Peto da Virxe do Carme at As Burgas
About this heritage
The Peto da Virxe do Carme, located near As Burgas, is a unique example of the popular religious heritage of Ourense. It is a small stone monument, typically Galician, housing an image of the Virgin of Carmen. These types of structures, known as petos de ánimas, were spaces for prayer and reflection, where travelers left offerings or prayed for the souls in purgatory. Its presence next to the historic thermal baths of As Burgas reinforces the connection between spiritual tradition, urban landscape, and thermal culture.
To learn more
The Peto da Virxe do Carme, situated next to the thermal environment of As Burgas in Ourense, constitutes a valuable example of an urban peto de ánimas, uncommon in this type of setting. Made of stone and of traditional Galician typology, it features a niche with the image of the Virgin of Carmen, a devotion widely spread since the 18th century linked to the salvation of souls in purgatory. Its strategic location reinforces its devotional and didactic function, as it used to call passersby to prayer and almsgiving. This peto, besides its ethnographic value, represents the popular religiosity of Ourense and the integration of votive art into public space.
To know it better
The Peto da Virxe do Carme, near the famous thermal baths of As Burgas in Ourense, is a small stone structure with a religious image. In Galicia, these monuments are called petos de ánimas and were places where people stopped to pray, leave coins, or other offerings for the deceased. They are found along paths or in squares and are part of our traditions. This peto teaches us how people in the past blended religion with daily life and how they cared for the memory of those who were no longer with us.
Location
- Town
- Ourense
- Municipality
- Ourense
- Province
- Ourense
- Country
- Spain
The asset
- Eco-destination
- Río Miño – Ourense
- Environment
- Urban
How to get there
- Access
- By land
The visit
- Visitable
- yes
Coordinates
- Latitud
- 42.33448
- Longitud
- -7.86564