CSJ Guide to the continuation to Finisterre, 2009: Update

Received from Alison Raju, September 2011:

New albergue in Cée on the Finisterre route.

A new (private) albergue, a Casa da Fonte, has opened in Cée, on the Finisterre route, 20km after Olveiroa and 15km before the town of Finisterre itself.

It is located in the centre of the town at Rúa de Arriba 36, is open all year and has 42 places in bunk beds. It has a kitchen, showers etc. and internet access, costs €10 per person, welcomes cyclists and horse riders as well as walkers and accepts reservations.  Telephone (+34) 699.242.711 or email guzmanroget@gmail.com

Thanks to Pilgrims Kathy Faulks, and Paul, for the following, received July 2011:

There's a new albergue at Cee -details as follows:

Albergue "A Casa da Fonte" Rua de Arriba, 36 Cee A Coruna     Contacto 699 242 711 (Guzman)

http://albergueacasadafonte.blogspot.com

Thanks to Sharon McDonnell for the following update, received June 2011:

Only about 1% of pilgrims continue walking to Finisterre – so it’s not too busy and it was surprisingly a very nice route and the landscape was quite different .  Really glad I walked it.  Didn’t feel like I had finished in Santiago.  There’s something about reaching the lighthouse on the rocks with a stunning coastal view and not physically being able to walk on anymore – just hit me then. 

Camino follows north of the front of the Cathedral in Santiago passing by the old city walls and entering the countryside.  Beautiful walk once you get to the river and cascading waterfall – bar here if you want to stop for coffee though it’s a bit of a race to the albergue as there’s only 20 places..nice town, walk all the way through following the arrows and the albergue is about .5km past the town walls up a hill – nice albergue with kitchen, €5

Very nice walk through wooded paseos but not used to the early rising! 6.30 start. Bars along the way. Last part bit of road walking taking a final left into the village of Olbedoira – beautiful traditional stone albergue €5 – about 30 places – try and get there by 3pm– lots of character – great bar next door with good menu del dia all day for €9

Again beautiful walk today  - reach bar marked as last for 20km where you can get coffee-  food and shortly after you reach a junction signalling right for Muxia and left for Finisterre – if you have the time walk to Muxia and day 4 onto Finisterre – I went directly to Finisterre - when you walk over the ridge and the ocean unfolds before you ....boots off and walk along the long beach (just like the start of the Camino del Norte) and take a swim if you’re brave enough! Up into the town of Finisterre..lunch and another 6km up to the Faro (lighthouse).  Incredible.  You can receive you’re final stamp here but the Faro closes between 1 and 3.30pm.  I waited on the rocks for 2 hours happy out.  Got 5pm express bus back to Santiago (2 hours) – there was a bus at 7 as well.