Finisterre

Finisterre takes its name from the Latin for the ends of the earth, an apt title for the cape projecting into the Atlantic beyond Santiago de Compostela. Pilgrims continued to this coast after visiting the apostle's shrine. The church of Santa María de las Arenas, built in the late twelfth century, houses a Gothic image of Christ from the fourteenth. Across from it stood a pilgrims' hospital founded by the priest Alonso García in 1469, offering shelter near the end of the westward journey.