Camino Sanabrés: attractions & sights guide
A stop-by-stop guide to the best things to see along the Camino Sanabrés route — 2 destinations, their must-see sights and how to drive between them.
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Ourense
Ourense is a junction city on the Camino, where the Via de la Plata meets the Camino Sanabrés for the final push into Santiago de Compostela. The city has been valued since Roman times for its natural hot springs, which still bubble up along the Miño River, and its old town holds one of Galicia's most striking medieval bridges and a cathedral with a richly carved portal.
Top attractions in Ourense
Puente Romano
A medieval bridge on Roman foundations spanning the Miño River with a tall central arch, long the main crossing point into the old town.
Ourense Cathedral
A Romanesque and Gothic cathedral whose Pórtico do Paraíso, a polychrome carved portal, echoes the more famous Pórtico da Gloria in Santiago.
As Burgas hot springs
Natural hot springs in the old town that have flowed since Roman times, now channeled into public fountains and pools open to visitors.
Praza Maior
The arcaded main square of the old town, lined with historic facades and long the civic and social center of Ourense.
Museo Arqueolóxico Provincial
A museum housed in the old episcopal palace, holding Roman and Galician archaeological finds from the wider Ourense province.
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is the spiritual endpoint of the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage network that has drawn walkers to the tomb of Saint James for over a thousand years. Its granite old town, centered on the Romanesque cathedral, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the great pilgrimage cities of Europe.
Top attractions in Santiago de Compostela
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
The Romanesque cathedral houses the reputed tomb of Saint James beneath its high altar and marks the traditional finish of all Camino routes.
Praza do Obradoiro
The grand square in front of the cathedral is where exhausted pilgrims traditionally arrive, flanked by the Hostal dos Reis Católicos and the Pazo de Raxoi.
Mercado de Abastos
A stone-built covered market selling Galician seafood, cheese, and produce, popular with both locals and visitors for its stalls and adjoining tapas counters.
Parque de la Alameda
A wooded hillside park offering the classic postcard view of the cathedral's towers rising over the old town's rooftops.
Convento de San Francisco
A monastery reputedly founded by Saint Francis of Assisi during his own pilgrimage to Santiago, now home to a small museum on the order's history.
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