Ourense: Hot Springs in the Middle of the City
Galicia, Spain
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Ourense: Hot Springs in the Middle of the City
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As Burgas come out of the ground in the centre of Ourense at between 64 and 68°C, at 300 litres a minute — rainwater that has worked down through fractures in the rock to over two kilometres deep and come back up hot. There are three springs: the Burga de Arriba from the 17th century, the modern Burga do Medio, and the neoclassical Burga de Abaixo of the 19th. The Romans left altars here, one of them dedicated to the Nymphs of the waters by Calpurnia Abana Aeboso — the first inhabitant of this city whose name we know.
Required Activities
1
of 5
Stand at As Burgas and feel how hot it actually is: 64 to 68°C, 300 litres a minute, in the middle of a city street
2
of 5
Find all three springs — the 17th-century Burga de Arriba, the modern Burga do Medio and the neoclassical Burga de Abaixo
3
of 5
Find the replica Roman altars, including the one Calpurnia Abana Aeboso dedicated to the Nymphs — the earliest named person from this city
4
of 5
Work out where the water has been: rain filtered down through rock fractures to over two kilometres before coming back up
5
of 5
Go out along the Miño to the other thermal waters — A Chavasqueira, O Tinteiro, Muíño da Veiga and Outariz — and sit in them
Stand at As Burgas and feel how hot it actually is: 64 to 68°C, 300 litres a minute, in the middle of a city street
Find all three springs — the 17th-century Burga de Arriba, the modern Burga do Medio and the neoclassical Burga de Abaixo
Find the replica Roman altars, including the one Calpurnia Abana Aeboso dedicated to the Nymphs — the earliest named person from this city
Work out where the water has been: rain filtered down through rock fractures to over two kilometres before coming back up
Go out along the Miño to the other thermal waters — A Chavasqueira, O Tinteiro, Muíño da Veiga and Outariz — and sit in them
Before you go
The spring water at As Burgas is hot enough to scald — do not put your hands in the outflow.
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Challenge XP
250 XP
Spain country bonus
+100 XP
Potential total
350 XP
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