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Fisterra's Council

SANTIAGO´S PILGRIMAGE TO FISTERRA AND MUXIA


 

 


ITINERARY DESCRIPTION

Fisterra´s Town Council:

The old route, however, used to go through Hermadesuxo de Riba, Castro, Vilar, Denle and Castromiñan, (the last will shortly be rebuild). When the asphalt road ends, another land path appears on the right hand side, surrounded by wild life and the magnificient sandy area of Rostro. This is the place where the famous merchant ship shipwrecked. (Cason).
 

Cee´s Town Council (3rd Part):

 Always keeping straight, and on your right the Village of Castrexa being left behind, (at this point we are still in Fisterra). We go up the forest path leading to A Canosa, where from here we will find it very easy to reach Lires.   Another alternative is going through the long but espectacular route, with beautiful paronamic views which offer the costa da morte, the Nemiño beach and the small estuary of Lires (psicifactoria), going along the Canosa height (without entering the village) and around the litoral fields, Mount Mellon (signposted). 
 At Lires , a quiet village, with many rural estates and restaurants, the baroque style church of San Estevo is situated at the other end of the bridge that crosses the estuary. Granaries and a stone cross mark out the ascent through the middle of the village, leaving behind the river that crosses Pontenova.
 

 Muxias´s Town Council:

A spot denominated for its autochthnous woodland bank, we go up to the Vaosilveira house and take the path which is situated among large eucalyptus, leading to Frixe  ( the romanesque church of Santa Lucia). Before reachig Frixe, there is a land track on the left leading to the Touriñan and Muxia Road. On this road, on the right, before reaching Loalo, there is another land path which takes us to Guisamonde. (always keeping straight). From this village, and through some routes of the Camino Real, we will find ourselfs with a long broad road which carries on towards the North, going passed a stone cross and a fountain, and entering Morquintian, with and interesting romanesque temple. On the high part of the nucleus, another path, similar to the one we were on, leaves the valley near the village of Vilela , and by crossing the part that goes to Albergueiria,climbs Mount Lourido (T.V.G television) and goes down to the small valley of Moraine.
  Land tracks end at the village of Xararantosa, which from here we border Lourido and enter through the back of Muxia.
 The pilgrims, again face to face with ocean, can enter Barca through the Camino de Bel., either through the village streets or the Parish church of Santa Maria. At the Nosa Señora da Barca sanctuary, we will be able to see the barca  rocks in which the Virgin arrived, to comfort Santiago. Here our journey comes to an end.
 As an itineraries complement, we advise you to visit the Monastery of San Xulian de Moraine, (situated 2Km from the village) with a notable romanesque church with three naves and two decorative facades.
 


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