Tradition has it that Virgin Mary, sailing in a boat made of stone, arrived at the sanctuary of A Barca in Muxia to aid St James the Apostle in his preaching of the Gospel all around the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. This explains the Jacobean connection of this place and why it has been … Read more
Continue reading →Upon leaving Hospital, you can take a direct route to Muxia. The distance you will cover this way is 30 kilometers. Early on, you will cross the little village of Dumbria with a 17th century church. Some stretches of the way coincide with stone-paved segments of the old Camino Real, and in San Martino de … Read more
Continue reading →Today’s day will be a long walking day and you will again pass through many Galician hamlets. The first one, right after Olveiroa is O Logos, followed by the village of Hospital. From here you can take the road directly to Muxia or choose to go to Fisterre. To go to Fisterre, you will first … Read more
Continue reading →A small bridge over the Barcala River leads the pilgrim out of Negreira. At certain points along the way, the camino merges with the old camino real to Fisterra. The evocative names of towns such as Camino Real and Portocamino are reminiscent of these routes. Before arriving at today’s destination in Olveiroa, you will pass … Read more
Continue reading →The first stop, Negreira, is only 21 km. from Santiago, so you can reach it by mid-afternoon. After visiting the cathedral of Santiago, the pilgrim heads towards the Fisterra-Muxia Way from the Praza do Obradoiro, the most emblematic square in the city. The camino passes the baroque church of San Froitosso adorned with statues of … Read more
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