Since we have been home Salvador has been attending Autoescuela to practise the theory test for his Spanish drivers licence as it is illegal to keep driving on his AU /International permit one after 6 months. He has to sit a theory test first then the practical. The theory test though is very complicated and extensive. He attends driving school each morning for about 3-4 hours or so. It’s very time consuming but we decided to not risk driving just on the AU licence as the penalties are high if you get caught. He is learning lots of new Spanish words.

We decided to take a few days off while the weather was good and we drove up to Fisterra known as the end of the world. The Romans thought that this was the earth’s westernmost point and therefore that the world ended here. It was the finisterrae, or land’s end. It is also the final destination for many pilgrims on the Way of St. James.

We hugged the coastline of each of the Rias on our way up, discovering lots of villages and stunning coves. The area is more rugged and mountainous and the forests more dense as we travelled north.

We stayed near the village of Riebeiro for our first night in a hotel on a very quiet cove that would be a great spot for a holiday. In the evening we drove out to Punta Couso on the rocky Península del Morrazo.

On the next day we visited Castro de Baroña, an iron age fortified settlment. The Castro de Baroña is the largest, best preserved and most legendary maritime settlement in Galicia. It located on a small rocky peninsula. We walked out to the coast to visit the iron age hill fort which was abandoned during the first half of the first century BC. Unfortunately, the rain started just as we arrived and so we headed back to the car and we did not get a chance to walk amongst the ruins.

We arrived in Fisterra and made our way out to Cabo Fistera to visit the end of the world. There is a large lighthouse that is still active and just below on the rocky outdrop a granite cross which is the final desitination for the many pilgrims that end their camino there.

While standing there looking out accoss the Altantic you can undersand why the Romans thought it was the end of the world.

We stayed the night in the Hotel Alen del mar which was a great beach side hotel that we were really loved. After a very impressive breakfast we made our way home to Vilagarcia.

The whole region was really beautiful and we were very impressed and would defintely return if we get the chance now or in the future.