Road Less Traveled in Geneva: Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Portugal

For vacation, Nuno planned this big trip for us to go to Portugal for 16 days. We left on the 15th of July and came back on the 31st. It took us 16 hours (with stops) to go from Geneva to Vila Pouca de Aguiar where Nuno was born, and now his mom has an apartment there. On our first excursion there, we went to an old castle called Castelo de Aguiar. It was up on a hill so we could look down on the city. We could see the new bridge they built, as well as the church where Nuno's mom got married. We also ventured to where his grandma used to live and her things were still inside! Vila Pouca de Aguiar is a small city, but it has a lot of history to the beginnings of Nuno's life before he left to Geneva at age 4.
While we were staying at his mom's apartment, we took day excursions to Chaves and to Mirandela. At Chaves, we were able to explore the castle there and visit the weapon museum inside. We also went to a spa where the water is a natural hot spring coming from the ground that is suppose to be 73 degrees celcius and has natural healing qualities. In Mirandela, it got up to 40 degees celcius (about 104 degrees fahrenheit), so we did not stay long. However, this is the cheapest meal we got in Portugal, for 10 euros we got: Port, Beer, Water, Salad for two, and a coffee. And of course we had to get a ice-cream after. And that covers our first three days in Portugal.