Tours & Activities in Ourense

Book a visit with us and discover the city of Ourense with an official guide.
A casual, relaxed and open tour to share knowledge, moments and experiences.
Get to know the Roman and medieval history of the city, the most representative architecture, the most popular gastronomy , the most famous denominations of origin, the most representative writers, the most Ourense-based sculptures and you will discover a city to which everyone wants to return.

Itinerary:

• As Burgas
• Main Square
• wheat square
• Cathedral (exteriors)
• Wine area
• iron square
• San Lazaro Park
• Paseo Street
• Mall

Look for our turquoise umbrella in As Burgas!
We will wait for you!

What will we discover?

The city of Ourense, known as the “City of Gold”, has hot springs ♨️ , a Roman past 🏛️ and medieval streets that shine through its Cathedral. Its numerous alleys will take us to another era, as if it were a time machine. It is located in a legendary enclave that makes it famous for its good gastronomy🐙 and traditions😋. Get to know the Aurea city with the help of a local guide. Do you dare?

What we will see:

· Obispo Cesáreo Square

· As Burgas

· Main Square

· Orange Square

· Cathedral (exterior)

· Streets of Los Vinos

· Mouchiño

Plaza Obispo Cesáreo, Look for the ORANGE UMBRELLA.

If you are looking for a plan to get to know Ourense, this free tour is ideal. We will take a journey through time to learn how this city of nobles, churches and sloping squares grew throughout history. Are you coming to discover it?

We will meet at the appointed time in As Burgas , the symbol of the city, where you will be able to touch the scorching waters that spring from the Earth's interior at over 60ºC. Will you dare?

After explaining the origins of the city, we will go into the Middle Ages, observing two buildings that perfectly explain the history of Ourense: the Pazo Episcopal and the Church of Santa María Nai , both next to the Casa do Concello . In both of them the fiercest struggles between the clergy and the free men of the city took place.

From there we will head to the Cathedral of San Martiño , known for the Portico del Paraíso, one of the best preserved with influences from the Portico de la Gloria of the Cathedral of Santiago.

Finally, we will get lost in squares such as Praza do Ferro , the best place to discover the gastronomy of Ourense, or Rúa do Paseo , the commercial and modernist street of Ourense.

After almost two hours of walking, we will conclude our free tour at Praza Maior .

What will we discover?

You will get to know its modernist buildings, fashion stores and much more from its modernism to its old town , to discover secrets, curiosities and legends of an unknown city , Auriense, city of gold , as the Romans called it 🏛️.

To discover the legends and unknowns that Ourense hides, we start our free tour in the San Lázaro Park .

Are you going to miss it?

We will enter its most famous commercial avenue. What secrets does this street hide? What else awaits us on this path?

We will go to its Cathedral , with a majestic “ Portico of Paradise” and its “Holy Christ” as real as it is mysterious . Look closely, because we have surprises and secrets 🤫 what to tell them on the outside. We will approach the wine street, with its local products, with recommendations to enjoy its legendary gastronomic offer .

We will pass through different squares such as Magdalena . What silence can be seen in the latter! 😱

As a culmination, we will solve a great mystery. Is there a volcano that makes the city's waters boil ♨️?

We are waiting to show you Ourense, the city where its history and secrets are lost in the nights of time.

· San Lázaro Park

· Paseo Street

· Santa Eufemia Square

· Cathedral (exterior)

· Streets of Los Vinos

· Magdalena Square

· Main Square

· As Burgas

Ready to discover Ourense? The city you always want to return to.🤗🤩

Discover the beautiful Roman city of Ourense , known as the “City of Gold”, with the help of a local guide.
This city, on the banks of the Miño River , stands out for its abundant thermal waters , its Roman archaeological remains , its medieval past with its Cathedral and its numerous narrow streets that will transport you to another era. Numerous artists and writers were inspired by this city, located in a magical setting such as the Ribeira Sacr a and famous for its good gastronomy and traditions.

We will begin with the Roman past of Ourense in the Burgas, ancient hot springs where the Romans used to go to enjoy themselves and which the people of Ourense continue to do today.
We will continue into the Old Town until we reach the Plaza Mayor , where we will find some of the main monuments such as the Town Hall or the Episcopal Palace.

We will continue through different squares with names that tell us about the past activity of the people of Ourense, such as the Plaza del Trigo, until we reach the beautiful Romanesque and Gothic Cathedral , whose “Portico del Paraíso” has little to envy the famous “Portico de la Gloria” of the Cathedral of Santiago.

We will continue towards the Alameda and its beautiful Mercado de Abastos where you will see all the fresh Galician products and later we will arrive at the Plaza do Ferro , known as the wine area.
We will continue to finish through very mysterious places that will surprise you in the city of Ourense.

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"There are three things in Ourense that there are not in the rest of Spain: the Holy Christ, the Roman Bridge and the Burgas boiling water".

This saying perfectly defines what we are going to show in this tour:

We will begin in the Plaza Mayor, the heart of the old town of Ourense, talking about its Roman origins that still play a leading role in the city today, such as its baths or the Roman Bridge.

Of course, the Mercado de Abastos is also part of this route, between the Alameda park and Las Burgas.

We will visit the Cathedral of San Martiño de Ourense, known for housing the chapel with the Holy Christ , whose image of Christ on the cross seems to be alive, as tradition says that even his hair grows. In the Cathedral you can also see the Pórtico del Paraíso , one of the most impressive and best preserved porticos reminiscent of that of the Cathedral of Santiago.

The well-known “wine area” is located in the surroundings of the Cathedral, because if Ourense is known for something, it is also for its gastronomy and great variety in its tapas area within the old town and the best place to end our route.

Do you think they are enough reasons to discover the city of Ourense with us?


IMPORTANT:
* Free payment for each attendee at the end of the visit.

* Punctuality is important. Reservations for visits will be held for 5 minutes after the start of the visit. Once this time has elapsed, the places will be released for the waiting list.

* In the case of not attending, it is requested and appreciated that the reservation be canceled or communicated so that the guide is not waiting and does not make the rest of the attendees wait.

* Reservations of more than 6 people in the same group of friends/family are not allowed . In case of making separate reservations for a group larger than 6 people, the guide can reject the attendees at the same meeting point.

* The client can request receipt of his payment or claim forms.