On the road trip across France, Spain and Portugal.. From Europe to the Atlantic Ocean

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Friday, May 8
We follow a winding road before us, check here is the shrine of Sant Andres De Teixido built on top of a cliff surrounded by the houses of the village and many shops selling souvenirs of the place, figurines made by the inhabitants with bread crumbs, cooked and painted called "sandresinos"
St. Andrew is the patron of fishermen and their mixing Christian faith with some vestiges of animistic cults the residents support the pilgrimage to the shrine, the place where all the Galicians had to bear to come back once in a lifetime sentence in the form of dead animal.
Another myth says to go drink at the fountain source of the three channels of the saint and then pull a piece of bread into the water source and make a wish, if it floats your wish will come true
The church created by Miguel Lopez de la Pena in 1789, is built of stone, very easy to 'interior, a nave, the altar is a large wooden baroque portal that highlights the central figure of the beautiful St. Andrew with the red mantle, boundary pillars carved with grape vines and niches with images of saints and cherubim that stand for the color of gold, there are also paintings depicting the martyrdom of St. Andrea
We are surprised to see the church on one side the numerous votive offerings left by the faithful in search of a grace, we are objects of all kinds, bracelets, necklaces, gloves, baby booties.
Once out we stopped to look at the spectacular environment, the magic of the place can not leave anyone indifferent visit.
We leave the village through forests of eucalyptus and follow a road with several hairpin bends down to Punta Candelaria.
After seeing the wonders above this has not anything special, we go through to get Cedeira and Ferrol in La Coruna, our goal is not to visit the city but getting to the Tower of Hercules.
La Coruna is known as the "balcony of 'Alante' to get to the lighthouse skirt the city, in front of the port 'Marina Avenue Of particular look at the architecture of the whitewashed houses with windows of verandas that create geometric reflections and this is also called "crystal city" walk along the paseo maritime revolves around the 'isthmus, the promontory on which stands the city center is very long and iron street lamps create a beautiful red-colored backdrop
We park near the lighthouse dates back to the place where 'the Roman era, from the earliest times was a strategic port
The first to understand the 'importance was the Romans who built a naval base here
The lighthouse was built in the early second century by the 'Emperor Trajan, the excavations have uncovered the base of the tower a stone with the inscription which, translated means "consecrated to Mars, Gaius Servius architect Wolf Aemium in Lusitania, the fulfillment of a promise. "
All 'beginning of the slope leading to the tower we see the statue of Hercules in mythology Charon linked to.
For a tichet of 3 € per person you can access the 'inside where there are the remains of primitive' old building and climb 242 steps to reach the highest point of the lighthouse lookout beautiful 68 m high.
The gale sweeps the promontory making the landscape bright and vivid colors, the view is magnificent, a town on the other hand, a great wind rose and sparkling sea against the rocks all around the tower a large park with sculptures Celtic
Unfortunately need to get off and continue the journey, we share Camarinas to this area is one of the most desert of Galicia from Finisterre Coruna winds up to the "coast of death" which owes its name to the amount of macabre ships swept away by the fury of the 'ocean .
Camarinas arrived at following the directions of the pension Gaviota Routard seek a lady who welcomed us makes us see the room in the attic that we pay € 35
We must climb three flights of stairs with luggage, camera bag, computer and various bells and whistles, growls, but Michael's already 21 and do not want to waste any more time to change accommodation, so says a proverb of our parts: legs, shoulders and salt, plus the room is nice and clean.
Quick shower and off to look for a restaurant, we go to Villa de Oro where I ordered octopus Galician, while Michael is indecisive, then the owner goes into the kitchen and soon comes up with a big tray full of fresh fish and tells us to choose the that the more we could meet, cooked was delicious and melted in the mouth as a side dish and salad vegetables.
Packed pay the bill € 30 and go around the city, the shop windows are full of doilies, towels and other linens with beautiful lace, in the meantime got up and went back a wind chill in the Room