Historic quarter
Old town of Ourense
Ourense
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Ourense (Galician: [owˈɾɛnsɪ]); Spanish: Orense ([oˈɾense] ) is a city and the capital of the province of Ourense, located in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It is on the Camino Sanabrés path of the Way of St James (Camino de Santiago), and is crossed by the Miño, Barbaña, Loña and Barbañica rivers. It is also known as A cidade das Burgas (in Galician) due to its hot springs, being one of the European cities with the greatest thermal heritage.
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Facts
What it is Casco vello · Conxunto histórico-artístico
Protected as Ben de Interese Cultural
Elevation here ≈ 146 m · Terrain Tiles
Nearest town Ourense, 914 m away
Way of St James Camiño Xabrés, 29 m away
People in the municipality 105,609 (2025) · IGE
Getting there by bus
- Alameda161 m awayAs Lagoas-A Valenzá 1 · Ourense E.I.-Piñor-Toén · As Lagoas-Loiro-As Lagoas · Ourense E.I.-Moreiras-Toén · Piñeiro-Ourense E.I. · Ourense E.I.-Parque Tecnolóxico (recinto interior)
- Alameda171 m awayAs Lagoas-A Valenzá 1 · PIÑEIRO-OURENSE E.I. · Ourense E.I.-Piñor-Toén · As Lagoas-A Valenzá 1 (centro médico) · As Lagoas-Loiro-As Lagoas · Ourense E.I.-Moreiras-Toén
- Rúa Xoán XXIII255 m awayOurense-Pontevedra E.A. (X) · Ourense-Vigo E.I.-Cuvi · Cuvi-Vigo E.I.-Ourense
Stops on the regional public transport network. A stop being there does not mean a bus runs today: the lines are sorted by how many services they run, and the timetables are on bus.gal ↗.
