Other than shopping or eating in a typical restaurant, especially the pulperia or typical eatery for appreciating Galicia's famous octopus, the tourist would spend little time here.    

It is curious to see the relationship the flavienses have with the Galegos—the Galicians.  Of all the people in Spain they are perhaps those who most sympathize with their poor cousins.  Perhaps it is the language proximity—Galician with Portuguese—or the feeling that Madrid has always ignored Galicia; therefore they can always say they might join with the north of Portugal, which also feels discriminated by the central government in Lisbon.  The Portuguese say that only in Galicia are they understood when they speak.  Curiously, with cultures that are not that dissimilar, and languages that are very similar, there is almost no contact between the two peoples outside shopping trips or eating in restaurants.  Portuguese newspapers are not sold in Verín nor are Spanish papers sold in Chaves.  Informants say they never listen to Spanish radio—perhaps because there are few music stations.  Spanish television is very popular though.   Several Spanish singers are popular in Chaves, but usually those who have also become popular outside Spain.  No Portuguese singers are popular or even listened to in Verìn.