Day trip to Finisterre from Santiago

2023-11-24

If there is an area in Galicia that has left the ancestors surprised and hypnotized, it is the Costa da Morte (Coast of Death). With the excursion to Fisterra and the Coast of Death you can visit and visually enjoy amazing landscapes that will lead you to absolute peace.

Along our excursion to Fisterra and Costa da Morte from Santiago de Compostela history and legend are a must. This Coastal Area possesses some kind of raw and natural beauty that must be experienced on site. At the westernmost point, you’ll find Finisterre which was known as the "end of the world” by the Romans. The excursion goes from Santiago in a bus, with an English speaking guide and returns in the afternoon. It takes 9h, more or less.

An unforgettable day full of experiences and new impressions!

Watch day tour video here:

Pontemaceira - Muxía - Finisterre - Ézaro - Muros

The first stop is Pontemaceira, a small rural wonder and know as one of the most beautiful ones of Spain. Its Gothic bridge is one of the jewels of medieval civil engineering in Galicia.

Our way will take us to one of the most important pilgrimage centers of Galicia: Muxía and its characteristic church Nosa Señora da Barca, which is located so close to the Atlantic that the waves sometimes rinses it. According to the legend, Our Lady appeared to the apostle St. James here.

We continue South to Finisterre where for a long time people thought the world ended. For hundreds of years, pilgrims have extended their journey from Santiago to reach Finisterre.

In the past, it was common to return home with a mussel shell from the coast, as an evidence of reaching Santiago's tomb and completing the Camino. On the peninsula we visit Costa da Morte's main lighthouse, which through the centuries guided the ships away from the sharp rocks of the coast. At the newly renovated Hotel O Semaforo de Fisterra, we drink coffee and tea while enjoying the peaceful atmosphere. One feels very small surrounded by the mighty Atlantic.

**Lunch is NOT included. There we will have an hour and a half for having lunch with the best products of the sea and the earth and then continueing our tour with new energies.

We continue to Ézaro to see the breathtaking waterfall of Xallas, which falls directly into the Atlantic Ocean - the only place in Europe where this happens. 

We will also visit the Hórreo of Carnota. The third largest one in Galicia and one of the five giant granaries of our territory.

The excursion goes then to the cozy city of Muros, which clearly has been influenced by the Galician culture and its seaside location. Experience the harbour, the fishing quarters and the harmonic ambient. There is a variety of fish restaurants where you can enjoy the sea's delights, it doesn’t get a lot fresher than that!

 

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