Muxía

Muxía is a village in Galicia, Spain. It has 1,500 inhabitants (2023) and lies on the Northern Way of St. James (Camino del Norte). From Fisterra via Muxía it's 114 km to Santiago de Compostela, which makes this section eligible to get the compostela, a certificate. Muxía is known for its beaches.

Muxía is part of the 'Costa da Morte' or 'Costa de la Muerte' (i.e., the "Coast of Death"). The Costa Da Morte was given this name because of the large number of shipwrecks along its rocky shore. The Costa Da Morte is one of the three regions of the Costa del Marisco, or "The Seafood Coast". It has an active fishing industry.

The nearest airport is the one of A Coruña. Others are in Santiago de Compostela and Vigo. The most destinations are served by the airport of Porto.

From A Coruña there are frequent direct intercity buses and trains to Muxía.

From Santiago there is a direct intercity bus.

The village can be easily explored on foot.

• The Church of San Xulián de Moraime is a famous Benedictine monastery that is now used as a church, 3 km from Muxía. The name of the town, "Muxía", refers to the monks who established this monastery. Another famous church in the area is the Santuario da Virxe da Barca which stands on a rocky ridge above the surf.

The village has ATMs.

The biggest supermarket is the Supermercados Froiz. A smaller one is the Eroski City.

Pilgrims can sleep in all of the albergues.

As a pilgrim in the direction of Santiago de Compostela.