Overture: Finisterre
They say that the Santiago de Compostela is not the final finish of the journey and that the way itself is the ultimate goal for each Pilgram. Everybody has to find that out for himself. I know that for me, after reaching Santiago I missed walking. Many pilgrims decide to continue to walk from Santiago to Finisterre, for others taking bus must be satisfactory enough regarding their other travel plans. I belong to the second group. However after visiting Finisterre I must admit I regretted not undertaking this small "Camino appendix". According to official recommendations, this final post-Santiago stage takes additional five days of walking, however many pilgrims undertake it in just 3 or 4 days. The scenery is beautiful and takes you on a journey with some most amazing views of the ocean.
An Horreo is a typical sight of Galicia region, they were used for storing food in the past, for different agricultural products, mainly for crops.
Jordi, a friend from Camino, fooling around with a public fitness machine
A walk from a town of Finisterre to the actual lighthouse (Faro) provides great views
A view of El Faro
The lighthouse
Milestones like these could be seen all the way throughout the Camino,but this last one says 0.0 kms
A modest monument to peace at the end of the world...
I did not expect to find the evidence commemorating a historical event of a peace mission carried out more than half a millennium ago by Czech king Jiri z Podebrad, right here- at the end of the world
This plate of sea food was my personal post Camino treat
Sun at noon can be very strong
Watching sunset at Finisterre beach
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