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Pilgrims Walking the Camino

Camino Fisterra:

Self-Guided Tour

Santiago de Compostela ⇒ Fisterra

The Camino Fisterra leads you over green plateaus and along the rough coast of the Atlantic Ocean to the famous lighthouse of Fisterra, which marks the end of the road. It is the tradition of most pilgrims to watch the sun sink into the sea from one of the boulders around the lighthouse.

Tour Type: Self-Guided

Availability: April through October

  • April 01 – June 30: Regular Season
  • July 1 – September 15: High Season
  • September 16 – October 31: Regular Season
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Duration: 6 Days Total / 4 Days Walking

Total Distance: 90.5 km. (56.2 mi.)

Difficulty: easy/moderate

Average distance: 22.6 km. (14 mi.) / Day

Prices (per person):

Double Room:
Starting from € 310

Single-Occupancy Room:
Starting from € 470

What’s Included:

5 nights in single / double room

En-suite facilities

English-speaking emergency assistance
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Your full digital Travel Info Package
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We are proud to be working together with hand-picked, high quality and mostly locally owned and operated service providers.

Your journey will be booked through, and your Travel Package will include all the information you will need to access your lodging locations and to process your check-in.

Optional Add-ons:

Luggage transfer on walking days

Breakfasts (subject to availability)

Lodging for additional night(s) stays

Airport transfers (by taxi)
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If you wish to walk your Camino Stages with a light backpack, carrying only the basic necessities, we will be happy to arrange for your luggage to be forwarded from one hotel to the next on your walking days.

Breakfasts are not available everywhere, and they are often served late, starting around 8 am. However, if you wish to include brekfasts, we will be happy to do so, where possible.

Spending an extra night in a given town throughout your journey is often a good idea: you give your body a rest, relax and enjoy exploring the town. In Santiago, two nights are included in most of our Tours by default as we believe it’s the least a Pilgrim would need to enjoy the City; however, you have the option to opt out of it.

We will be happy to arrange for an airport shuttle transfer for you from your airport of arrival to the starting point of your journey. The same goes for the departure, unless you end your journey in Santiago and fly out of Santiago Airport. In that case, a taxi can be easily arranged for the time of your choice directly at the Reception Desk at your Hotel.

What’s not Included:

Flights

Travel Insurance

Tour guide

Meals
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We do not book flights, nor organize any rail or commercial bus-line travel. However, if you need assistance in deciding how to get to and back from your Camino Tour, we will be happy to assist you with tips and ideas!

We strongly recommend to all our travelers to get a Travel Insurance; however, we do not sell any such policies. For our international clients, it is best to get a policy in their country of residence, as some countries offer insurances only to their own residents.

This is a date-flexible tour; therefore, it is self-guided – no Tour Guide will be accompanying you. If you are interested in joining a Group Tour with a Tour Guide, please check our Guided Tours page. (Note: our Guided Tours take place on set dates that are planned ahead.)

Highlights

In the Middle Ages, after reaching the much-desired apostle’s tomb in Santiago de Compostela, many pilgrims would go even further to the end of the then known world: Cape Fisterra. On this tour, you follow their steps.

The Camino Fisterra leads you over green plateaus and along the rough coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The sea has created a wild and fertile land for you to cross, until the famous lighthouse of Fisterra marks the end of the road. The mystical coastline was already held sacred by the Celts, who performed various animist rituals here.

It is the tradition of most pilgrims to watch the sun sink into the sea from one of the boulders around the lighthouse.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Santiago de Compostela

Whether on foot along one of the Caminos, or by plane, train or bus – your travels have brought you to Santiago de Compostela. Check in, and spend the rest of the day enjoying and exploring this amazing city!

Day 1: Arrival in Santiago de Compostela

Whether on foot along one of the Caminos, or by plane, train or bus – your travels have brought you to Santiago de Compostela. Check in, and spend the rest of the day enjoying and exploring this amazing city!

Day 2: Santiago de Compostela – Negreira • 22.1 km. (13.7 mi.)

Shortly after walking out of the historic center of Santiago, the Camino winds you up gradual hills through a beatiful, forested area. And just as you think that you have left the city far behind, an unexpected opening reveals an awe-inspiring, panoramic vista of the cathedral of Santiago and the old town. The Camino then contibnues over hills and tranquil, dreamy forests until the next surprise: the absolutely stunning medieval bridge of Maceira. Passing through a few quaint Galician villages, you eventually reach today’s destination: Negreira.

Distance: 22.1 km. (13.7 mi.) | Difficulty: Easy

Day 3: Negreira – Vilar do Castro (Mazaricos) • 24.0 km (14.9 mi.)

Hike to Vilar do Castro. After Negreira, the route passes through very rural areas and many small villages. In Gueima, follow the variant to the left in the direction of Vilar do Castro. From there, the accommodation is signposted with green arrows and approximately 4.5 kilometers/2.8 miles away.

Distance: 24.0 km (14.9 mi) | Difficulty: Moderate

Day 4: (Mazaricos) Ponte Olveira – Cee • 23.5 km. (14.6 mi.)

In the morning, follow the main road towards Zanfoga, where you turn right at the fork and hike through woodland to Ponte Olveira. From there, you continue through the restored village of Olveiroa, certainly worth seeing, and its imposing corn silos. The Way of Saint James leads up to the plateau before Ceé. Shortly before Ceé, you can see the sea for the first time.

Distance: 23.5 km. (14.6 mi.) | Difficulty: Moderate

Day 5: Cee – Fisterra – the Cape of Fisterra • 16 km. (9.9 mi.)

Just beyond Cee, after you leave the bay of Corcubión, you will ascend the heights of Saint Roch (San Roque), from where you will be able to see the coast and some secluded beaches. Instead of walking the last 2.5 km. (1.6 mi.) into Fisterra along the promenade (the Camino), you can opt to take off your boots and walk the beach: on the sand or ankle-deep in the water. If you wish, you can also make use of an ancient Pilgrim custom: to get into the Ocean’s water as a symbol of purification upon your journey. This Beach is the best if not only place to do so: the beach on the other side of town picturesque as it is – is extremely dangerous because of underwater currents! Once you get into the town of Fisterra, the Camino will lead you out of it on the other side and on toward the Cape – the End of the World – with the iconic lighthouse and the „Km. 0“ stone post. Congratulations, Pilgrim: you have made it to the End of the World! If you were collecting stamps regularly in your Credencial del Peregrino, you can get receive a „Fisterrana“ a certificate of completion of the Camino Fisterra, issued free of charge. Fisterra, with its amazing seafood and its charm and calming atmosphere, feels almost out of time and space. It is very well worth considering spending a full extra day and one additional night here.

Distance: 16 km. (9.9 mi.) | Difficulty: Easy

Day 6: Departure from Fisterra

Multiple buses run daily between Fisterra and Santiago. The ride is approx. 3 hrs., and the fare is paid directly to the bus driver. Transfer back to Santiago, from where you can continue your journey back home. Alternatively, you can spend an extra night in Fisterra or in Santiago, or walk on to Muxía.

¡Buen Camino!

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Tour Combination Options

Our Camino Fisterra: Self-Guided Tour can be easily combined with:

Camino Francés last 100 Km:
Self-Guided Tour 6

Sarria ⇒ Santiago de Compostela

Starting from € 390

Duration: 8 Days Total / 5 Days Walking

Distance: 119.9 km. (74.5 mi.)

Difficulty: easy