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The walk (according to a friend) is far less busy than the Camino Frances. It is less well marked and you are not as well provided for. It is also much more arduous - up and down hills.
I would do the same again - bus it to and from Fisterra. (Unfortunately my next Camino is planned for November / December and my pre-booked flights were locked in before I knew about the lack of buses on the weekend - so I will have to miss the sunset this time.)
Fisterra, Finis Terre, the end-of-the-world was, I believe, a pilgrim destination long before Santiago. Galicia is probably the largest neolithic cemetery in Europe and it seems likely the remains of the dead were brought to the end-of-the-world, to the Coast of the Dead for internment. Pre-christian Roman tourists certainly made the trip, though in the years before the building of the light-house I'm not sure where they burned their sandals. For some the journeys end is Santiago, for others it is sunset and the westering sea.
Hi Everyone:
I am going to be starting my first Camino Frances walk next week. I was just wondering: if the Camino Frances ends in Santiago, then why do people continue on to Finisterre? I hear it's a three-day walk from Santiago to Finisterre (two days is also possible, but NOT recommended). If one does continue to Finisterre, is there a bus (or taxi) that takes you back to Santiago? Thanks in advance for you help. Buen Camino.
Oh, as a repeated walker to Fisterra (& Muxia) after my Caminos I would never ever give that advice. If the weather is nice the first sight of Atlantic is worth 10 times (at least) coming to SdC for me. And walk along that 2km long sandy beach just before Fisterra - priceless. I won't even mention the sunset at Cabo Finisterre... If you take the bus 95% of that experience would be lost. Flying into Madrid/Rome/Paris is one thing but walking "to the end of the earth" is something completely else!... If time is limited, Grayland's suggestion of taking the bus to and from Santiago is a worthwhile consideration.
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Not true....
The albergue in Olveiroa is fantastic, and has a great kitchen but you need to buy food in Negreira - quite some distance.
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