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Fisterra Lighthouse

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Fisterra Lighthouse

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Fisterra Lighthouse

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: ZEC Costa da Morte

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Location: Fisterra, Occidental, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

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2. Cape Finisterre Lighthouse – Playa de Talón loop from A Anchoa

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3. View from Monte Veladoiro – Playa de Mar de Fora loop from Vigo

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

March 22, 2022

The point is a cliff that rises from the feared islets of O Petonciño and A Centola to the mount of O Facho (242 m) where it seems that the Ara Solis of Antiquity was used to celebrate solar rites. Traditionally it is considered the westernmost point of the continent, although in truth it does not correspond to such a title. Until here the Camino de Santiago continues for the pilgrims who, according to tradition, burn their clothes at the seashore and begin their return home.

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Dieter

March 17, 2017

Finisterre comes from the Latin "finis terrae" - meaning "end of the earth". Legends and legends surround this mystical place. For the people of antiquity and the Middle Ages, this promontory not only ended the familiar world, but at Cape Finisterre is also the unofficial endpoint of the Way of St. James. Many who see the sun sinking in the Atlantic here have sometimes traveled hundreds of kilometers on foot - the mood among the pilgrims is correspondingly unique. Already Celts and Romans erected solar altars on this wildly rugged cape, today you will find at the end of the promontory a spacious lighthouse building and the landmark marking the kilometer zero of the Way of St. James.

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Sue C.

May 6, 2017

Here, just before the lighthouse, ends the extended Way of St. James "Camino a Fisterra". Further down, there is a fire pit where pilgrims can burn their pilgrim's clothing according to the custom.
The loud bus tourists can not be missed here. Beautiful and lonely is the lookout higher up the mountain.

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Location: Fisterra, Occidental, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

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