Whether you call it Fisterra (Galician) or Finisterre (Spanish), it means the same: the end of the world.

The name comes from the Latin “Finis Terrae” – meaning ”Land’s End”, which stems from the fact that the area is on one of the westernmost and remote peninsulas in Galicia. The Romans believed it to be the westernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, where the sun was thought to set into the ocean.

Today it was our destination, along with many others who decided to extend their walk from Santiago. Given how few people we’ve seen coming from Santiago compared with the masses going in, I’d say it’s only a very small percentage that choose to continue.

However, our journey doesn’t stop here, as we set off for the 28km+ journey north tomorrow to Muxía, as – along with Santiago de Compostela and Fisterra, it’s the remaining pilgrim destination in the area.

Today’s walk treated us to some great coastal views, and was also shorter and less warm thanks to the coastal winds. The walk from Cee to the lighthouse at Fisterra was 16.3km, although we had a 3km walk back to town making just under 20km in total.

We’re off to the beach later to try and watch the sun setting, although it’s been quite hazy recently so we’re unsure how successful we’ll be. More on this tomorrow 😊.