Visiting Elvas

East Portugal Despite visiting Portugal for the past ten years, I’ve still not seen that much of it. We always spend our time visiting family in Setubal or Grandola, which means I’ve still not had the chance to see Porto or even the Algarve (although that’ll be changing very soon!) – so we’ve vowed that next time we visit we’ll tick off a little bit more of Miguel’s country. This time around, we took a road trip with our grandparents to visit Elvas – a fortified town sitting just next to the Spanish border. This is where Miguel’s grandfather grew up, and he couldn’t wait to show us around. It’s a quiet place, and probably a little...