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hi all
thanks for the responses, i am back home, walked from santiago to fisterra then to muxia with no guide except a print out listing the towns, albergues, bars and distance from the tourist office in santiago, didnt need a guide beyond that or prob can do without that but i was nice to know how many more kms to destination. The way was clearly marked, on the walk to muxia from fisterra the waymarkings are frequently for both going to muxia or coming from muxia to fisterra so be careful not to be confused by that. buen camino
I prefer Muxia, but more pilgrims go to Fisterra, so you may see familiar faces there. If you are returning on a bus, there are more buses from Fisterra.Muxia or Finisterre, if U can only do 1?
In Santiago the Galicia Tourist Office, Rúa do Vilar, 30-32 has a useful free multi-language listing of all the current facilities in every village found along the camino to Finisterre and Muxia. This also provides telephone numbers and bus schedules. Their staff is friendly and most helpful. Buen Camino!
Can anyone tell me what times the Tourist Office is open? I'm arriving in Santiago in the late afternoon and would like to pick up the listing that day so that I can start walking early the next day.
Here you go: http://www.santiagoturismo.com/servizos-basicos/17341
Buen Camino, SY
Muxia or Finisterre, if U can only do 1?
@Felice We begin ours at the end of July.
Do post your adventure to us all and which albergues you stay at if possible.
Ondo Ibili !
You won't need a guidebook, there will be so many people you can follow and excellent waymarking.
However, if you WANT to pick up Brierley's book to Finisterre, I believe I've seen it in the Pilgrim Shop in Pamplona and I'm sure you can find it in Santiago.
Agreed that you don't need a guidebook, but I like a framework for my walk. I want to know what to expect and roughly where I am each day, so I like a guidebook. As I said, I used the Confraternity of St James guidebook. Also used info from Forwalk site on albergues etc (http://santiago.forwalk.org/en/?ref=logo). Certainly would not bother with Brierley's book.
Thanks a lot for the info. Some of the places you mention we had planned to stay there. The walk down to the beach at Lires is also included in our plan.
Btw did you walk across the stones at Lires or did you use that horrible new bridge?
Thanks once again.
Ondo Ibili !
Hi
I am walking from SJPDP to Santiago and have brierley's book, looking to continue to finisterre and muxia but don't have time to order one. Is the route clearly marked can I get by without one? If I do need one, anyone know if it can be picked up in santiago?
Thanks
My imagination was working overtime on this one, until I found a definition of "horreo" on Wickepedia.There is a MASSIVE horreo at Ozon, with 22 pairs of legs!
You can find all the info about the Camino Finisterre to Muxia in this website. It's a short walk so you can either get a tour or do it by yourself, there's plenty of pilgrims in this way.
I agree with peregrinacheena
I did the same and had no trouble (other than bed bugs - I had walked the bug free Ingles as planned and on the spur of the moment added the Finisterra without thinking of the possible consequences)
You won't need a guidebook, there will be so many people you can follow and excellent waymarking.
However, if you WANT to pick up Brierley's book to Finisterre, I believe I've seen it in the Pilgrim Shop in Pamplona and I'm sure you can find it in Santiago.