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Towns worth discovering along the Camino de Santiago, chosen by our team. Open one to see its history and sights, and where to stay.
8 towns on the Camiño a Fisterra
View on the mapCee is where, after three stages inland, you finally reach the sea: beyond Hospital you see the Atlantic for the first time at the Cruceiro da Armada, then the way drops steeply to the Ría. It is still 12.9 kilometers to Fisterra. There is no public pilgrim hostel, but plenty of private ones.
Camiño a FisterraCorcubión is the smallest town in the province of A Coruña and the quieter neighbor of Cee: an old town under protection since 1984, a Gothic church of seafarers and a bay once guarded by fortresses. It is 10.4 kilometers to Fisterra, and beyond the town a donation-based hostel awaits.
Camiño a FisterraFor many, Fisterra is the real end of the Way: 87 kilometres beyond Santiago, the 0.000 km marker stands on the cape above the Atlantic. The fishing town with its harbour, medieval parish church and the lighthouse of 1853 lives for the sunset over the sea. Stay an extra night to see it.
Camiño a FisterraCamiño a Fisterra-Muxía+1Moraime is the last stop before Muxía, 3.6 kilometers from the village: a Romanesque monastery church from the 12th century, remains of a Benedictine monastery that Normans destroyed in 1105 and a fourteen-year-old prince helped rebuild in 1119. On the north wall the seven deadly sins and death are painted. A short rest is enough.
Camiño a FisterraCamiño a MuxíaNegreira is the first night after Santiago, 21 kilometers west of the cathedral, on the way to the sea at Fisterra and Muxía. Shortly before it, in Ponte Maceira, you cross one of the most beautiful bridges in Galicia. In town, a monument remembers the emigrants who said goodbye from here. One evening is enough.
Camiño a FisterraCamiño a MuxíaOlveiroa is the village before the decision: five kilometers on, in Hospital, the path splits towards Fisterra and Muxía, both a good 32 kilometers away. You arrive after the longest stage of the route, 34 kilometers from Negreira, in a village with old hórreos and a parish of Saint James. One evening is enough.
Camiño a FisterraCamiño a MuxíaPonte Maceira is the most beautiful stop between Santiago and Negreira: a hamlet on the Río Tambre, 17.1 kilometres from the cathedral, with a 13th-century bridge on Roman piers. This is where the disciples of Saint James are said to have escaped their pursuers. Nowhere to sleep, but perfect for a long break.
Camiño a FisterraCamiño a MuxíaSantiago de Compostela is where 14 Caminos end, and in 2025 more pilgrims than ever collected their Compostela here: 530,987. Around the cathedral with the apostle's tomb you'll find granite squares, monasteries and tapas bars. Stay at least two nights, because arriving takes time.
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