A perfect day for a perfect walk (as long as I don’t count the fall or walking 2 km past my hotel). Photos and such soon. My boots are off and won’t be on again until I’m on a trail at home. Bus and taxi are my friends!
Cee to Finisterre
Stage Four of Four of Camino Finisterre
Stage Forty-three of my entire Camino
Today I finish my Camino by walking to the end of the known world. (According to the ancient Romans)
And according to the Grateful Dead, What a long strange trip it’s been!
Stage Three of Four: Camino Finisterre- Oliveiroa to Cee
Love short days!
Pilgrim from Geneva
He started walking from his home and has walked 2,000 kilometers.
Camino de Santiago
The Camino de Santiago has existed for over 1000 years and dates back to the 8th Century when the remains of St James the Apostle were first discovered in Northern Spain. It is believed that St James preached the Gospel in present day Galicia and on return to Jerusalem he was beheaded by King Herod in 44AD. (Wiki)
Santiago de Compostela Archcathedral Basilica
The cathedral is the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great, the apostle of Jesus Christ. It is also one of the only three remaining churches in the world built over the tomb of an apostle of Jesus, the other two being St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City and St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, Chennai in India. Wiki.
Groundbreaking | 1075 |
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Completed | 1211 |
Stage One: Camino Finisterre- Santiago de Compostela to Negreira
What a different route this was from the Camino Frances. There were some pretty paths, but most of this 15 mile walk was on a road of some sort. We walked through the outskirts of villages through rich neighborhoods of chalets, big houses with big gates and there was only one bar/cafe open on the entire walk. Oh. And that hill that climbed for over two miles.
Preparing for the Camino Finisterre
Tomorrow, I begin the four-day walk to Finisterre. It is the only camino that begins, rather than ends, in Santiago de Compostela. It was considered to be the end of the known world. (Finis=end Terre=land). Also known as the Costa de Morte (Death Coast) because the sun died into the ocean (pretty sure that’s what I read).
“The Road to Fisterra and Muxía is a route that dates back to prehistoric civilizations, which continued with the Celts and was assimilated by Christianity. It is born from the tradition of walking towards the west, following the movement of the sun, to discover the limits of the known world.
The Codex Calixtinus explains how the disciples of the Apostle travelled to Dugium, the current Fisterra, looking for an authorization from the Romans to bury the Saint in Compostela. Already in the 9th century, when the remains were discovered, many pilgrims continued walking until the Costa da Morte or Death Coast.”
Santiago Laundromat
Can you believe this place!? I walked a few steps past it because I didn’t recognize it as a laundromat!