Dumb Question - Does Muxia, Fisterra to Santiago Qualify?

[Robo]

I'm sure that walking from Muxia, via Fisterra to Santiago must qualify for a Compostela.
But thought I would ask in case I'm missing something.
I make it 106 kms. (Actually Gronze shows it as 102 kms.)

I'm just planning a bit of a hybrid Camino with Pat (the Boss) and she would like to collect a couple more Compostelas "In Vicarie Pro" for relatives who have passed.

We're planning on the Madrid to Sahagun. I'm hoping it's like the VdlP. Still researching.
Then the Sanabres from Ourense to Santiago.
Then Muxia, Fisterra, Santiago.

So am I safe telling her she can get a Compostela for Muxia, Fistera, Santiago?

I'd prefer to walk it the other way as Muxia is such a wonderful end point.
But I'm sure it will be great walking it back to Santiago too.

 

[Tincatinker]

@Robo, The Beloved has a Compostela for that very route. I think, as advised in another thread, it’s worth checking whether you can enter Muxia as a starting point on the Pilgrims Office website. If you can, and can meet the rest of the PO’s criteria The Boss can stake her claim

 

[Robo]

@Robo, The Beloved has a Compostela for that very route. I think, as advised in another thread, it’s worth checking whether you can enter Muxia as a starting point on the Pilgrims Office website. If you can, and can meet the rest of the PO’s criteria The Boss can stake her claim

Yep, looks like a valid start point!

 

[Tincatinker]

Great, Now all you need to do is persuade Pat that you need to spend a couple of days in Lires while you catch a few Lubina

 

[Mark Francis Auchincloss]

Yes It does being, about 119 kms, Muxia to Fisterra is 30 kms then Cabo Fisterra to Santiago is 89 kms.

 

[lt56ny]

Yep, looks like a valid start point!

Not a dumb question at all. I didn't know the answer. So if one day someone asks me about it I will know.

 

[Kev&Kath]

I thought I had read somwhere that you couldn't get a Compostela if you started your camino in Finistera, or Muxia. However, the first web site I went to notes:

Before they start walking, many pilgrims wonder where they should begin their Camino de Santiago to get the Compostela. We can help you with that! If you’re going to walk the Camino, as a minimum, you will need to start in Sarria if you’re on the Camino Francés (French Route); in Tui on the Camino Portugués (Portuguese Route); in Ferrol or Neda on the Camino Inglés (English Route); Vilalba on the Camino del Norte (Northern Route); Lugo on the Camino Primitivo (Primitive or Original Route) or Ourense for the Camino Sanabrés or Vía de la Plata (Silver or Mozarabic Route). Even those taking the Camino to Finisterre and Muxía in the reverse direction (towards Santiago) can get the Compostela if they take the coastal stage of the Camino between Muxía and Finisterre and complete the rest of the route to the Galician capital.

What is the Compostela and how do I get one?

We solve all the doubts around the Compostela, the document that certifies our pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela

www.elcaminoconcorreos.com

So all looks good Robo for your future plans!!

Buen Camino

 

[trecile]

I thought I had read somwhere that you couldn't get a Compostela if you started your camino in Finistera, or Muxia.

If you start in Fisterra or Muxía and don't first walk between the two before heading east to Santiago the distance doesn't qualify for a Compostela. But when you add the ~28 km between Fisterra and Muxía it is more than 100 km.