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Chaves and Environs
Chaves, a mere 12 km (7 miles) from Spain, is a quiet place — at least now that it isn’t suffering repeated attacks from the invading Spanish.
The town’s strategic role as a border-crossing is reflected in its name (Chaves means “Keys”) and by its two 17th-century fortresses (the Forte de São Francisco has been converted into a superior hotel).
Long before the Romans arrived, the region’s prehistoric inhabitants left a series of carvings on a massive granite boulder at Outeiro Machado, 3 km (2 miles) outside Chaves.
Vidago is an elegant 19th-century spa town, 17 km (11 miles) before Chaves, boasting the Edwardian Palace Hotel, gardens, and a nine-hole golf course.