Medieval element
St Jame's Way in Ames
Place
St James' Way to Finisterre is an epilogue of St James' Way that links Santiago with the cape of Finisterre. It can also finish in Muxía, making the route a few kilometres shorter. St James' Way to Finisterre is the only route that, instead of finishing in Santiago, starts there. It's origin is unknown, but, it is attributed to the pagan pilgrimages before the Christianization. In Finisterre was said to be the place where the Ara Solis was located. The Ara Solis was an altar in which pagans worshipped the sun, It was related to ancestrial fertility rituals and the Roman soldiers used to ge there to see the sun hide in the sea. St James' Way to Finisterre began to be used after the remains of James the apostle were foun, in the 13th century, however, it was used before by pagans but the Christianization changed its use. In the 3rd book of the Codex Calixtinus, which tells how the apostle was brought to Santiago from Jerusalem, there appears a place called Dugium, which is said to have submerged in the sea, well, it is located in Finisterre.
Some pilgrims who have reached Finisterre have been the Hungarian George Grisaphan or the german Erich Lassota, in the 16th century.
We also found some pilgrims, one German pilgrim and one Spanish pilgrim, from Seville. Both pilgrims didn't have enough time to stop and be interviewed so we only were ablo to get this information from them:
-Both liked the Way.
-The German pilgrim was going to Santiago and the Spanish one, to Finisterre.
-Took a photo with them.
-They were both friendly.
The part of the Way located in Ames begins with the Alto do Vento, it continues and crosses the Rego dos Pasos in Augapesada, then, it pàsses through the Alto do Mar de Ovellas and nest to Transmonte's Church, it continues until it crosses the Tambre in Ponte Maceira. The part of the Way located in Ames is part of the Santiago-Negreira stage.