Santiago de Compostela to Cape Finisterre:

The extension of the Way of Saint James to Cape Finisterre is also an historic pilgrimage route. Many pilgrims, once in Santiago, decided to pursue the ‘Way to the Stars’ (Camino de Estrellas) to Finisterre. Finisterre (Fisterra in Galician) was both the end of the known world until Columbus altered things and the final destination of many of the pilgrims who made the journey to Santiago in past centuries. There are various explanations as to how this continuation came about (one such is that is was based on a pre-Christian route to the pagan temple of Ara Solis in Finisterre, erected to honour the sun) but is it also known that a pilgrim infrastructure existed, with “hospitals” in Cée, Corcubión, Finisterre itself and elsewhere. Pilgrims in past centuries also continued northwards up the coast to the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Barca in Muxía, 29km north of the “end of the world” itself. The Camino passes remote hilly villages and finishes at steep cliffs of Spain’s westernmost point.

Price:   

£645 (per person sharing a room)

£220 single room supplement

Solo walker additional supplement £60

Included:

• 5 nights accommodation in rooms with private bathrooms.
• 2 nights on a bed and breakfast basis in Santiago and Finisterra.
• 3 dinners
• maps and route notes.
• luggage transfers
• 2 transfers day 3 and 4

Not included:

• Getting to Santiago and getting back to Santiago at the end of the walk
• lunches and 2 dinners
• drinks at meals
• anything not mentioned above.

Getting back to Santiago de Compostela:

There is a bus service from Finisterre – bus every 3 hours (approx 4 buses each day) – journey takes 2h30.

A taxi will take just over an hour and costs approx. £100.00