O Castro
in Ourense of Galicia, Spain
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Braganca Airport (42 mi) - Chaves Airport (55 mi)
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Leon Airport (68 mi) - Santiago de Compostela Airport (79 mi)
- Vigo Airport (85 mi)
- Vila Real Airport (89 mi)
- Asturias Airport (92 mi)
- A Coruña Airport (93 mi)
- Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (120 mi)
- Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Roman Walls of Lugo (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Tower of Hercules (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Historic Centre of Guimarães (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Historic Centre of Oporto (Unesco heritage, 92 mi)
- Alto Douro Wine Region (Unesco heritage, 100 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 42.433 and -6.983 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 42° 25' 59" and W -6° 58' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque, Occitan
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:45 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Madrid
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:31 am and 9:20 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -42.490 and 173.158 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Mt Lyford - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Spain.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Spain. Last Update: 2024-04-23 08:18:23
Discover O Castro
O Castro in Ourense (Galicia) is a town in Spain about 220 mi (or 354 km) north-west of Madrid, the country's capital city.
Current time in O Castro is now 08:45 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Madrid with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports near O Castro, of which two are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Braganca Airport in Portugal in a distance of 42 mi (or 68 km). The closest airport in Spain is Leon Airport in a distance of 68 mi (or 68 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Spain is Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) in a distance of 39 mi (or 63 km), North-West. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Oencia, Petin, Sobrado, Puente de Domingo Florez and Barjas. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 36% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
7°C (44 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Paladium
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Androllas chorizos y botelos O Barco de Valdeorras
Obradoiro para el aprendizaje.
Nevada O Barco de Valdeorras 2.12.2010
Video con imagenes de la nevada registrada en O Barco de Valdeorras (Ourense). Grabado y editado por MeteoBarco. Comienzo de la nevada a las 17:15h y finalización a las 20:00h.
San Cristóbal 2008 - O Barco de Valdeorras
Procesión de vehículos en honor a San Cristóbal.
Carrilanas 2010: O Barco de Valdeorras On board -Yamaha G1 R1-
Camara on board de la carrilana Yamaha y su piloto Jacobo Bastos en O barco de Valdeorras 2010.
Carrilanas O Barco 2011 Kalibre Bierzo on board
1ª prueba puntuable para el Open de España de Deportes de Inercia 2011, O Barco de Valdeorras. Kalibre bierzo, 3º puesto en categoria cx.
Kayak río Candís - 1º descenso
1º descenso del río Candís en kayak. El río Candís es un pequeño afluente del río Sil. Está situado entre las localidades de O Barco de Valdeorras y Sobradelo de Valdeorras. Información...
San Cristobal 2009 procesión de camiones
Procesión de camiones en honor a nuestro patrón San Cristobal en O Barco de Valdeorras. Faltaron muchos porque con esto de tener que hacer los descansos correspondientes no pudieron asistir.
Competición de judo
O barco de valdeorras.
**Fotos antiguas de Valdeorras**
Recopilación de fotos antiguas de Villoria y el Barco de Valdeorras,con música de celtas cortos.**
TELEGROUCHO_1
O Cine Club "Groucho Marx" créase no Barco de Valdeorras no ano 1980. Grazas ás experiencias que ten desenvolvido no eido audiovisual, foi recoñecido polos medios de ámbito galego e...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
O Barco de Valdeorras
O Barco de Valdeorras is a municipality in Ourense (province) in the Galicia region of north-west Spain. It lies towards the very north-east of Ourense province. Located in the Sil valley, lying in the Serra do Eixo, is the capital of the Valdeorras region. One of its economic foundations, besides mining and slate processing, is wine production, which qualified for the Designation of Origin Valdeorras.
Rubiá
Rubia is a genus of the madder family Rubiaceae, which contains about 80 species of perennial scrambling or climbing herbs and sub-shrubs native to the Old World, Africa, temperate Asia and America. The genus and its best known species are also known as Madder, Rubia tinctorum (Common Madder), Rubia peregrina (Wild Madder), and Rubia cordifolia (Munjeet or Indian Madder). The Common Madder can grow up to 1.5 m in height.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of O Castro.
- Oencia
- Petin
- Sobrado
- Puente de Domingo Florez
- Barjas
- Corullon
- Carucedo
- Vega de Valcarce
- Trabadelo
- Villafranca del Bierzo
- Borrenes
- Benuza
- Manzaneda
- Carracedelo
- Porto
- Balboa
- Quiroga
- Cacabelos
- Priaranza del Bierzo
- Vilarino de Conso
- Camponaraya
- Pias
- Arganza
- Ponferrada
- Lubian
- Sancedo
- Encinedo
- Vega de Espinareda
- Castro Caldelas
- Castrillo de Cabrera