Santiago isn't the end. Finisterre is

Santiago isn't the end. Finisterre is.

For medieval pilgrims, Santiago was not the final destination. Finisterre was — the edge of the known world, where the land runs out and the Atlantic begins.

Three more days of walking after Santiago. Through eucalyptus forests and fishing villages, past granite crosses and empty beaches. The crowds of the Francés are gone. The path is quiet again, the way it was in the very first days.

Pilgrims who continue to Finisterre often describe it as the emotional completion that Santiago couldn't quite provide. The cathedral is magnificent, the square overwhelming. But standing on the cliffs at Cape Finisterre, watching the sun drop into the ocean — that's where many pilgrims finally feel it land.

There's an old tradition of burning something at the lighthouse: worn-out boots, a piece of clothing, a note. A release. Something left behind at the edge of the world before the journey home.

Not everyone goes. But those who do rarely say they regret the extra kilometres.

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