more than 70 different sites, with a predominance of Upper Paleolithic art, followed by motifs belonging to the Iron Age, Historic times and Late Prehistory. As a recognition of the cultural and scientific interest of this group of findings, the Parque Arqueológico do Vale do Côa (Côa Valley Archaeological Park) was created in 1996 and the rock art sites inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1998.
Reviewed By marjude
My wife and I are from the United States visiting Portugal. Since we have an interest in archeology we decided to drive to the Coa Valley and tour the fabulous Parque visiting Rock drawings from about 20,000 BC. We toured with Gloria a congenial and knowledgeable archeologist for about 3 hours in what is a beautiful part of the country. She drove us to the site in her vehicle and we hiked near 3 miles over pretty rough terrain to see the ancient drawings. Don’t miss this experience!
