In this occasion we are going to be taking you through one of the sections of the amazing Camino de Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia, north-west of Spain. There many routes all across Spain and also France, the longest route you can possibly do leaves from Paris, crossing France to enter Spain and crossing all the north of Spain, Navarra, La Rioja, Burgos, Palencia, Leon, Lugo and finally La Corunha.
This is the ultimate experience to meet new people while finding out about everything about the culture, way of life, gastronomy etc of the places you will visit. Every year thousands of people cross the globe to find themselves surrounded by nature, and enjoy of a once in a life journey.
This time we have done only the last part of the camino due to the lack of time available for the trip. We have started from a place called Noia and then we have walked all around the coast stopping at Fisterra, galician name for "the end of the Earth". Its a magic place where you can have almost 360 degrees of sea side and not even a single sign of land. Many years ago, when it was believed that the Earth was flat, Fisterra was believed to be the last part of earth before falling down the edge at the horizon line. There we could enjoy of a fulfilling peace accompanied by fresh breeze and the sound of the waves crashing at the bottom of the cliff. The mixture of feelings will transport you to another world, your Tibetan experience in Europe.
"Galicia, Culture, gastronomy and hospitality"
Galician people are considered all around Spain as one of the most welcoming of the country. Along the route we could find any locals and we could have the pleasure to meet them, get to know a bit more about their traditions and also we were lucky enough to get to try their typical cone cheese, home made and smoked in a stone oven, apparently a must have in every house in the village.
Along the route you can find several hostels ruled by the locals. Normally the prices round 10 Euros per night in a shared room or if you prefer it, you can also stay in one of the hotels available in the route. In our case we took one o those hotels. The room was very nice, twin bed and fantastic views from the window, for only 25 Euros per night (2 people), good price and comfort for a good rest after many hours walking. The morning after, early in the morning it was time to get up and get ready to go. Usually the locals hostels do not provide breakfast, but you can find local bars, cheap and nice! This time the chosen one was Mariquito Bar.Once our belly was full and a big coffee to start, we started our final walk to the capital, Santiago de Compostela, the end of an amazing journey to end up in front of the cathedral of 800 years of age surrounded by a place where modern and ancient arquitechture meet up in a single place. Down below we will drop some pictures of our journey, we hope you like it and we recommend that, if you have thought about doing the Camino de Santiago, do not hesitate anymore as it is an experience you will not regret, that will fill you up with load of feelings that for sure you will not forget!
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