Medieval pilgrims believed that finisterre latin, meaning the end of the world was literally the end of the world. Once in fisterra, enjoy a well earned swim in the sea. The camino finisterre is a 90km trail from santiago to finisterra, on the western coast of spain. I have published four more videos from our walk between saintjeanpiedde. Santiago to finisterre the road to the stars world walks. Je lai parcouru en 4 etapes, dont une assez longue et une courte le dernier jour. The camino finisterre is the perfect end to any of the caminos.
Read about the books unique strengths and browse the sample images below. It travels across the peaceful country side of galicia, all the way to fisterra and the atlantic coast. Hoy, como antano, muchos peregrinos finalizan aqui. Update spring 20 negreira albergue san jose, 15e each for 2 beds in one room.
I dont know if you want to walk to muxia via finisterre or just directly from santiago to muxia. The distance you will cover this way is 30 kilometers. I walked from sjpdp to santiago and had 4 days rest and then walked to finisterra and am still in muxia. Upon leaving hospital, you can take a direct route to muxia. Life is a collection of experiences, let us be your caminoguide. Jean roncesvalles santiago aamino guides, which is pretty concise, this is the best english guide ive encountered for the camino finisterre. To get an idea before you go, a lot of the spanish online sites have information. Jean roncesvalles santiago aamino guides, which is pretty concise, this is the best english guide ive.
Walk to the edge of the world on the finisterre way. Located in the westernmost part of galicia is cape finisterre. The stretch between muxia and finisterre is also marked in both directions, so you dont have to worry about walking backwards. The finisterre muxia way or camino fisterramuxia, is a short way to fisterra, a place previous to the beginning of the way of st james. Finisterre was where the devout pilgrims to santiago came to collect the proof of their pilgrimage in the form of the scallop shell. This medieval finisterre was also the end of the known world where the sun set into the mare tenebrosum or dark sea, still echoing its links to the otherworld. Early on, you will cross the little village of dumbria with a 17th century church. This is the continuation of camino ingles 2016 route reports by james portelli. I love this leg of the camino as i hv quite a few days, i did a slow walk. Este camino historico ya esta descrito en las cronicas del siglo xii. Camino a finisterre muxia wandermap your hiking routes. The three to fourday journey traverses the rugged countryside of galicia, with its celtic heritage. Camino finisterre fisterra way or muxia way follow the camino. There are two finishing points on this route finisterre and muxia, you can choose one of them or walk.
Overlooking the rough waters of the atlantic, it is easy to see why this was once considered the end of the world. The camino finisterre pilgrimage to the end of the world. Logoso nearly 2kms past olveiroa ologoso albergue bar, recently opened, a tiny. The extension of the way of saint james to cape finisterre is also an historic pilgrimage route. A partir do seculo xii, o codice calixtino xa vincula este camino coa tradicion xacobea. The finisterre muxia route is the only way that starts not ends in santiago. The camino to finisterre and muxia pilgrimage to the end of the world.