Museum
Museo Arqueológico Provincial de Ourense
Ourense · 1845
Photo: Lameiro · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
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 Museo arqueolóxico · Monumento
Opened 1846
Run by Xunta de Galicia
Protected as Monumento histórico-artístico · Ben de Interese Cultural
Elevation here ≈ 145 m · Terrain Tiles
Nearest town Ourense, 948 m away
Way of St James Camiño Xabrés, 56 m away
People in the municipality 105,609 (2025) · IGE
Getting there
Wheelchair No
Phone +34 988 788 439
Address Edificio Santa María de Europa, Rúa Xílgaros s/n.
Getting there by bus
- Alameda190 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)
- Alameda198 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 XXIII291 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 ↗.
