Sunset at the end of the earth

May 07, 2025

Sunset at the end of the earth

Hello friends: Today I want to show you a spectacular sunset that has been famous since the Celtic peoples and before...
To see it, primitive peoples took a route that crossed the entire northern part of the Iberian Peninsula. Later, this route was used to establish the route to the tomb of the apostle Saint James the Greater.

The Camino de Santiago is a route that dates back more than 1,000 years and is followed by pilgrims to venerate the holy apostle who Christianized the Iberian Peninsula. Others of us also enjoy walking it to enjoy nature, enjoy tourism, socialize, exercise, and more. It's a great adventure.

I've walked various sections of the Camino de Santiago. This year we chose to do a variant. This is the Camino that begins where the others end. In fact, it begins right in Santiago de Compostela, in the Plaza del Obradoiro. It's the "Camino a Finisterre (Fisterra)," also called the "Epilogue of the Camino," because some pilgrims, not content with just reaching Santiago de Compostela, continue their adventure to the ends of the earth.

It's a beautiful Camino, rarely traveled. I think it's for "Camino geeks," and that's why you notice a large percentage of hikers are foreigners.

It's a very varied Camino in each of its stages. It's very rural and uninhabited, especially if you first pass through Muxia and then reach Fisterra.

We really enjoyed it, and I recommend taking it easy, without rushing, so you can take some detours and walk along the beach.

If you can prove you've done it on foot, bike, or horseback, you can earn a diploma certifying your completion, called "la Fisterrana." And if you pass through Muxia, you'll earn another diploma called "la Muxiana."

We did it in six stages. Personally, I recommend doing rides of about 25 km, no more.

After a long journey, we arrived at Finisterre and were rewarded with a spectacular sunset, which we admired from the Finisterre lighthouse.

Before sunset, I was struck by the great luminosity and brilliance of the sun. Probably because the atmosphere is so clear, with no haze or suspended dust, the light is so intense.

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This sunset is very famous because the sea you see in the distance, where the sun sets, is the Atlantic Ocean. Beyond it, there's nothing until America. That's why the Romans believed the Earth ended at this point. The furthest western point on Earth.