Fisterra town

Fisterra


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Fisterra is a town of 4,700 people (2018) in Galicia. Fisterra is believed by many people to be the most western point of Europe, and the alternative finishing point for the Camino de Santiago (the Way of St. James). In fact the most western point of Europa is in Portugal, near Lisbon and it is called Cabo da Roca. Fisterra is on the rocky Costa da Morte (Galician: "Coast of Death"), named because of the large number of shipwrecks along these shores. The name Fisterra comes from Latin finis terrae, meaning "land's end". This name stems from the fact that this area is on a remote peninsula that is one of the westernmost points of land in Galicia, and hence in Spain. Fisterra is an ancient port and fishing village, formed by narrow streets leading to the Plaza de Ara Solis. The chapel of Nosa Señora do Bon Suceso, dating from the 18th century, is on the plaza. There is a lighthouse on a 600-metre promontory called "Monte Facho" at the tip of Cape Finisterre overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. On the road up to the lighthouse is the parish church of Santa María de Fisterra which contains the Chapel of Santo Cristo.

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Fisterra is the starting point of From Finisterre to Muxía and the ending point of From Santiago to Finisterre. You can reach Muxía in one day.

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