Fisterra Excursion: the cherry of your Camino!

The Camino de Santiago doesn’t have to end once you reach the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. This day trip is perfect for those pilgrims who after arriving in Santiago de Compostela do not want to leave Galicia without first visiting the famous “Finis terrae”, the end of the world. With the help of our experts’ guides, you will discover the impressive Fisterra cape, but also other place on the awe-inspiring Galician coast.

You will leave Santiago early in the morning towards the Costa da Morte right in the Atlantic Ocean. A few pintoresque fishing villages are waiting for you: Muxía, Fisterra, Ézaro and Muros.

Muxía

Once you make it to Muxía, you will visit the Sanctuary of A Virxe da Barca, nestled in a landscape of granite rocks. This is a special place, you can learn the legend of the huge rocks Pedra de Abalar and Pedra dos Cadrís, related to healing properties. All this is articulated around the magnificent sanctuary, of Baroque style with classicist strokes. This magical-religious place is related to the legend that Virgin Mary arrived there in a boat.

Fisterra

The next stop: Fisterra Cape, the Finis Terrae. The landscape around the cape is breath taking. The place is the destination of thousands of pilgrims who continue their journey from Santiago de Compostela or the other way around. Our guide will explain the history of the place, discovering the mysticism and symbolism of the cape, crowned by the lighthouse, with the octagonal tower.

Ezaro

We leave Cabo Fisterra behind, and travel south, now with the ocean as a travel companion, and our guide will keep you entertained telling you stories about each of the places. This is one of the most scenic section of this excursion. Little by little you will notice that you arrive at a landscape dominated by huge granite rocks, because you are approaching O Pindo Mountain. At its feet there is a place of enormous beauty, the waterfall of O Ézaro, the only waterfall in Europe that falls directly in the Ocean.

Muros

The excursion continues along the coastline, being even more panoramic, and passing by the great beach of Carnota we arrive at the town of Muros, where we will have free time for lunch on your own. Muros is a fishing village, where its old town stands out. The history of this fishing village dates from the tenth century and has many examples of traditional seafaring homes, but also houses of noble architecture. In the fisherman’s quarter you will see one of the most characteristic images of Muros, which offer arcs of a half point combined with pointed ones. For lunch, you have many options to taste the local cuisine, based above all on exquisite seafood and fresh fish.

After lunch, we will head back to Santiago arriving around 5:30 p.m