Wardja, the Watchman Curiosity · La Guardia, Mesa de Ocaña, Toledo Image of La Guardia, not of the place itself. The place name comes from the Gothic wardja, meaning sentinel or lookout, a name born in the time of the Reconquest and fitting for a town set on top of a hill 703 metres above sea level. Photo: Malopez 21 (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in La Guardia