This is a mobile optimized page that loads fast, if you want to load the real page, click this text.

The most beautiful spot of the world?

Antonius Vaessen

Veteran Member
Time of past OR future Camino
2015-2016 VdlPlata - Sanabres
2016.Primitivo
2017 Salvador
2018 Norte (to Sobrado)
2019 Norte again
About 7 years ago a pilgrim I met on the Norte told me that he discoverd the most beautifull spot in the world he had ever seen between Finistere and Muxia ( to narrow it down I believe he said between Finistere and Lires) To get there he had to divert from the regular path. It was so beautifull because of the abundance of flowers
I will be walking there around the half of April, if many flowers will be in bloom in this period I don't know.
Does anybody know where this spot might be and where I would have to divert from the straight route.
 
Camino Ready, Backpacks, Boots etc
3rd Edition. More content, training & pack guides avoid common mistakes, bed bugs etc
We walked between Lires and Finesterre heading south we detoured a few times walking a portion of the Dos Faros, the "Lighthouse Way" in mid-May. Here are the only two photos I have of the flowers. I thought them quite lovely. We diverted in Lires at the bar on the hill where the estuary meets the ocean.
 
Perhaps you can find your answer on the forum in this earlier thread re Lires, Finisterre and Muxia.
See also this from Santiago Ways

In past years I have walked to both Finisterre and Muxia but not on the same journey and only to Muxia via Dumbria not Lires.
Good luck with your search.
 
Last edited:
Altus BALI Sleeping bag liner
Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

€46,-
WEetook the detour on our way to Lires from Finisterre in May last year and not only were the flowers stunning, the beaches were too. We had a picnic lunch on the beach at the river estuary after a cooling paddle in the clear waters.
 
I am sure it is beautiful but I would recommend walking around or down the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Especially on a cloudy day. I have traveled to many beautiful places none are as breathtaking in scope and beauty as the Grand Canyon. I swear sometimes it is overwhelming. It can bring you to tears of awe.
 
@Camino Chrissy has walked more of the coastal route between Lires and Finisterre than I have, but I do have my tracks for the detour to get to the Lires beach. Tracks aren’t really needed because it’s obvious, but if you are walking from Finisterre to Muxia, I’m not sure if the turnoff is well marked. From Muxia to Finisterre, it is easy to get out to the Lires beach when you arrive in Lires. You can do it in either direction, obviously, and it’s very pretty. There is a bar at Praia de Lires, but it was closed for the season last September/October when I walked through. And being in fall there were no flowers.
 
Train on the 4-day Catalina Camino
Train for your next Camino on California's Santa Catalina Island March 16-19
Camino Chrissy said:
I have eaten at that bar twice on their outdoor deck; such a great location and we break up the walk into two shorter days by staying overnight in Lires.
Click to expand...
If I have time after walking the Camino Portuguese from Porto, I'd like to do this. I'd be interested in you stay in Lires?
 
Altus BALI Sleeping bag liner
Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

€46,-
I walked the Camino de Faros last year. The 200K, 7 day walk is from Malpica along the Costa del Morte and goes through Muxia and Lires ending in Finisterre. The whole walk is spectacularly beautiful. I walked the Muxia to Lires and Lires to Finisterre sections in early May when many flowers were blooming. Beautiful but the most beautiful in the world? There are pictures of the entire route in this post on How The Camino de Faros Is Different From The Camino de Santiago. You be the judge?
 
Kevin Considine said:
Beautiful but the most beautiful in the world?
Click to expand...
I haven't seen the entire world to say which place is the most beautiful, but hey, that photo you just posted is spectacular!
I wouldn't mind going there even if it ended up being only the 59th most beautiful place... Looks like a lovely journey.
 
Camino Preparation Guide
The focus is on reducing the risk of failure through being well prepared. 2nd ed.
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest Camino Photo

❓How to ask a question

How to post a new question on the Camino Forum.

Most read last week in this forum

Similar threads

Any Restaurant Recommendations in Muxia, Lires and Fisterra ++
Replies
26
Views
1K
Robo
Your most valuable stamp
Replies
38
Views
3K
Pafayac
abandoned walking poles in Burgos?
Replies
21
Views
2K
CaminoCate
Under the moon and stars
Replies
4
Views
799
Bogong
C
  • Tags landmarks
    • Finding the statues that mark the “half way” point near Sahagun
    Replies
    16
    Views
    2K
    happymarkos
    Menu
    Log in
    Register