Practical Information for Finisterre: ATMs, Pharmacies, Shopping & More
Everything you are likely to need once you arrive –
from pharmacies and groceries to taxis, laundry and medical help.
from pharmacies and groceries to taxis, laundry and medical help.
Finisterre is small, but you are not arriving somewhere without everyday services.
You can buy groceries, find a pharmacy, withdraw cash, take a taxi and deal with most ordinary travel needs without leaving the village.
Still, a little practical information is useful before the exact moment you need toothpaste, clean socks or an ATM.
Here are the everyday essentials worth knowing.
You can buy groceries, find a pharmacy, withdraw cash, take a taxi and deal with most ordinary travel needs without leaving the village.
Still, a little practical information is useful before the exact moment you need toothpaste, clean socks or an ATM.
Here are the everyday essentials worth knowing.
Groceries and everyday shopping
You do not need to arrive in Finisterre carrying provisions for an Atlantic expedition.
There are supermarkets and smaller food shops in and around the village where you can pick up groceries, drinks, toiletries and other everyday basics.
If you are staying in an apartment or simply want fruit, bread and something for breakfast, shopping locally is easy enough.
There is also a municipal market on Paseo da Ribeira, where fresh produce and fish are sold. The municipality also lists a larger market there on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Opening hours can change with the season and on public holidays, so check before making a late-evening grocery mission part of the plan.
You do not need to arrive in Finisterre carrying provisions for an Atlantic expedition.
There are supermarkets and smaller food shops in and around the village where you can pick up groceries, drinks, toiletries and other everyday basics.
If you are staying in an apartment or simply want fruit, bread and something for breakfast, shopping locally is easy enough.
There is also a municipal market on Paseo da Ribeira, where fresh produce and fish are sold. The municipality also lists a larger market there on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Opening hours can change with the season and on public holidays, so check before making a late-evening grocery mission part of the plan.
Pharmacies
There are several pharmacies in Finisterre, including locations on Rúa Real, Santa Catalina and Avenida Anchoa. The municipality currently lists three pharmacies in the village.
For ordinary travel problems – painkillers, sunscreen, plasters, insect bites or the inevitable blister that waited until the Camino was technically over – you should not need to travel elsewhere.
Pharmacy opening hours and out-of-hours duty arrangements can change, so check the current farmacia de guardia if you need medication at night, on a Sunday or on a public holiday.
Look for the illuminated green cross. For once, one of travel’s most useful landmarks is extremely difficult to misunderstand.
There are several pharmacies in Finisterre, including locations on Rúa Real, Santa Catalina and Avenida Anchoa. The municipality currently lists three pharmacies in the village.
For ordinary travel problems – painkillers, sunscreen, plasters, insect bites or the inevitable blister that waited until the Camino was technically over – you should not need to travel elsewhere.
Pharmacy opening hours and out-of-hours duty arrangements can change, so check the current farmacia de guardia if you need medication at night, on a Sunday or on a public holiday.
Look for the illuminated green cross. For once, one of travel’s most useful landmarks is extremely difficult to misunderstand.
Cash and ATMs
Cards are widely accepted, but carrying some cash is still useful.
There are several ATMs in the village, including ABANCA, Banco Santander, and a Euronet ATM near the bus station on Rúa Federico Ávila.
Cash can still be useful for markets, smaller purchases and the occasional moment when a card terminal decides not to cooperate.
If you are using a foreign card, check any withdrawal fee and currency conversion offered by the ATM before confirming the transaction.
Cards are widely accepted, but carrying some cash is still useful.
There are several ATMs in the village, including ABANCA, Banco Santander, and a Euronet ATM near the bus station on Rúa Federico Ávila.
Cash can still be useful for markets, smaller purchases and the occasional moment when a card terminal decides not to cooperate.
If you are using a foreign card, check any withdrawal fee and currency conversion offered by the ATM before confirming the transaction.
Most everyday things are easy to find.
You are at the End of the World.
Not beyond civilisation.
Not beyond civilisation.
Taxis
Finisterre is compact enough that you can do a lot on foot, but taxis are useful when your accommodation is farther out, you have luggage or the Atlantic has suddenly decided walking is an unnecessarily ambitious hobby.
The official taxi rank is at the harbour, O Porto. The municipality currently lists the taxi number as 981 740 255.
Do not assume that a taxi will appear instantly at every hour of the day. Finisterre is a small village, not central Madrid.
If you need one for a bus connection, early departure or another time-sensitive journey, arranging it in advance is sensible.
Getting around without a car? Read: Finisterre Without a Car →
Finisterre is compact enough that you can do a lot on foot, but taxis are useful when your accommodation is farther out, you have luggage or the Atlantic has suddenly decided walking is an unnecessarily ambitious hobby.
The official taxi rank is at the harbour, O Porto. The municipality currently lists the taxi number as 981 740 255.
Do not assume that a taxi will appear instantly at every hour of the day. Finisterre is a small village, not central Madrid.
If you need one for a bus connection, early departure or another time-sensitive journey, arranging it in advance is sensible.
Getting around without a car? Read: Finisterre Without a Car →
Laundry
If Finisterre comes at the end of your Camino, laundry may have progressed from a practical consideration to a matter of international diplomacy.
Some hotels, hostels and apartments offer washing machines or laundry services, and self-service options can also be found locally.
If laundry matters to you, check what your accommodation provides before heading out with an optimistic bag of socks.
For a one-night stay, you may decide none of this is worth your time.
For several nights, clean clothes suddenly become a remarkably attractive local experience.
If Finisterre comes at the end of your Camino, laundry may have progressed from a practical consideration to a matter of international diplomacy.
Some hotels, hostels and apartments offer washing machines or laundry services, and self-service options can also be found locally.
If laundry matters to you, check what your accommodation provides before heading out with an optimistic bag of socks.
For a one-night stay, you may decide none of this is worth your time.
For several nights, clean clothes suddenly become a remarkably attractive local experience.
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Medical help
Finisterre has a public health centre – Centro de Saúde Fisterra – on Rúa Calafigueira.
SERGAS currently lists general medicine, paediatrics and other primary-care services there. For continuous urgent primary care, the service directory refers patients to the Punto de Atención Continuada in Cee.
For a serious or life-threatening emergency in Spain, call 112.
If you are travelling from another EU or EEA country or Switzerland, bring your European Health Insurance Card if you are entitled to one. Travel insurance is still useful for costs and situations not covered by public healthcare.
For minor problems, a pharmacy is often the easiest first stop.
Finisterre has a public health centre – Centro de Saúde Fisterra – on Rúa Calafigueira.
SERGAS currently lists general medicine, paediatrics and other primary-care services there. For continuous urgent primary care, the service directory refers patients to the Punto de Atención Continuada in Cee.
For a serious or life-threatening emergency in Spain, call 112.
If you are travelling from another EU or EEA country or Switzerland, bring your European Health Insurance Card if you are entitled to one. Travel insurance is still useful for costs and situations not covered by public healthcare.
For minor problems, a pharmacy is often the easiest first stop.
Tourist information
Sometimes Google is not the answer.
Finisterre has an official tourist information office at Praza da Constitución 31.
It can be useful for local maps, current information, walking routes and the sort of questions that become considerably easier when asked to a person who is actually standing in Finisterre.
The office operates throughout the year, although opening hours may vary, so check the current timetable before visiting.
Sometimes Google is not the answer.
Finisterre has an official tourist information office at Praza da Constitución 31.
It can be useful for local maps, current information, walking routes and the sort of questions that become considerably easier when asked to a person who is actually standing in Finisterre.
The office operates throughout the year, although opening hours may vary, so check the current timetable before visiting.
Sundays and public holidays
Sunday requires a little more planning.
Most larger supermarkets in Finisterre are closed on Sundays, although some smaller grocery shops may open for a few hours in the morning. Supermercado Laura in Anchoa, for example, currently opens on Sunday mornings.
Opening hours can also change on public holidays, and restaurants, cafés and independent businesses follow their own schedules.
If you need groceries, medication or transport at a particular time, check the current opening hours rather than assuming Saturday’s schedule will still apply.
A little planning is useful.
Discovering on Sunday afternoon that dinner was supposed to come from a supermarket is less so.
Travelling around a public holiday? Check Fisterra’s official calendar →
Sunday requires a little more planning.
Most larger supermarkets in Finisterre are closed on Sundays, although some smaller grocery shops may open for a few hours in the morning. Supermercado Laura in Anchoa, for example, currently opens on Sunday mornings.
Opening hours can also change on public holidays, and restaurants, cafés and independent businesses follow their own schedules.
If you need groceries, medication or transport at a particular time, check the current opening hours rather than assuming Saturday’s schedule will still apply.
A little planning is useful.
Discovering on Sunday afternoon that dinner was supposed to come from a supermarket is less so.
Travelling around a public holiday? Check Fisterra’s official calendar →
USEFUL TO KNOW
Small village.
Most essentials covered.
Small village.
Most essentials covered.
Quick practical reference
Emergency
112
Health centre
Centro de Saúde Fisterra – Rúa Calafigueira
Taxi rank
O Porto – 981 740 255
Tourist information
Praza da Constitución 31
Pharmacies
Several locations in and around the village – check current opening hours and the duty pharmacy when needed.
Bus station
Rúa Federico Ávila
Save this info before your trip and you will probably never need half of it.
Which is generally how practical information works.
Emergency
112
Health centre
Centro de Saúde Fisterra – Rúa Calafigueira
Taxi rank
O Porto – 981 740 255
Tourist information
Praza da Constitución 31
Pharmacies
Several locations in and around the village – check current opening hours and the duty pharmacy when needed.
Bus station
Rúa Federico Ávila
Save this info before your trip and you will probably never need half of it.
Which is generally how practical information works.
Planning the practical side of your stay?
A few other guides may save you some unnecessary improvisation.
Arriving by car? Read: Parking in Finisterre →
Moving around locally? Read: Getting Around Finisterre →
Travelling without a car? Read: Finisterre Without a Car →
A few other guides may save you some unnecessary improvisation.
Arriving by car? Read: Parking in Finisterre →
Moving around locally? Read: Getting Around Finisterre →
Travelling without a car? Read: Finisterre Without a Car →
Our recommendation
Do not overthink the practical stuff.
Finisterre has the everyday services most travellers are likely to need.
Bring a little cash, check opening hours when something is important and arrange time-sensitive transport in advance.
For everything else, deal with it when you get here.
You are visiting a small Atlantic village.
Not preparing for re-entry from space.
Do not overthink the practical stuff.
Finisterre has the everyday services most travellers are likely to need.
Bring a little cash, check opening hours when something is important and arrange time-sensitive transport in advance.
For everything else, deal with it when you get here.
You are visiting a small Atlantic village.
Not preparing for re-entry from space.
Got the practical stuff sorted?
Now get back to the part of Finisterre you actually came for – beaches, viewpoints and the Atlantic.