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Hola!Hello everyone,
caminoways.com claims that one can request the Muxiana and Finisterrana when walking the Camino Dos Faros. As far as I understand, both of those certificates require sellos, and the Camino Dos Faros is not (yet?) a route recognized by Santiago, so how would this work?
Thanks!
You would collect sellos from places along the Dos Faros and present them in Finisterre and Muxia. Anyone can give a sello
The sellos aren't problem because you can obtain them in churches, turist offices, bars, museums, anywhere. Even ordinary business stamp (for bills for example) is enough when the place where obtained is visible. But as stated above a question is if you could get Muxiana/Fisterrana after walking CdF. I would say yes because both can be issued when walking either direction between M or F as long as you get the stamp in Lires. That's 30+km and CdF is longer so I can't see real reason you couldn't get either of them.Ok, I'm afraid I'm still explaining badly. Forget about the Compostela.
How do you "prove" you walked the Camino Dos Faros in order to claim the Muxiana and Fisterrana without sellos? Since you're not walking from Santiago, or past Lires. I assume there are no sellos on the Camino Dos Faros, or is that wrong?
Does that mean if I walk from Santiago to Muxia without going through Fisterra (turning right at that fork in the road instead of left) I won't be able to get the certificate because I didn't come from Fisterra?I've walked the Camino dos Faros. The route between Muxia and Fisterra is not the recognised Camino route which runs inland where the Dos faros hugs the coast.
I have both certifiates that the OP mentions the Fisterra one is obtained by walking from Santiago, the Muxia one is obtained by walking between Fisterra and Muxia.
No, you can get the certificate in Muxia when you walk from Santiago. If you just walk from Finisterre it is required that you get a stamp in Lires.Does that mean if I walk from Santiago to Muxia without going through Fisterra (turning right at that fork in the road instead of left) I won't be able to get the certificate because I didn't come from Fisterra?
I wasn't expecting that.
Camiño dos faros has 7 lighthouses ( I think ). A Spanish speaker who doesn't know Galego can think that there are only two.
I don't speak Spanish, but surely "dos" here means "of the", not "two", otherwise a preposition would be missing (like "Camino de Dos Faros", or something)?
Thank you to everyone else for the insightful comments posted in my absence.
Hi there. The Camino dos Faros as said by others, has nothing to do with The Camino de Santiago. I've walked it - it's wonderful. Forget about sellos. Caminoways give you a Credencial, but it is for the "extended Camino and starts from Santiago (placenames are written on the Credencial. This DOES NOT COINCIDE with the Malpica to Fisterra route !I believe Caminoways were wrong to say that you could get certificates from those two towns. There is slight ongoing confusion in that peregrinos assume that the Fisterra - Muxia route is identical on both Caminos. It isn't. the dos Faros route takes 2 days - there are only a few hundred metres in common - and the Compostela Way only takes one day. The dos Faros is far more spectacular and well worthy of doing on it's own merits ! Hope this helps !Hello everyone,
caminoways.com claims that one can request the Muxiana and Finisterrana when walking the Camino Dos Faros. As far as I understand, both of those certificates require sellos, and the Camino Dos Faros is not (yet?) a route recognized by Santiago, so how would this work?
Thanks!
Does that mean if I walk from Santiago to Muxia without going through Fisterra (turning right at that fork in the road instead of left) I won't be able to get the certificate because I didn't come from Fisterra?
I wasn't expecting that.
Check the websites of the companies offering self-guided toursHello! I am planning to this camino Camino de los faros in June. Can anybody advice me about this route, is it good marked,.. So the best way is to start in Malpica. Is there any guidebook about this camino?
Thanks!
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The route is very well marked. Go for the full 8 days which means you start in Malpica - not the easiest place to get to by public transport (we had to go from Santiago via A Coruńa to connect). It is not easy to do the 8 stages independently as a couple of stops have no accomodation so taxis can be used to go back to previous stop after day's walk and then get taxi following morning to resume from where you left off. We booked first 2 nights ourselves in Malpica and hired taxis then used a company for the rest of the walk. Big advantage of this was we didnt have to carry main luggage with us as there are steep climbs and some quite tricky descents where carrying a heavy backpack would be unsafe. It's a brilliant walk and I thoroughly recommend it !
I don't see the picture and we are very interested in walking this route from Lires to Fisterre. I can't seem to find much info. Anyone have any experience?My two adult sons saw some blue painted markers in Lires and decided to walk the coast to Finesterre. They got lost a couple of times, but really enjoyed that ine day. None of us at the time knew it was part of the unknown (to us) Camino dos Faros.
Here's a photo in Lires where my "kids" first discovered this route.
I've walked the Camino dos Faros. The route between Muxia and Fisterra is not the recognised Camino route which runs inland where the Dos faros hugs the coast.
I have both certifiates that the OP mentions the Fisterra one is obtained by walking from Santiago, the Muxia one is obtained by walking between Fisterra and Muxia.
Is it marked where the Camiño dos Faros. ...leaves the Camino usual route.
I'm sorry, I guess I forgot to include it originally. There were rocks on the ground amongst the plants and on the rocks were painted blue sky color circles about 3" in diameter. Don't think I took a photo of the marker itself. We first saw them walking south shortly after leaving the only bar above the ocean at Lires...it was here!I don't see the picture and we are very interested in walking this route from Lires to Fisterre. I can't seem to find much info. Anyone have any experience?
Yellow of gorse flowers, red of heather, green, blue...I will be there in a couple of weeks and will check the colorsOne thing I know for sure: whatever color it is, I will enjoy it as muh as possible!
Cheers!
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