A Pilgrims Guide to the Camino Fisterra: Santiago de Compostela to Finisterre Including the Muxia Extension
by John Brierley
Category: Travel

Finis-terre translates simply as end of the world, and provided a dramatic focal point for one of the most potent western vision quests in the medieval world. It was here that the material and spiritual worlds met. Beyond the horizon was tir na nog - the land of eternal youth. Its potency is not lost on the pilgrims that still come here, seeking to reconcile the inner and outer realities in their lives.