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Extract from the Guarda Travel Guides:
GUARDA
, at over 1000m, is the highest town in Portugal built on a plateau on the north-east flank of the Estrela mountains. It is chilly and windswept all year round and offers superb views. The city was founded in 1197 by Dom Sancho I to guard his borders against both Moors and Spaniards, and though the castle and walls have all but disappeared, its arcaded streets and little squares can be distinctly picturesque.
The
train station
is 3km north of the centre but there is, fortunately, a connecting bus that meets all the major trains; the
bus station
is about four hundred metres south...
read the whole Guarda Travel Guides...
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