O Camiño dos Faros
Three lighthouses can be visited by car within an-hour-and-a half of driving along this landmark route. Expect extraordinary views of the vertiginous rocky cliffs and churning waters that earned this part of Galicia its nickname, Costa da Morte. Begin at Faro de Cabo Touriñán, which guards a narrow peninsula marking what was once believed to be the westernmost point of continental Europe. A 25-minute drive away is Faro da Punta da Barca, a stone lighthouse built in 1926 alongside the 16th-century Virxe da Barca sanctuary. Finish with Faro de Cabo Vilán, dramatically jutting above a red-rock promontory; it was the first in Spain to be powered by electricity. Alternatively, the 200-km (124-mile) route can be hiked on a well-marked trail that runs from Malpica to Finisterre.
