A range of pools next to the river ranging from warm to too hot to stand. you can dry off on the lawns by the river and its free. There is a bar but the food is nothing special.
Located just out of the city, these hot springs are one of the best you can experience ever. Free, well maintained, you will see that locals come out in force to enjoy a soak followed by a swim in the river. A real experience.
It is amazing being able to be in an outdoors spa in the river shore of the Miño so close to the city. We went there in November and rent bikes so we went all through the shore.there are free pools and others you have to pay but it is cheap (4 Euros aprox) but really worth it ,clean and open even at night.There are pools with different temperatures(27/35 degrees) and you can go to the river to get some cold water.
The old centre of Ourense is a lovely - unlike the hideous modern part of town. Its well worth a visit. The spas on the banks of the River Mino are especially welcome on the cloudy days which are inevitable in august. The setting is spectacular. The pools are all surrounded by grass where you can lay your beach towel. You can take a picnic or have lunch in the cafe. They municipal spa is free and consequently busy but its spacious so theres plenty of room. Its a day of rest and relaxation, as there's nothing else to do except bathe and sunbathe. be careful with the train - it stops for lunch for about 3 hours. be sure to check the times.
a lot of thermals pools to walk around all of then is almost 3 km.
We came here in a cold November evening. What we saw was the steam coming out of outdoor hot spring pools, some changing rooms (but we didn't need them in the dark, anyway) and just a few people, probably locals. Couldn't believe it was for free. And although the view of Miño river during the day must be really nice, you will appreciate it best in a cold evening/night for being so hot and private. Just relax: if you behave yourself, nobody cares about you.
We went to the free thermal springs of Orense “Burga de Canedo” with our three children aged between 6 and 8. We went there by car; the parking lot is on the opposite side of the river and you have to walk over a bridge to get to the thermal springs. They open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. When you arrive there you are first confronted with a sign that explains (in Galician!) to you everything that is forbidden: drinking, eating, not using the showers, chewing gum, diving, children under 3, going barefoot, taking photos (yes! We could not even take pictures of our own family with nobody else in them), talking loudly, being more than 30 minutes in the same pool, smoking, playing ball…. Then once you are in a pool (like a bath, between 38 and 40 ºC) you find out you are being watched by employees in fluorescent jackets every second. They are walking around the pools with unfriendly faces, several of them, to make sure you do nothing that is forbidden. They seemed to dislike children as they had an especially close look at them at all times. To make a long story short, we walked out of this place after only 30 minutes as there was no fun in being treated like a possible nuisance and not feeling welcome at all.
Great for relaxation, even in winter because the water is very hot!There are 3 different places you can go, for free: chavasqueira, muiño de veiga and outariz. you can get there by car , walking (there is a beautifull pathway along the river) or by a litle train that leaves from the Praza Maior. That is alone a good reason to visit Ourense.
We went on a rainy day and it was incredible to be outside in the rain yet warm and cosy in the spas! We went to one of the spas where you pay to get in and it was really good value.
You can sunbathe by the river and take a dip in the hot spring pools. These are distributed all along the river and make an interesting visit and an escape from the city. Take a bottle of water and a towel. Some areas have changing facilities and lockers. They are all free to use but you must shower off all suntan lotion before getting in. All are attended by staff who regularly check the water temperature and quality.