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Cape Finisterre
A rocky cape on the Atlantic, once thought the end of the earth, where many pilgrims carry on after Santiago.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- A day
- Address
- Cabo Fisterra, 15155 FisterraDirections
- Getting There
- About 1½ hours by bus or car west of Santiago.
Why Go
The Romans believed the known world ended here, and the name means end of the earth. A lighthouse stands on the cape above the ocean, with a stone marker counting the final kilometer of the Camino, and the fishing town of Fisterra below has seafood by the harbor.
Tips
- Stay for the sunset over the Atlantic.
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