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Just an opinion but I don't really see the point of doing it in reverse. Doing it the regular way gets you a continuous walk plus two different finishes: walking into Santiago and reaching the coast. Going in reverse gets you the same finish twice (albeit from different directions, but that's no big deal). Walking into Santiago after a short walk from the coast and 4-5 days after you already did it will not really feel like much of an accomplishment, plus splitting up your walk with a bus could take you out of your rhythm and pilgrim mindset.An obvious one is to continue on to Muxia and Finisterre, and I see there is a nice looking certificate to add to the collection.
Finishing on the Ocean would be nice.
But, what about walking it in reverse?
A bus to Muxia then walking to Finisterre and back to Santiago?
It would be nice to enter Santiago from a different direction and have the feeling of 'completion' in finishing there.
But is it practical? Signs etc........
There is another compostela that you can receive in Muxia? I am walking from Santiago to Fisterre to Muxia at the end of my SJPP to Santiago pilgrimage. How do I get more information?Walking from Santiago to Muxia to Finisterre gets you TWO "compostelas! One on Muxia and one in Finistera. Going backwards gets you one more! Beautiful walk, either way.
And don't forget the beach north of finisterra--kneel in the waves and let 7 waves hit you and your sins are forgiven! Really works!
I received one in Muxia in 2019. Assume they still have them.There is another compostela that you can receive in Muxia? I am walking from Santiago to Fisterre to Muxia at the end of my SJPP to Santiago pilgrimage. How do I get more information?
Not sure what it requires, going from Fisterre to Muxia, but last year I walked from Santiago to Muxia (hospitalero had the certificate), and then to Fisterre (tourist office had certificate) and then walked to Cee where I got the bus--and had the best chocolate stuffed croissant ever!There is another compostela that you can receive in Muxia? I am walking from Santiago to Fisterre to Muxia at the end of my SJPP to Santiago pilgrimage. How do I get more information?
At the church in Muxia? Do you continue to get the same passport stamped or get another?I received one in Muxia in 2019. Assume they still have them.
The Compostela is only given in Santiago de Compostela. In Muxía you can collect a Muxiana, and in Fisterra a Fisterrana.There is another compostela that you can receive in Muxia? I am walking from Santiago to Fisterre to Muxia at the end of my SJPP to Santiago pilgrimage. How do I get more information?
Thank you!The Compostela is only given in Santiago de Compostela. In Muxía you can collect a Muxiana, and in Fisterra a Fisterrana.
Information about these certificates is here:
How to get the Compostela certificate? | Galiwonders
Find out how to get your Compostela on the Camino de Santiago. Get essential information, requirements and tips to complete your journey.galiwonders.com
Be careful. The coast here is called Costa da Morte for good reason. A pilgrim drowned at this beach shortly before I visited in 2019. The waves can be very dangerous indeed. It's much safer to enter the water the harbour side of town.And don't forget the beach north of finisterra--kneel in the waves and let 7 waves hit you and your sins are forgiven! Really works!
Check out “The Walking Veteran” on YouTube. He just finished the Frances, then walked to Finesterre and Muxia and back to Santiago. His videos highlight some of the issues he had heading back, especially at crossroads. I think he used the Camino Ninja app(But, what about walking it in reverse?
@Robo, to revert to your original question. Santiago-Fisterra-Muxia-Santiago and the reverse are both well way marked even if a little attention is required from time to time. A basic awareness of time, hemisphere and required direction of travel ( and maybe a mapping app) is all thats really necessary.
I walked the triangle (kite with tail) after completing the CF in May this year. It was beautiful, & with amazing downpours of rain. It's true that the signposting is not geared for return pilgrims. I wished I'd taken a bit more notice (or photos) of landmarks at intersections. Often I found myself scouring the surfaces of the possible tracks looking for footprints. It worked most of the time.Having just walked from Fisterra to Santiago a couple of weeks ago, I beg to differ. It MIGHT be easier if you have just walked in the usual direction (Santiago - Fisterra - Muxia) and still remember the route, but not if you have only reached the coast by bus. The waymarkers, in the form of a handpainted 'SC' and an arrow, are few and far between and often very faded and hardly visible - difficult to spot if you want to start early in the morning in low light conditions. No waymarkers at some intersections. It does help when you see other pilgrims coming towards you, but you can't count on seeing other pilgrims at every intersection. And the pilgrim walking towards you could have just gone off the Camino to answer Nature's call in privacy. In fact, I suspect that was how I got off trail for a bit at one point.
However, if you have downloaded the GPS track onto your phone, you will have no trouble at all. In that case, other skills like awareness of time and sense of direction (which I have none) are not really relevant anyway. I found the walk easy, thanks only to the GPS track.
But leaving aside issues with navigation, I found walking in the reverse direction a very strange experience. I was doing it at a time when the route was very busy (late July in a Holy Year) and saw hordes of other pilgrims on the way every day, but I had never felt so alone. Bumping into hundreds of other people walking towards me meant endless greetings (which got a bit tiresome after a while), but no real interaction with any of them because they were all going in the opposite direction. In the 5 days of walking on this route, I only saw 4 other people walking in the reverse direction like me and only got to talk to one of them (the other 3 obviously didn't want to engage). In other words, I experienced the usual congestion on this route during the busy season without developing any of the usual Camino comaraderie with anyone. Overall I am still glad that I had this unique experience, but walking in the reverse direction is not something I would be keen to do ever again.
Be careful. The coast here is called Costa da Morte for good reason. A pilgrim drowned at this beach shortly before I visited in 2019. The waves can be very dangerous indeed. It's much safer to enter the water the harbour side of town.
They do, I got my Muxianna in the small library in Muxia in May and it's a very special one for me.I received one in Muxia in 2019. Assume they still have them.
Hard enuff to just kneel in the waves--would never try swimming!Be careful. The coast here is called Costa da Morte for good reason. A pilgrim drowned at this beach shortly before I visited in 2019. The waves can be very dangerous indeed. It's much safer to enter the water the harbour side of town.
According to the Santiago de Compostela official Pilgrims website and source of official statistics they regularly issue a Muxia Y Finisterre Compostela. See https://oficinadelperegrino.com/en/statistics/ and a graph of the number issued since 2016 below.The Compostela is only given in Santiago de Compostela. In Muxía you can collect a Muxiana, and in Fisterra a Fisterrana.
Information about these certificates is here:
How to get the Compostela certificate? | Galiwonders
Find out how to get your Compostela on the Camino de Santiago. Get essential information, requirements and tips to complete your journey.galiwonders.com
Very easy , saw many pilgrims going anti clockwiseJust a random thought and apologies if this has been discussed / answered elsewhere, but I did look.......
If after my next Camino my legs are still working......which is unlikely on part performance, I thought I might try to add another short Camino
An obvious one is to continue on to Muxia and Finisterre, and I see there is a nice looking certificate to add to the collection.
Finishing on the Ocean would be nice.
But, what about walking it in reverse?
A bus to Muxia then walking to Finisterre and back to Santiago?
It would be nice to enter Santiago from a different direction and have the feeling of 'completion' in finishing there.
But is it practical? Signs etc........
No problem. Easily doneJust a random thought and apologies if this has been discussed / answered elsewhere, but I did look.......
If after my next Camino my legs are still working......which is unlikely on part performance, I thought I might try to add another short Camino
An obvious one is to continue on to Muxia and Finisterre, and I see there is a nice looking certificate to add to the collection.
Finishing on the Ocean would be nice.
But, what about walking it in reverse?
A bus to Muxia then walking to Finisterre and back to Santiago?
It would be nice to enter Santiago from a different direction and have the feeling of 'completion' in finishing there.
But is it practical? Signs etc........
Of course, if you walk it in reverse, there would be no nice certificate to show you'd done so.An obvious one is to continue on to Muxia and Finisterre, and I see there is a nice looking certificate to add to the collection.
Finishing on the Ocean would be nice.
But, what about walking it in reverse?
A bus to Muxia then walking to Finisterre and back to Santiago?
It would be nice to enter Santiago from a different direction and have the feeling of 'completion' in finishing there.
But is it practical? Signs etc........
There is a Compostela for this.Of course, if you walk it in reverse, there would be no nice certificate to show you'd done so.
I was thinking about the same route. I'm calculating that from the Santiago elevation to the ocean would mean more down hill sections than the reverse.Just a random thought and apologies if this has been discussed / answered elsewhere, but I did look.......
If after my next Camino my legs are still working......which is unlikely on part performance, I thought I might try to add another short Camino
An obvious one is to continue on to Muxia and Finisterre, and I see there is a nice looking certificate to add to the collection.
Finishing on the Ocean would be nice.
But, what about walking it in reverse?
A bus to Muxia then walking to Finisterre and back to Santiago?
It would be nice to enter Santiago from a different direction and have the feeling of 'completion' in finishing there.
But is it practical? Signs etc........
I was thinking about the same route. I'm calculating that from the Santiago elevation to the ocean would mean more down hill sections than the reverse.
So far, I have seen limited places to stay along the way.
When I took the bus from Santiago to visit Finisterre, after a Camino to Santiago, it felt like a calm, meditative finality opposed to the urban ending in Santiago after the solitude of the different camino ways. Buen camino.
If you are walking back from Muxia to Santiago, whether you walk back through Cee or you walk back through Dumbria, there will be many signs but they will be pointing in the opposite direction, towards Finisterre or Muxia, so a bit awkward but do-able. I'll be walking back to Santiago from Muxia through Dumbria, so I will use a gps track of the route (you should be able to find these online) to help keep me on the Way.Just a random thought and apologies if this has been discussed / answered elsewhere, but I did look.......
If after my next Camino my legs are still working......which is unlikely on part performance, I thought I might try to add another short Camino
An obvious one is to continue on to Muxia and Finisterre, and I see there is a nice looking certificate to add to the collection.
Finishing on the Ocean would be nice.
But, what about walking it in reverse?
A bus to Muxia then walking to Finisterre and back to Santiago?
It would be nice to enter Santiago from a different direction and have the feeling of 'completion' in finishing there.
But is it practical? Signs etc........
Also, if you are walking from Santiago to Finisterre and on to Muxia, there are two certificates available: one when you arrive in Finisterre, at the lighthouse at the very end and one when you arrive in Muxia at the tourist information office. If you complete the entire loop, Santiago to Finisterre to Muxia and back to Santiago, collecting two stamps a day, you should be able to receive a compostela certificate at the pilgrim office in Santiago.If you are walking back from Muxia to Santiago, whether you walk back through Cee or you walk back through Dumbria, there will be many signs but they will be pointing in the opposite direction, towards Finisterre or Muxia, so a bit awkward but do-able. I'll be walking back to Santiago from Muxia through Dumbria, so I will use a gps track of the route (you should be able to find these online) to help keep me on the Way.
Last Fall, you had to go to the municipal albergue in Fisterra to get the certificate. They happened to be closed the day we were there, so I had to email the tourist office and they mailed on to the US. There was no facility near the lighthouse to register for the Fisterra certificate.Also, if you are walking from Santiago to Finisterre and on to Muxia, there are two certificates available: one when you arrive in Finisterre, at the lighthouse at the very end and one when you arrive in Muxia at the tourist information office. If you complete the entire loop, Santiago to Finisterre to Muxia and back to Santiago, collecting two stamps a day, you should be able to receive a compostela certificate at the pilgrim office in Santiago.
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