The
village of the Land's End
 Fisterra
is a typical seafaring village of narrow streets that descend
to the sea. The population's economic and social center is the port.
It holds an important fishing fleet and a market on the quayside of
great activity. The fresh shellfish and fish are taken from there
directly to the cooking pan of the typical taverns, famous for offering
the homemade and flavourful Galician
gastronomy.
The rich historical past of Fisterra is conserved
in Bon Suceso's seafaring chapel, of the XVII century, and in San
Carlos' contemporary Castle. The castle was built to defend the port
of the alternating attacks carried out by the armies of England and
France. The tourist's favourite beach of Langosteira and the
unknown beaches of Riveira, Corbeiro, and Mar de Fora, complete
the natural offer of the village of the End of the World.
 The
road to the Lighthouse drives to the Cross and Santa Maria
de Fisterra's church, built in the XII century and declared historical-artistic
group in 1985. The church has got a grave stone statue of the
XV century and the altarpieces of Nosa Señora de Fisterra,
made by Francisco de Antas, head of works of Santiago's Cathedral
in the XVII century. But notably, the Cristo da Barba Dourada, (made
in the XIV century by Romai) is the one of strongest devotion in the
region. The Christ of the Golden Beard is the main character in Easter
party, the biggest festivity in Fisterra.
Nature and legend are one in Fisterra
The Monte Facho, in the peninsula of Fisterra,
was the place were the Celtic Nerios from Duio
carried out their offerings and rites in honor of the sun. This
same place was chosen by San Guillerme to live its holy life ; Near
his house, the sterile couples copulated on one specific stone according
to the Celtic rite of fertility.
 Cape
Fisterra is one of the most dangerous sea points in the world.
The Petoncino and the Centola rocks have destroyed in tragic shipwrecks
all kinds of ships that followed a wrong direction.
Fisterra is the place in the world that more
tales could tell. From the constant Celtic trade with the Mediterranean
sea to terrible shipwrecks... from the horrible monsters that lived
in the Mare Tenebrosum to the Celtic expeditions in search
of the paradise... from the fascinating cult to the sun to the most
violent and terrible tempests...
Where
to stay:
Hostal-restaurant
Ancora
Hotel Finisterre
Hostal Mariquito
Hotel Dugium
O
Centolo
O
Semáforo
More
information (Council of Fisterra) :
Concello
de Fisterra : Santa Catalina / +34 981 74 00 01
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The
History tells the fascination that this place caused to all those
who visited the End of the World. The Celtic Nerios already celebrated
a cult to the sun in the Monte Facho. Some centuries later,
General Decimus Junius Brutus "The Galician", first Roman in stepping
this earth, was frightened when observing how the sea gobbled the
sun down.