• Welcome Center and 'Torre de Menagem' (Guarda)

  • Torre de Menagem  was part of the Alcáçova (military and residential structure), where lived the Captain-General and the family, still serving barracks for the garrison.
     
    The Reception Centre, next to the Tower, has information and is a starting point for visiting the major sites of cultural interest of the Guarda council. Includes an Exhibition of Archaeological Materials. Visits are 40 to 50 min and held 4 times a day with 15/20 people at a time. Visits for groups are made by previous appointment.
  • Centro

  • Guarda

  • Serra da Estrela Nature Park

  • Município da Guarda

  • Yes.

  • Main access roads to Guarda - A23, A25, N16, N18, N18-1 or N338-1.
     
    In Guarda, take Via de Cintura Externa da Guarda / Viceg. Follow the signs Guarda Centro / Castelo.
  • Fort or similar

  • Store

    Reception of visitors | information office

    Exhibition | interpretation space of natural and cultural values

    Viewpoint

  • Centro de Receção e Torre de Menagem da Guarda

    R. Dona Maria Luísa Godinho

    6300-408 GUARDA

    E-mail: torre.menagem@mun-guarda.pt

    Telephone: (00351) 271 220 728

    SITE

  • 9 am - 5 pm.

  • 1 January, Easter Sunday and Dec. 25.

  • No

  • Torre de Menagem is the highest point in Guarda (about 1056 m). Visit the several monuments Guarda has.