Hotel Mar da Ardora

On the slope of Mar de Fóra, looking west

Calle Mar de Fora runs down the slope towards the beach of the same name, on the side of the Fisterra peninsula open to the ocean, and number 17 is the Mar da Ardora. The town centre is a couple of minutes by car, and Santiago an hour. It opened in May 2012 and presents itself as a nature hotel: it borders a Natura 2000 area, close to the Starlight route and the last stretch of the Camino to Fisterra. Because it is on the west face, the terraces look out on the sunset.

Thirteen square metres with a sea terrace

The entry-level room is the double with sea views, from €85 a night according to its website: 13 m², double bed or two beds, for two adults, with a sea terrace. There is also a deluxe room, larger. According to the Camiño dos Faros listing, the rooms are soundproofed and have a hydromassage shower, television and free wifi, and the cot is free.

Breakfast is a buffet in the dining room, and each guest chooses whether to have it continental, American or English. The hotel has an organic vegetable garden from which guests can pick fruit and vegetables, and from June to September it offers a free tasting of what it yields at sunset.

The spa, with one hour included

The wellness spa has a heated pool with jets, heated loungers, a foot bath and a Turkish bath, and offers massages, including aromatherapy and foot reflexology. If you book on the hotel website, the stay includes one hour of spa free. There is also a gym and a lounge.

Car or bus

Parking is free. By car you arrive from Santiago via Cee and Corcubión. Without a car, the hotel lists buses from Santiago every two hours, with a stop in the town.

From here you go up to Cape Fisterra and its lighthouse in a few minutes, and for dinner you have Tira do Cordel, on the other side, above Langosteira. The hotel fits as a base for the two nights around Fisterra, Muxía and the Vilán lighthouse.