# Ourense from River to River, from the Barbaña to the Miño with a Guide and Photographer

What to do en Ourense · Ourense

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ourense/things-to-do/river-to-river-walk · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Desde: 20 € per adult
- Duración: 3 h 30
- Temporada: All year, on Mondays; also on market days, the 7th and 17th of each month, with prior enquiry
- Para quién: Over-16s at adult price; good walkers

Walking tour · 3 hrs 30 · €20, €35 with a photography class · Mondays at 10:00 from As Burgas · By reservation, minimum 2 people

Ourense was not born beside the Miño, but beside a smaller river, the Barbaña, which flows down from As Burgas until it meets the Miño beneath the Millennium Bridge. This mid-morning walk follows that river from beginning to end and then crosses the Miño to the Roman bridge. It is led by Rosa Veiga, an official tourist guide and professional photographer, under the Milhistorias brand, and leaves on Mondays.
Where it goes
You meet at the As Burgas fountains area, at the foot of the steps on Rúa Calpurnia Abana. From there:

It follows the Barbaña from the Roman origins of the city: the remains of a bridge recently found next to As Burgas, the Caldas viewpoint, parks, street art and the abutment of a medieval bridge.
It reaches the mouth at the Miño, beneath the Millennium Bridge.
It crosses to the other bank, to the O Puente district, the most urban thermal area, and ends at the great medieval bridge of Roman origin.

The return to the centre is on foot or by city bus, on your own. It is three and a half hours at a walking pace, with long stops to tell the history: it is not a sporting hike, but it is a whole morning on your feet.
Market days
The guide recommends doing it on the 7th and 17th of each month, when there is a market. On those days the route passes among the stalls and ends at the market grounds, where you can try the octopus of the pulpeiras. For those dates you need to check beforehand and book. On Mondays without a market, the walk ends near the Roman bridge.
Price, places and booking
The guided visit costs €20 per adult, from age 16; the website does not publish a price for minors. There is a plus option, at €35, which adds a photography class during the route: useful if you travel with a camera and want to come back with more than souvenir photos. It runs with a minimum of two people booked and admits up to 35. Book on the website itself, choosing the ticket, or by calling 629 88 23 91; also by email at info@milhistorias.eu. For groups they prepare rates and route changes.
To round off the morning
If you end at the Roman bridge, the bridge is the starting point of the Miño thermal walk. If the afternoon is for water, the paid hot springs of Outariz are downstream; the public pools, however, remain closed until spring 2027.

Lo organiza: Milhistorias, desde 20 € adult (over 16) (https://milhistorias.eu/eventos/tour-de-medio-dia-por-un-ourense-diferente-los-lunes/)

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 42.3348, -7.8668

## Cerca de aquí

- [As Burgas](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ourense/things-to-do/as-burgas), a 150 m
- [Hotel Zarampallo](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ourense/where-to-stay/hotel-zarampallo), a 198 m
- [Climbing the Rooftops of Ourense Cathedral](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ourense/things-to-do/cathedral-rooftops), a 275 m
- [Visit to Ourense Cathedral and the Pórtico do Paraíso](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ourense/things-to-do/cathedral-visit), a 275 m
- [Tapas Route through Os Viños](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ourense/things-to-do/os-vinos-tapas-route), a 331 m
- [Nova](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ourense/where-to-eat/nova), a 383 m
- [Guided Walk Through Ourense's Old Town, from the Market to As Burgas](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ourense/things-to-do/old-town-guided-walk), a 558 m
- [Roman Bridge](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ourense/things-to-do/roman-bridge), a 1.1 km

## Consejos

### Go on a 7th or 17th that falls on a Monday
The tour's usual day coincides with the market; book in good time.

### Comfortable shoes
It is three and a half hours on foot, with standing stops.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the river-to-river tour cost?
€20 per adult; €35 with the photography class.

### Which days does it leave?
Mondays at 10:00, with at least two people booked, and on market days with prior enquiry.

### Where do you meet?
At As Burgas, at the foot of the steps on Rúa Calpurnia Abana.

Destino: [Ourense](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ourense.md)