8 Days / 7 Nights
Barcelona
On Request Best Rate
You get in touch with real Southern Catalunya.
DAY 1:
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Transfers from Barcelona city and
airport
- Welcome to Penedès and the Bike Centre
- Bike fitting
- Settle into accommodation
DAY 2:
Cava & Wine, The Rings of Penedès 20/40km
A sunny lazy wine route through the towns
and villages of DO Penedès, A territory full
of family run wineries. Between the medieval
castles and small restaurants you will stop
to taste crisp white wines, bold rosés,
vintage white and rosé sparkling wines and
lots of big fruit forward reds. Some
wineries will be expecting you and you may
just drop-in on others. Your route will be
marked with locations of good restaurants,
olive mills and historic sites of interest.
- 09:00AM: Cycle through vineyards to
first characterful winery
- 10:00AM: Winery visit and tasting
- 11:00AM: Cycle to Sant Marti
Sarroca
- Visit the XII Castle and Romanic church
- 01:00PM: Lunch in Sant Marti
Sarroca or Guardiola de Font Rubi
- Cycle to les Casetes den Respall
- Visit the olive mill of Cal Madrona
- Cycle to 2nd winery for visit and tasting
- 06:00PM: Tour ends
Main attractions: Wonderful small wineries,
small wineries, country lanes, beautiful
scenery
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DAY 3:
Surf & Turf 51km
Alt Penedès wine country to Vilanova and
Sitges on the Mediterranean coast 1 Day Bike
tour, Torrelles de Foix Castellvi -
Castellet Vilanova Sitges
Quiet back lanes and roads lead from Alt
Penedès, around the lake of Castellet and
down to Vilanova and Sitges on the
Mediterranean coast. This ride includes
castles, wineries, lakes, special wineries,
cuisine and great views with a wonderful
finale, a refreshing dip in the
Mediterranean.
- 09:00AM: Cycle to the castle of
Sant Marti Sarroca
- 10:00AM: Breakfast in a local café
- 11:00AM: Visit one of the great
Cava wineries of Alt Penedès
- 01:00PM: Lunch at Castellet,
- 03:00PM: Cycle to Vilanova i la
Geltru
- 04:00PM: Visit winery Viticultors
de Montgros
- 06:00PM: Visit Sitges
- 08:00PM: Transfer to Penedès
accommodation
Main attractions: Romanesque castle and
church of Sant Marti, cavas and wines, lake
and romantic castle of Castellet, great wine
country and Mediterranean coast
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DAY 4:
Crusaders & Cistercians, The Route of the
Reconquest
La Llacuna Montblanc 60 km
Follow the route of the reconquist of New
CatalonÃa, from the high ground of Santa
Coloma de Queralt to the Medieval walled
city of Montblanc and the county of Conca de
Barbera, also known as the valley of the
Cistercian Mesenteries.
- 09:00AM: La Llacuna to Santa Coloma
de Queralt
- 10:00AM: Breakfast in the plaza of
walled city, Santa Coloma de Queralt
- 10:30AM: Cycle to Conesa, Roquefort
de Queralt
- 11:30AM: Visit Cooperative
Cathederal of Wine Roquefort
- Cycle to Serral, Pira
- 12:30PM: Visit Carles Andreu winery
(Trepat varieties)
- 01:30PM: Lunch in Montblanc,
- 03:30PM: Cycle to Poblet/Milmander
winery
- 06:00PM: Arrive accommodation Les
Masies /Transfer
Main attractions: Catalan high ground,
Trepat rose and red wines, medieval walled
cities, Modernist Cathederals of Wine, low
traffic density, great Catalan country
cuisine. Montblanc medieval walled city,
Prehistoric caves of Espluges de FrancolÃ.
We climb to the historic fortress town of
Santa Coloma de Queralt, then to Conesa to
take us away from the main road, after this
it is down hill all the way to Montblanc.
You pass the Modernist Cathedral of wine at
Roquefort de Queralt. The Winery of Carles
Andreu, the only producer of Trepat red wine
and wonderful rosé sparkling wine. Lunch in
the medieval walled city of Montblanc, your
base for the night.
You will have time in the evening to explore
Espluges de Francoli and Poblet (6km) the
largest Cistercian monastery in Europe and
final resting place of the Catalan
aristocracy
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DAY 5:
The Moorish Queen Siurana Gratallops 40 km
The Crown of Southern Catalunya has many
jewels but one that shines particularly
bright. Is Priorat. Isolation has mean
preservation. Since its most prosperous
period a century ago production and
population has dropped to a tenth. The wines
are produced on steep slate/rock hillsides,
the climate is extreme, the varieties rare
and the production miserable, the resulting
brews are magnificent. Our approach brings
us from the soft landscape of La Conca del
Barbera into the tark and intense presence
of Priorat and the Montsant. Our route
follows the Siurana river and passes the
beautiful monastery town of Scala Dei,
terraced vineyards, designer and garage
wineries, beautiful medieval towns.
- 08:00AM: strong cyclist start 20 km
climb from Poblet - Siurana
- 10:00AM: Start in Suriana,
spectacular views of Prades Mountains,
Priorat,
- Cycle Cornudella Scala Dei
- 10:30AM: Visit Scala Dei, wineries
and Cistercian monestary ruins
- Cycle to Vilella Baixa, Gratallops
- 01:30PM: Lunch at El Raco de
Priorat, Vilella Baixa, La Font, Gratallops,
Mas Trucafort, Falset
- El Celler de lAspic, Falset,
- 04:00PM: Visit Clos dAbac, old
hand, great variety, Pinord Mas Blanc, Mas
Igneus, new age ecologic
- Visit lead mines of Bellmunt del Priorat,
- 06:00PM: Return to accommodation
- Visit Falset / Porrera, wine shops, café,
best bar at the end of the universe
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DAY 6:
Picasso´s Highlands, La Via Verde
de Terra Alta, Arnes - Tortosa 40/80km
The Beautiful highlands of Southern
Catalunya, full of valleys, forests and
iconic geological formations, a hiding
ground and path of rediscovery for a young
man called Pablo. From the Ebro we can ride
or take a transfer which gets you to Horta
de Sant Juan. Visit the Picasso museum,
wander the town and enjoy a lazy coffee in
the plaza before descending to the Ebro to
follow it into the town of 3 cultures,
Tortosa
- 08:00-09:00AM: Cycle / Transfer
from Priorat / LAmpolla - Miravet,
Benifallet,
Visit Castell of Miravet, Ebro, sieges of
Moors and Templars
- 10:00AM: Breakfast in Horta de Sant
Joan and visit Picasso centre
- Cycle to Bot, Winery visit, Celler
Cooperative de Bot
- 01.00PM: Picnic lunch at Bot,
Pinell de Brai or Fontcalda railway stations
- Cycle to Prat del Comte, Xerta, Jesus,
Tortosa
- 06:00PM: Arrive accommodation
Tortosa
- Dinner suggestion: el Park dels
Ferrocariles
Main attractions: tiny historic highland
towns, wow scenery, Picasso museum , Green
way of 40 tunnels and 22 valleys, Garnatxa
and Macabeo wines, dried fruit, nuts,
oranges and honey, Tortosa, city of three
cultures.
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DAY 7:
Flamenco Catalana, Ebro Delta Canals and
beaches, Tortosa to Eucaliptus beach 50km
We leave, Tortosa the city of 3 cultures
and the mountains. Straight ahead (and
absolutely flat), lies L Ampolla, Sant
Carles de la Rapita and the rice fields of
Spain. Nature reserves, cool Mediterranean
sea breezes, the rustle of long grass and
plops of fish jumping beside the paths and
paddy fields. Long horizons, and endless
beaches where sweet and salt water meet.
- 09:00AM: Cycle from Tortosa
Amposta
- 11:00AM: Break in Amposta
- Cycle TV3408 to Santa Carles de la Rapita
- 01:00PM: Lunch, Santa Carles de la
Rapita
- Rest. Bon Marisc on promenade
- 03:30PM: Visit fish market
- 04:00PM: Cycle to La Casa de Fusta,
Ebro Delta interpretation centre
- Cycle around lEncanyissada lake to
Poblenou de la Delta
- La Tancada lake, Platja dels Eucaliptus,
- 06:00PM: Arrive accommodation
- 09:00PM: Farewell dinner Hotel
Mediterrani Blau
Main attractions: The Ebro, distant
horizons, the best black rice and seafood in
Spain, deserted beaches, nature reserves,
birds, fish, the Mediterranean, salt flats,
endless flat cycle paths, rowing, sailing
and fishing
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DAY 8:
Adios Platja Eucaliptus and Southern
Catalunya
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8:30AM:
Transfer
Platja Eucaplitus to lAmpolla train station
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9:38AM:
Catch train to Barcelona 2h
or
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9:00AM:
Slow breakfast on beach, Platja dels
Eucaliptus, Brunch on Boat Santa Suzanna or
on quay
- Cycle to Sant Jaume dEnveja
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11:00AM:
Take transbordador / ferry to Deltebre
TV3401 to lAmpolla,
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12:00PM:
Arrive
lAmpolla
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01:51PM:
Transfer
back to Barcelona city centre or
Airport
Main attractions: a quick or slow getaway
from the beach you had been waiting a week
to get to, lazy local customs, the river,
the atmosphere
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