Muxía
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Muxía
- Residents: 5.025 aprox.
- Province: A Coruña
Information
Get to know Muxía
Muxía is a small fishing village that has a spectacular charm, also has Jacobean legends so it is closely linked to the Camino de Santiago and more and more pilgrims who decide to finish their way here or come to know it before going to burn the slippers to Fisterra.
Muxía is a small fishing village that has a spectacular charm, also has Jacobean legends so it is closely linked to the Camino de Santiago and more and more pilgrims who decide to finish their way here or come to know it before going to burn the slippers to Fisterra.
Location
How to get there
The most comfortable way to return home after finishing the route is to go to Santiago or Coruña and then link up with the means of transport that best suits each person.
The most comfortable way to return home after finishing the route is to go to Santiago or Coruña and then link up with the means of transport that best suits each person.
To get to Santiago there are buses from the company Ferrín that travel the route twice a day throughout the week. The same happens to get to A Coruña, there are two daily lines of the company Autocares Vázquez, these do not go directly, stop in Carballo and Vimianzo.
History / Culture
What to see
Secadero de Congrios
This is an artisanal production method and formed by crossed stakes where the conger eels are hung, they are the only ones working today in Spain. After the fish has been washed and prepared, the conger eels, full of strategically placed openings, are left to dry and cure in the wind, often at the mercy of the weather. In the past there were two more, Os Cascóns and A Pedriña.
Piedra del Timón
Linked to the legend of the Virgin, its name is due to its shape, as it simulates the rudder of a ship. While Christianization took place in these lands, the set of stones were of great importance for the monks of the Monastery of Moraime. It is from this moment when several Christian legends began to become famous, which aimed to reduce the spread of pre-Christian rituals.
Piedra de Abalar
Legend has it that the town of Muxía is associated with a conglomerate of stones located in the Punta de la Barca and with the magical and religious cult on these stones.
The Abalar Stone, with a perimeter of 30 meters, is one of the most peculiar of the whole set. Of the many peculiarities of this stone predominates the divinatory function, since this was used as an instrument of justice to determine the guilt or innocence of people who were being tried for some reason.
Piedra dos Cadrís
Shaped like a kidney or iliac bone, the Piedra dos Cadrís represents, according to legend, the sail of the ship where the Virgin Mary manifested herself. Its importance is due to the existing myth about its healing properties for the kidneys and rheumatism, however, the disease will only subside or disappear if it is passed 9 times under the stone.
Paseo Marítimo de Muxía
Running along the entire coastline, the promenade of Muxía stretches from the village of A Cruz to the fishing port of this town. In it is the image of Gonzalo Lopez, illustrious poet who praised the beauty of this land.
Iglesia de Santa María
This church stands majestically on the rocks of Mount Corpiño. Donated by Pope Innocent III to the monastery of Carracedo, this temple was built around 1203 following a mainly Romanesque architectural style. It consists of a single nave with wooden roofs.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Barca
The Sanctuary of the Virgen de la Barca, due to the deterioration suffered and although the first document that is preserved of the Sanctuary dates from 1544, it is believed that dates from the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Its reconstruction was spread over several years, until in 1719 the current temple was finally erected.
Hórreo de San Martiño de Ozón
The hórreo of San Martiño de Ozón is approximately 27 meters long and is one of the largest constructions of its kind in the entire community. Made of granite material, it is supported by circular feet and vines. It is located in the conglomerate of San Martiño de Ozón and in the past it was here where the rents that came from the collection of the monastery were stored.
Information of interest
Local police
680 409 875
Civil guard
981 742 002
Fire department
080
Civil protection
981 742 301
Town hall
981 742 001
Health center
981 742 066
Tourism office
981 742 563
Rúa Virxe da Barca, 47
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Festivals and Pilgrimages
Local festivity
25 de marzo: Fiesta del congrio
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Del 19 al 21 de junio: Fiesta del Pilar
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10 de julio: Carrera por la Costa da Morte
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En semana santa y en verano: Feria de artesanía
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25 y 26 de agosto: Mercado de las rutas del mar
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Último fin de semana de julio: La Virgen del Carmen
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El segundo fin de semana de septiembre: Fiesta de la Virgen de la Barca
Finisterre Muxia
On foot
4 etapas
