What to do and see in Guardo
Guardo is a town located in the northern part of the province, serving as the gateway to the Route of the Reservoirs and also to the province of León. Once the mining hub of the area, today it primarily hosts the most important commercial activity in the region. It is also known for its live Passion play during Holy Week and its unique moving Nativity scene at Christmas. It is to the upper Carrión what Cervera is to the upper Pisuerga. A gateway, inn, market, services, and leisure. Unlike Cervera, which does not possess archaeological riches comparable to those of Aguilar or the small villages in its own region, it is essential to mention the Palace of Bishop Bullón or Casa Grande de Guardo, from the 18th century, with a beautiful design between Plateresque and Baroque styles.
There are also some other emblazoned houses, and apart from the ruins of the castle, the hermitage of Cristo del Amparo, with a good bell gable, and the 17th-century parish church. The modern monument to the miner does not have much to show a visitor who comes from exploring astonishing routes. Guardo is, above all, a town with aspirations of becoming a modern city.
With a diversified economy (services, livestock, agriculture, forest wealth), without dismissing the part that tourism can play, as the head of an area with great attractions for visitors, it has welcomed a large part of the emigration from the region (which accounts for 75% of the population compared to 1945). It continues to grow within the open Carrión Valley. We descend a steep slope on the road coming from Saldaña. A moorland reforested in sections with dense pine forests. From Guardo onwards, all inhabited centers are located along the Carrión or the reservoirs of Compuerto and Camporredondo, which have occupied a large part of the most fertile meadows in the area, creating wealth at the cost of contributing to depopulation.
There are also some other emblazoned houses, and apart from the ruins of the castle, the hermitage of Cristo del Amparo, with a good bell gable, and the 17th-century parish church. The modern monument to the miner does not have much to show a visitor who comes from exploring astonishing routes. Guardo is, above all, a town with aspirations of becoming a modern city.
With a diversified economy (services, livestock, agriculture, forest wealth), without dismissing the part that tourism can play, as the head of an area with great attractions for visitors, it has welcomed a large part of the emigration from the region (which accounts for 75% of the population compared to 1945). It continues to grow within the open Carrión Valley. We descend a steep slope on the road coming from Saldaña. A moorland reforested in sections with dense pine forests. From Guardo onwards, all inhabited centers are located along the Carrión or the reservoirs of Compuerto and Camporredondo, which have occupied a large part of the most fertile meadows in the area, creating wealth at the cost of contributing to depopulation.
