Thermal Pools and Buffet at the Laias Caldaria Spa, Beside the Miño

With the free pools of the thermal walk closed until spring 2027, this is the hot-water plan for those who want something quieter than the urban hot springs: a hotel spa, on the banks of the Miño, that opens its pools to people who aren't staying there. Laias Caldaria is downstream from Ourense, in Cenlle, already in the Ribeiro region, on the N-120 at kilometre 585.8. The offer for day visitors combines two hours in the thermal pools and a buffet lunch or dinner for a set price.

What it includes and how much it costs

The experience is called hydrodynamic pools and buffet menu, and costs €30 for adults and €18 for children. It includes two hours' access to the mineral-medicinal water pools and the seasonal buffet; drinks are paid separately. The spa publishes it as valid until 30 December 2026, so if you go after that, ask what offer they have then.

On the Christmas dates it changes: on 24 December the pools plus the Christmas Eve buffet dinner cost €40 for adults and €35 for children, and on the 25th, the pools with the special Christmas lunch, €45 and €35. For New Year and Epiphany they have special menus, also published on their website.

The pools and the water

The spa has two indoor pools with lumbar jets and one hydrodynamic outdoor pool. Caldaria describes its waters as hyperthermal, of medium mineralisation and sulphurous. It is not a Japanese-style circuit like those in the city, but the spa of a 98-room hotel, facing the Miño and near the Serra do Suído. If you want a massage or a treatment, the spa has its own menu, separate from this offer.

Opening hours and booking

The pools are open Sunday to Thursday from 9:00 to 20:00 and Friday and Saturday from 9:00 to 21:00. The buffet is served at midday, from 13:30 to 16:00, and in the evening from 20:30. Book on 988 280 409 or at [email protected]. The website does not publish the minimum age for children in the pools: ask when booking if you go as a family. Bring swimwear, flip-flops and a towel, and ask whether they require a swimming cap.

For a dip in the city without a car, the paid hot springs of A Chavasqueira and Outariz remain open and cost less; Laias pays off when you want to make lunch and a bath a single afternoon.