{"id":14801,"date":"2018-09-05T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T08:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dovevado.net\/finisterre-dove-si-trova\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T11:48:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T09:48:52","slug":"finisterre-where-is-the-end-of-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dovevado.net\/en\/finisterre-where-is-the-end-of-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Finisterre, where is the end of the world?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Finisterre<\/span>, Finis terrae, Penn-ar-Bed<\/i>,Finisterra, in short, the point that sanctioned the end of the known world in antiquity.In fact, before Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the Americas, fear of the unknown had driven our ancestors to locate geographical points beyond which nothing was thought to exist.<\/p>\n\n

It was thought in ancient times that the earth was flat – to tell the truth there are still those who support this thesis, which is absurd today – and that it would not have been possible to venture beyond certain limit-places.<\/p>\n\n

Where is the Finisterre<\/h2>\n\n
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There is no single Finisterre<\/span>, one in France and one in Spain<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

During my travels in Spain and France I was able to understand that each population has its own legends and traditions, and with the acronym “Finisterre<\/span>” different places are identified.This definition was appropriate in antiquity for the Strait of Gibilterrra, where the Romans claimed that beyond the Pillars of Hercules the unknown would swallow the daredevils who dared to venture, but among the Celtic peoples there were other places deemed impassable.<\/p>\n\n

Finisterre<\/span> is simply where the world ends.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

So I found a Finisterre<\/span> in Spain during my Santiago Trail and one in France, respectively in the western end of Galicia<\/span> and in the Quimpere region of Brittany<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n

Finisterre in France<\/h2>\n\n

On my trip to Brittany<\/span>, we traveled along the pink granite coast until we reached Pointe Saint Mathieu<\/span><\/a>. It was a really exciting trip, the places and nature were food for the soul and also for the body I must say. Pointe Saint Mathieu<\/span> is identified with the beginning of the French Finisterre<\/span>.Penn-ar-Bed literally means in Breton: “tip of the world,” however, it is also translatable as “end of the world.”<\/i><\/p>\n\n

The emotion of the cliffs beaten by the wind, the tide that in this region has excursions of up to 11 metres, the Breton hospitality, the cuisine and above all the ruins of the old abbey are memories that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.<\/p>\n\n

Finis terrae – Towards the end of the world<\/h3>\n\n

From Pointe Saint Mathieu<\/span> we arrived at the village of Ploguvelin, with the morning mist it felt like we were in a Pirates movie. Abbiamo fatto colazione e da l\u00ec siamo partiti per la regione di Quimpere per arrivare a Pointe du Raz<\/span>, il vero Finis terrae francese.<\/p>\n\n