Finisterre has close ties with several European ‘siblings’ —other countries’ westernmost spots of land reaching out into the Atlantic Ocean—: the North Cape in the city of Nordkapp, Norway; Dunquin, in Ireland; Cornwall and Land's End in England; Finistère and its famous Pointe du Raz in Brittany, and the Cabo da Roca in Portugal. All of them, together with Cape Finisterre make up the so-called European Finisterres.
Legends, mysteries and shipwrecks bind these unique locations together, very popular among those who want to visit the places once thought to be the earth’s end.
The Spanish siblings of Finisterre are on the East coast. One of them is Cadaqués, in Girona, Catalonia. The alliance is called “From Cap de Creus to Cape Finisterre”. Cap de Creus is the place where the sun first rises in the Iberian Peninsula, while Cape Finisterre is where it last sets. Right next to Finisterre’s lighthouse you can see a symbol of the union of both towns: a monolith by Enric Pascó, with a plaque reading: “This plaque blends East and West”. Another twin town is San Andreu de Llavaneres, near Barcelona, a small village with a tradition of seafaring.
After marveling at the sunset at Cape Finisterre, why not try and discover the magic of the sunrise over the Mediterranean? How about the sunset in the other European Finisterres? What will they look like?
