Camino a Fisterra-Muxía
Galicia, Spain, Spain
Spain · Santiago de Compostela, Spain → Fisterra, Spain
Distance
143 km
Stages
7
Difficulty
moderate
Best months
Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct
About
Two hundred eighty-five kilometers to the edge of the world. The Camino a Fisterra-Muxía winds through ancient villages, lush hills, and the salt-kissed air of the Atlantic.
Seven stages and 2,359 meters of elevation gain lead you past sacred sites like Muxía’s sanctuary, where history whispers from the stones. As you near Fisterra’s lighthouse, standing sentinel since Roman times, you’ll hear the relentless crash of waves against rugged cliffs.
This is more than a trek; it’s a communion with the earth, a challenge that stirs the soul and sharpens the mind.
Stages
7 stages
Stage 1Distance21 kmAscent429 mDescent505 m
Stage 2Negreira → Dumbría
moderateDistance34 kmAscent448 mDescent348 m
Stage 3Dumbría → Corcubión
moderateDistance21 kmAscent229 mDescent489 m
Stage 4Dumbría → Muxía
moderateDistance26 kmAscent322 mDescent672 m
Stage 5Muxía → Cee
moderateDistance15 kmAscent294 mDescent292 m
Stage 6Cee → Fisterra
easyDistance12 kmAscent272 mDescent273 m
Stage 7Corcubión → Fisterra
moderateDistance14 kmAscent365 mDescent275 m
Points of interest
- San Martiño Pinario monastery
San Martiño Pinario monastery. 10th-century monastery in Renaissance style, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, designated as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, covering 22000.0 km².
- Castillo del Príncipe
Castillo del Príncipe. Castle, in Cee, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Igrexa de Santa María de Muxía
- Pazo do Cotón
- Centolo de Finisterre
- Monastery of Saint Pelagius of Antealtares
Monastery of Saint Pelagius of Antealtares. Monastery in baroque style, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, designated as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Monastery of San Francisco do Val de Deus
Monastery of San Francisco do Val de Deus. Monastery in Neoclassical style, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, designated as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Conxo
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