GUARDIA, or Guarda, a town of Portugal, in the province of Beira, with a bishop's fee. It contains about 2300 inhabitants, is fortified both by art and nature, and has a stately cathedral. W. Long. 5° 17'. N. Lat. 40° 20'.

Guardia-Alfiera, a town of Italy, in the kingdom of Naples, and in the Contado-di-Molife, with a bishop's fee. E. Long. 15° 53'. N. Lat. 51° 50'.