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It consists of 3 stages with a distance of 90 Kms.
This is the last step of the way. Traditionally pilgrims had finally reached the tomb and embrace the Apostle achieved, still a few kilometers to reach Finisterre, to achieve what the Romans called it the end of the world "Finis Terrae", it was considered that there was nothing beyond.
Currently, it remains Finisterre the end of the road for believers, who come there for spiritual purification. Throughout the centuries, developed in Finisterre these "rites of purification", there the pilgrim realized three acts:
Bathing in the Costa de la Muerte, the "beach gives Langosteira". She dusts all the way and clean in body and spirit began his new life redeemed from sin and removed.
"Burning clothes," the pilgrim with fire gets rid of everything material, burning everything of his past life that will not benefit you to start your new life.
And watch the sunset, symbolizing the death of the sun at sea and the next day the resurrection and the soul of the pilgrim who raises to be pardoned by God.
In the last decade are increasingly pilgrims who come to Finisterre to meet the almost obligatory ritual of purification.
The marked routes here are indicative and are intended for campers because they are traveling by car and calculate considering the quickest route by road. If the road is going to do on foot or by bike, surely not the best route for it should follow the directions of the road marking or other means or specific maps to make way.