What to see in Ourense in 1 day

Ourense’s capital boasts a great variety of historical monuments, and cultural and gastronomic experiences — not forgetting its thermal springs. If you are on holiday and you’d like to spend a day in Ourense, it is best to organise your itinerary so that it includes a range of activities that, together, will give you an accurate and attractive picture of the city as a whole. Your best plan would be to spend the night in Ourense, so that you can make an early start on your sightseeing, when the city is still lit by the light of its street lamps, because at this time of day, the atmosphere is even more special. Your day’s activities could include everything from visiting churches, palaces and museums to a bath at a thermal spa. Whatever your tastes, you definitely won’t want to miss a gastronomic tour of the Os Viños area, where you can go from bar to bar, enjoying tapas and good wines in every establishment in this maze of city centre streets.

As all distances within this city are quite manageable on foot, we recommend you wear comfortable footwear so that you can walk around every corner, every square and park, and along the banks of the river Miño. Just a single day in Ourense is enough to make you fall in love with its spirit and its calm beauty.