Camino Fisterra-Muxía: Stage 3B
Finisterre Muxia
On foot
4 stages
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About this stage
From Olveiroa you will have to go towards Hospital where the way get divided into two. You will get to Muxía before concluding the Way in Fisterra. Muxía is famous due to the Santuario de la Virgen de la Barca sanctuary.
Recommendation Pilgrim
After returning home you can do a last stage and visit Fisterra.
Distance and elevation
Stage profile
Route
Itinerary
Km 0 – Inicio
From Hospital you will have to go through the road and cross a bar that offers the best breakfast in this area. Then you will have to cross a roundabout where the rote gets unified. You will have to go through the right, you will see a marker indicating the way. You will walk through a path full of windmills and you will get to a bridge over a small river called Vao Salgueiro. Then you will get to a crossing where you have to go straight forward. Then you will get to Carizas, here you will have to turn right to get to Dumbría, where you will find a hostel, after this hostel you will have to turn left. You will see a huge raised granary next to the Iglesia de Santa Eulalia church. You will continue straight forward going through the bridge that goes over the Fragoso river, then you will have to cross the AC-550 to continue to Pena do Corvo. You will also cross Trasufre before getting to a stone cross next to the Ermita da Santiña hermitage.
You will walk through arable fields to get to the Castro river, then you will have to turn left to get to the road that will lead you to Senande, a perfect place to rest and eat something. You will cross Agrodosio, Vilastose and A Grixa, where its located the Iglesia de Nosa señora do Rosario church. Then you will get to Quintáns where you will find the Iglesia de San Isidro church.
Then you will cross Pedregal and San Martiño de Ozón and then you will walk through Camino Real. Here you will find a wonderful place to stay the night a restored raised granary. Once you get to a bar you will have to turn right to go through the Iglesia de San Martiño de Ozón church from the 12 century. Now it is time to ascend again, looking to reach Vilar de Sobremonte and then to O Pion mount. Some slopes will challenge you towards Os Muiños and Merexo, where you can rest for a while and see the spectacular views of Camariñas.
We will not cross the center of Merexo, but you can turn to the right in case you need to eat or drink something. The milestone however will indicate you to go through the left to Moraime and the through the Negro river. You are close to Muxía, just less than five kilometers away. But before you should visit the Monasterio Benedictino de San Xiao de Moraime monastery from the 12 century. Then you will go through Casasnovas and you will see the Capilla de San Roque Chapel. You will cross the Playa de Espiñadeiro beach and after you will find the hostel where you can stay the night. Visit the Santuario de la Virgen de la Barca sanctuary is a must. Depending on how you feel, we can continue around the beach or through the road turning to our left right before entering the beach. The hostel will be right before reaching the city center. From the tourist office on we have the last section left. This goes ascending to the Virgen de la Barca sanctuary. To end this stage, we will go on through the road that leads to the legendary temple, which was affected by the fire that took place by the end of 2013.
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