Way to Fisterra by foot

Route for Pilgrims

Day 1: Arrive to Santiago de Compostela and Accommodation.

Many pilgrims opt to keep on walking after arriving in Santiago de Compostela. If this is not your case, and if you only want to go to Fisterra, you can arrive in Santiago by your own or we can arrange your transfer from any airport or station your are in. Once in Santiago and if you made it with time, some visits are pending to be done such as the Cathedral , Obradoiro Square or the Old Town. Besides, you will have the chance to enjoy the splendid local gastronomy available in Galicia and in Santiago.

Day 2: Santiago de Compostela – Negreira Stage

You will wake up in your accommodation in Santiago. Breakfast included, so you commence your day with full energy towards your new destination: Negreira. This stage is 21 km long and you will find many charming villages and hills with pines trees and eucalyptus. On your way you will cross a roman bridge over the Tambre River which will directly guide you to Negreira.

Once at Negreira and if you made it with time, you could visit some interesting points. To name a few: different mansions scattered along the village or some examples of the local architecture like the Pilgrim and Emigrant monuments

Day 3: Negreira – Olveiroa Stage

Say hello to a new day from your accommodation in Negreira to start the day with a breakfast to boost your stamina do you could start your way towards Oliveiroa. You soon realize this is one of the most beautiful stages in This Way to Fisterra; thick forests full of oaks, beech trees and chestnuts will help you to disconnect from the pavement roads and dirty air of the cities. Centenary crosses and typical local raised granaries will guide you from the valleys watered by Xallas River and the Fervenza Reservoir.

Once at Oliveiroa, you could visit some relevant points like the reservoir you’ll reach crossing the local bridge or some pieces of the Galicia ethnography called “horreos” (high raised granaries). There ones are particularly the biggest and best well-preserved in A Coruña province.

Day 4: Olveiroa – Fisterra Stage

Let’s start the day with energy after waking up in your Oliveiroa accommodation and having a full breakfast. Now it is time to start this stage towards Fisterra. You will reach step by step the popular Costa da Morte (Death Coast) and the legendary Cape of Fisterra known by the romans as the westernmost spot in the World But before arriving in Fisterra you will have to walk small villages to take a diversion in Hospital town. You will also pass by Cee and eventually the seaside village of Corcubión, considered Historical and Artistical site. Just 15 km separates us to the center of Fisterra’s village.

Day 5: Fisterra / Finisterre Stage

Bed and Breakfast Day off to visit Fisterra monuments besides the lighthouse of this village known as “The End of The World”.

After breakfast our services will be finished.