CATALONIA COASTAL ROUTE

Day 1. Arrival at Cadaqués

Arrival at Girona or Figueres and transfer to Cadaqués. Welcome meeting with our guide. We will hold the orientation session, where your bike will be specially fitted for you and you will be presented with all the documentation and tools you will need for your trip. After the session you will have time to visit the old town centre, its beaches and many art galleries.

Day 2. Cadaqués and Cap de Creus Natural Park

Cadaqués – Cadaqués

Distance: 20km

Cadaqués is considered one of the most beautiful villages of the Costa Brava, shiny diamond of the Meditterranean Coast. Today you will be cycling in the lunar landscape of Cap de Creus. The road takes you to the heart of Cap de Creus Natural Park to reach the lighthouse, from where you have great views of the rocky relief of the Costa Brava. Before arriving back at Cadaqués, we highly recommend to stop at Dali’s house in Portlligat*, now a  museum dedicated to the lesser known work of the surrealist painter. Night in Cadaqués. 

* Dali’s museum Portlligat – entrance with previous reservation

Day 3. From the vineyards to the sea

Cadaqués – Sant Pere Pescador

Distance: 36km

After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Vilaminscle or Sant Pere de Rodes, with stunning views over the vinyeards, cork oak forests and bay of Roses, you will cycle  in the peace and quiet of the surroundings of Vilamaniscle,  through the fantastic village of Peralada with its castles and wine tradition, the inland of Costa Brava, passing through Castello d'Empuries to finally arrive at the coastal village of  Sant Pere Pescador. A delightful and very varied route.

Day 4. Crossing el Montgrí

Sant Pere Pescador - L’Estartit

Distance: 30km

We will leave Sant Pere to look for the cycling path near the coast. Along it, you will find the most important Greco-Roman site of the Iberian Peninsula (Empúries Ruins), which is well worth a visit. From here, we will leave the coast biking along the fields of crops and fruit orchards. We will roll along the Massif of Montgrí, to arrive to L’Estartit, located at the sea in front of its natural reserve of the Medes Islands.

Day 5. Medieval villages

L’Estartit – Calella de Palafrugell

Distance: 50km

Once you leave L’Estartit, you will go to the inland of Baix Empordà. You can visit beautiful medieval villages, like Peratallada or Ullastret and you will pass along a huge variety of landscapes to arrive at the fantastic historical site of Pals. Your last stop is Calella de Palafrugell, one of the most stunning coastal villages of  Spain.

Day 6. Fishermen villages

Calella Palafrugell – Palamós – Calella de Palafrugell

Distance: 35km

We leave Calella biking along the biking path known as “ the Little Train trail”, as it was an old railway. We will arrive to Palamós, famous for its delicious "gambas" its buyoant fishing harbour and lovely town centre. From Palamos we continue along the sea, passing some really fantastic little creeks such as La Fosca and Es Castell. Relax and explore the surroundings before you head back along the virtually flat cycle path to Calella de Palafrugell. 

Day 7. Departure

Free day in Calella and transfer to the airport or the departure point or...why not stay two or three days more to enjoy one of the most beautiful sites of Costa Brava?