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Fisterra – Muxía

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Stage 5 / 5 · Camino Finisterre–Muxía · Galicia

Fisterra Muxía

The stage from Fisterra to Muxía is 28.7 km, about 8 h on foot, with 570 m of total ascent and 570 m of descent.

Distance28.7 km
Estimated time8 h
Elevation gain / loss+570 m / −570 m
DifficultyDemanding
Villages with services6
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highest point
268m

Elevation profile

200 m400 m ▲ 268 m FisterraMuxía
Muxía Fisterra

Official route and distance by the Xunta de Galicia; elevations from a digital terrain model.

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History and what to see

A stage through hamlets and shoreline of the Costa da Morte to Muxía. There, the Virxe da Barca sanctuary faces the sea. Legend says the Virgin arrived in a stone boat to encourage the apostle, and the Pedra de Abalar on the shore is said to be that boat. Many pilgrims walk this stage the other way, from Muxía to Fisterra.

Legends & tradition

  • Crawling under the Pedra dos Cadrís

    Near the sanctuary, the Pedra dos Cadrís is a kidney-shaped rock with a gap underneath. Those who manage to crawl through seek relief for kidney and hip ailments, in a gesture that symbolises being born again.

    Source: gl.wikipedia.org

  • The A Barca pilgrimage festival

    On the first Sunday after 8 September, Muxía holds the pilgrimage festival of Our Lady of A Barca, a Festival of National Tourist Interest. Rosalía de Castro and Federico García Lorca both wrote poems about it.

    Source: gl.wikipedia.org

Villages along the way

VillagekmAltitudeServices
Fisterra · Places to stay 025 m BarShopPharmacyATMDoctor
As Escaselas 2.924 m BarPharmacy
Buxán 7.189 m
Lires 13.827 m Bar
Morquintián 20.3156 m Bar
Muxía · Places to stay 28.713 m BarShopPharmacyATMDoctor
Fisterra

Where to stay in Muxía?

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