Latest news and stories from the Guarda district, Portugal.
Snow is forecast to continue falling this Saturday. Despite the cold, tourists guarantee that visiting Serra da Estrela is always a good experience.
The ULS da Guarda in Portugal hosted a welcoming session on March 11, 2026, for new medical interns beginning their training. The event gathered interns from across the country, fostering a supportive environment for sharing experiences and discussing the responsibilities of medical practice. Key figures, including the President of the ULS and the Medical Internship Director, emphasized the importance of this career milestone. The interns introduced themselves and received tokens of appreciation, highlighting the spirit of cooperation and integration within the medical community.
Hundreds of tourists took advantage of the inviting weather to climb to the highest point of the mountain range.
Dozens of tourists were able to climb to the highest point of the mountain range this Wednesday and enjoy the white blanket of snow.
The Polytechnic Institute of Guarda (IPG) is hosting the first annual meeting of the UNITA – Universitas Montium university alliance until this Thursday. This European network brings together 12 higher education institutions from Spain, France, Italy, Romania, Switzerland, Ukraine, and Portugal. The rectors of these institutions, representing 250,000 students, will evaluate the pros and cons.
The measure was taken so as not to disadvantage citizens who were unable to proceed with their applications as normal.
The detainee was carrying the narcotic substance hidden in one of his trainers, with the aim of supplying other inmates at the Guarda Prison Establishment, according to an investigation by the Judicial Police.
The GNR arrested the suspect on March 6th in Manteigas. The victims are his 27-year-old spouse and two children aged 5 and 2.
A 27-year-old woman and her two children, aged two and five, were victims of assault.
Rectors from 12 higher education institutions in Spain, France, Italy, Romania, Switzerland, Ukraine, and Portugal are participating, starting today in Guarda, in the first annual meeting of 2026 for the European university UNITA - Universitas Montium.
