4 October 2018
Muxía sits next to the Atlantic coast in a very beautiful and rugged region. We took a bus here from Santiago so we could complete one more stage of the Camino, the portion between Muxía and Finesterre that runs along the coast. (We didn't have the 3 extra days it would have taken to walk the 45 miles to get here, so the bus was the next best option).
With huge waves crashing into giant boulders along its coast, Muxía is one of the most beautiful areas in all of Spain. We were glad we had a day to catch up here and enjoy the beauty of this place. Because we didn't arrive in Muxía until 11 a.m., we took the day as a rest day and will complete the final leg tomorrow.
Muxia was made famous in the final scene of the movie "The Way" because it is the place where Tom scatters the last ashes of his son who died on the Camino de Santiago. It is a heartrending part of the movie that always brings a tear to my eye.
Muxía sits next to the Atlantic coast in a very beautiful and rugged region. We took a bus here from Santiago so we could complete one more stage of the Camino, the portion between Muxía and Finesterre that runs along the coast. (We didn't have the 3 extra days it would have taken to walk the 45 miles to get here, so the bus was the next best option).
With huge waves crashing into giant boulders along its coast, Muxía is one of the most beautiful areas in all of Spain. We were glad we had a day to catch up here and enjoy the beauty of this place. Because we didn't arrive in Muxía until 11 a.m., we took the day as a rest day and will complete the final leg tomorrow.
Muxia was made famous in the final scene of the movie "The Way" because it is the place where Tom scatters the last ashes of his son who died on the Camino de Santiago. It is a heartrending part of the movie that always brings a tear to my eye.
This is the view of the harbor from our hotel. What a sunny, cheery place Muxía is (at least the locals describe it as such when it is not raining).
We walked across the street from the hotel to wet our feet in the Atlantic Ocean and gather a few seashells.
We climbed the hill that overlooks the town and harbor. This is such a picturesque city!
Waves constantly crash into the rocks at the base of the lighthouse. We sat here for an hour watching the waves crashing into the rocks along this rugged coast.
Near the lighthouse sits this church, Nuestra Señora del Barco. The church is a huge pilgrimage site for a yearly event that takes place here every September. (The church is also well known from its appearance in the final scene of the movie "The Way").
Unfortunately, the church was struck by lightning on Christmas Day 2013 (photo from town archives). After 5 years of reconstruction, the church is mostly rebuilt, but the altarpiece is still missing.
People gathered on the hilltop overlooking the Atlantic Ocean to watch as the sun set. It was almost a mystical event! It's easy to see why the Romans called this place the 'end of the world'. You could sail away from here for thousands of miles to the west without hitting land.
And so tomorrow is our final day on the Camino de Santiago as we hike the last 18 miles from Muxía to Finesterre. We're sad the journey is now coming to an end.
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