Editing Cape Finisterre (section)

== Pilgrimage ==
[[File:Cape Finisterre.jpg|thumb|The Camino Way, Cape Finisterre ]]Cape Finisterre is the final destination for many [[pilgrims]] on the [[Way of St. James]], the [[pilgrimage]] to the shrine of the [[Twelve apostles|apostle]] [[Saint James the Great]] in the [[Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cape Finisterre - Galicia|url=https://www.turismo.gal/que-facer/top-ten-dez-lugares-unicos/cabo-fisterra?langId=en_US}}</ref> Cape Finisterre is about 90 km (50 miles) from [[Santiago de Compostela]]. The name of this route is [[Camino Finisterre]].

The origin of the pilgrimage to Finisterre is not certain. However, it is believed to date from pre-Christian times and was possibly associated with Finisterre's status as the "edge of the world" and a place to see the last sun of the day.<ref>{{cite journal |journal= Cartography and Geographic Information Science |title= The last sunset on mainland Europe  |year= 2016 |url= https://minerva.usc.es/xmlui/handle/10347/18512|last1= Mira Pérez |first1= Jorge }}</ref> The tradition continued in medieval times, when "hospitals" were established to cater to pilgrims along the route from Santiago de Compostela to Finisterre.<ref>{{cite web|title=The way of Saint James|url=https://www.caminodesantiago.gal/en/discover/origins-and-evolution}}</ref>

Some pilgrims continue on to [[Muxía]], which is a day's walk away.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Fisterra and Muxía way|url=https://www.caminodesantiago.gal/en/make-plans/the-ways/the-fisterra-and-muxia-way}}</ref>