Frowned upon locally? In what way? The municipalities of both Fisterra and Muxia offer their own certificates (Fisterrana and Muxiana) to pilgrim's who end there.... have you experience distaste from locals when going there?
I think this explains it perfectly. It's true Santiago as the city did not exist at the time that Celts or other ancient peoples would be at Finisterre (although archaeologist have found numerous ancient artifacts from Celtic and Roman times underneath the city of Santiago, so there seems to...
Hi @Tincatinker! I know this thread is rather old already, but would you be able to share some of the "hard-core academic stuff" you found? I've found a lot of non-academic sources, which I had posted in this thread...
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