Guided Walk Through Ourense's Old Town, from the Market to As Burgas

It is a one-and-a-half to two-hour walking tour with an official guide through the centre of Ourense, designed for those who arrive not knowing where to start. It is organised by Guíame Galicia, the company of Sebastiano Fabio Forino, a licensed guide in Galicia, and presented as the tour of "the city of gold and its hot springs": the hot water that comes out in the middle of the street, the historic centre and the Miño.

The route

It leaves from the central fountain in Praza Obispo Cesáreo and ends at the monument to O Mouchiño. On the way it passes these places, in this order:

• The Mercado de Abastos, the city's food market.
• As Burgas, the hot springs that gush at over 60 ºC beside the remains of a Roman sanctuary.
• Praza Maior and the cathedral of San Martiño, seen from outside; the inside is only included if you ask beforehand.
• The wine area, with Praza do Ferro and Rúa de San Miguel.

The guide gives recommendations for bars, octopus restaurants and viewpoints, which is useful if you are going to stay for lunch in the old town. It is a good first hour in Ourense: afterwards you know where everything is and what is worth returning to.

Time, price and booking

It leaves every day subject to availability, at 11:00 from September to June and at 10:30 in July and August. It costs €12 per person, VAT included, and children aged 0 to 12 don't pay; the guide adapts the pace and the way of telling it when there are little ones. It runs with a minimum of four people; if there are fewer, the company offers the private tour, on the day and time of your choice.

Book by WhatsApp or phone on +34 660 93 48 40, by email at [email protected] or via the form on its website. Arrive five to ten minutes early. The tour is in Spanish every day and in Italian if you ask beforehand. It does not include entry tickets, transport or drinks.

Other ways to see it

The same company has a free tour of legends and secrets, at night and of about two hours, and a walk among the street-art murals of Mon Devane; it also publishes a visit with tactile models for blind or low-vision people. If what you want is the inside of the cathedral with a guide, see the cathedral visit. For a longer morning off the usual circuit, the walk from river to river follows the Barbaña to the Miño. When you finish, the tapas route through Os Viños starts a few steps away.