Walking the Camino de Santiago: Finisterre Way from Santiago de Compostela to Muxia

Walk to the Atlantic Coast, along the Finisterre Way or Camino de Fisterra,and to the ‘End of the World’! This Camino de Santiago route is unique, as it is the only one starting in Santiago de Compostela. There is a good reason for it! This Camino route pre-dates Christianity, as pagans would head to Fisterra in the Costa da Morte (Coast of Death) where they believed the sun died and the worlds of the dead and the living became closer. Prayers would be said and offers would be made in order to please the gods. The route can be continued to the sanctuary of A Virxe da Barca in Muxía, another traditional pilgrimage destination in a stunning location by the Atlantic Ocean.