Religious heritage

A Costa da Morte, the beginning and end of the road

Costa da Morte, sustainable tourist destination

Religious monuments on the Costa da Morte

The religious heritage in Costa da Morte has more influences than the Christian, something that can be observed in the conservation of traditions such as the bonfires in San Juan. Pagan rites and formulas merged with the Christian religion and its forms, giving rise to a unique culture and constructions that you can only find in this territory. Here you will find more information about the Costa da Morte and its religious heritage as well as the locations of the existing points of interest in this section.

Beginning and end of the paths

A Costa da Morte is the beginning and the end of all roads. The place where you can close a past stage to start a new one, as millions of people have already done throughout history.

Santiago Apostol and the Costa da Morte

An example is the apostle Santiago who, according to legend, traveled through Costa da Morte in life trying to evangelize its inhabitants until the Virgin herself met him at Punta de la Barca to tell him that he had already fulfilled his mission in these lands and that he would travel them again, but after his death.

Camino de Santiago

Santiago the Apostle would return to Costa da Morte in a stone sarcophagus and this would give rise to one of the most emblematic paths: the Camino de Santiago. But do you know where this one ends?

Camino de Santiago

If you answered Costa da Morte you were right.

Costa da Morte, end of the Camino de Santiago

Although it is commonly located specifically in Fisterra, history has shown how Costa da Morte was generally the last stretch for walkers before starting the return to their place of origin, especially for those who made the Camino by sea.

Religious heritage of the Costa da Morte

This has left thousands of imprints that you can observe in the religious architecture of Costa da Morte that through its ties with the Camino and the city of Santiago impregnated this territory with a unique architectural style.

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Santiago de Mens Church

The church of Santiago de Mens is a Romanesque church built in the twelfth century in Mens, a parish...

Church of San Pedro da Redonda

The parish church of Traba is located in a lonely place, without houses around it, oriented in the s...

Church of Santa María de la Atalaya

A few kilometers from Malpica de Bergantiños we find Laxe, a small fishing village that is located w...

St. Mark’s Church

This church has been declared an “Asset of Cultural Interest”. This temple preserves Rom...

Church of Santiago de Traba

The parish church of Traba is located in a lonely place, without houses around it, oriented in the s...

Church of San Cristovo de Corzón

Located on the Camino that leads from Santiago to Fisterra, this simple construction of a nave cover...

Church of San Martiño de Cores

The church of San Martiño de Cores is a thirteenth-century construction remodeled in the eighteenth ...

Church of Santa Eulalia de Tines

It responds to the Romanesque style, and has interesting capitals inside. In the atrium of the churc...

Church of San Fins de Anllóns

The church of San Fins de Anllóns is in Baroque style, although its origin is Romanesque. From its p...

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Religious heritage

Religious monuments on the Costa da Morte

Beginning and end of the paths

Santiago Apostol and the Costa da Morte

Camino de Santiago

Camino de Santiago

Costa da Morte, end of the Camino de Santiago

Religious heritage of the Costa da Morte

Religious heritage

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Santiago de Mens Church

Church of San Pedro da Redonda

Church of Santa María de la Atalaya

St. Mark’s Church

Church of Santiago de Traba

Church of San Cristovo de Corzón

Church of San Martiño de Cores

Church of Santa Eulalia de Tines

Church of San Fins de Anllóns

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