Hermitage of el Cristo del Amparo Monument · Guardo, Alto Carrión, Palencia Image of Guardo, not of the place itself. A hermitage on the outskirts of the urban centre, surrounded by the oak wood of Corcos, it maintains one of the most deeply rooted devotions of Guardo and is the usual goal of the residents' pilgrimage in the spring months. Photo: Alejandro Polanco (CC BY 3.0) What to see and do in Guardo