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Welcome to Hooked on Cycling Holidays and our cycling holiday in Catalonia ( Catalunya ) . This cycle holiday in Spain is suitable for beginners and also families. After your cycling holiday why not extend your stay in Barcelona or even Gerona. This cycle tour is available as a seven night self led cycling holiday and is graded as a level 2 .
In the north of Catalunya volcanic cones mark the green landscape of La Garrotxa Natural Park. In this park we have selected the comfortable rural hotel Can Blanc as your home base for several rather easy bicycle tours, although you may venture further up into the foothills of the Pyrenees. Can Blanc has a private swimming pool and is only a few steps away from one of the best restaurants of La Garrotxa. After five days you follow a Via Verde -an old train track which has been converted to a quiet cycling trail, through the rural landscape right into the old centre of Gerona. You can spend your last day in this medieval town, with colourful houses overhanging the river, but it’s also possible to follow the Via Verde to the coast
Available 7th April to End October
Level 2
Day 1 Arrival at Can Blanc, near Olot
Can Blanc, near Olot, a small town in the north of Catalunya which can be reached by bus from Barcelona or Gerona.
Day 2
A logical start seems to be a visit to the Museum and the information centre of the La Garrotxa Natural Park. From there you can make an easy tour through the centre of the park, along two of it’s most famous volcanos, the Croscat and Santa Margarida. On foot you can descend into the cone of Santa Margarida where a little chapel has been built, or admire the layers of volcanic stone in the former mine of Croscat. Stay at Can Blanc
Day 3 35km. 
A rather flat and easy track that takes you south from Olot through the rural landscape with its picturesque villages and typical farmhouses, with covered porches. From San Privat d’en Bas in 2 hours you can walk up and back along a small river to a natural swimming pool at the foot of a little waterfall. Stay at Can Blanc.
Day 4 45km.
A circular tour into the foothills of the Pyrenees, along the basalt formations of Castellfolit and into the valleys of Montagut and Saderne. Stay at Can Blanc
Day 5 45km
The last day at Olot you spend in the northern part of the Natural Park along quiet country roads. It’s possible to take a walk to St Julia peak with outstanding views of Garrotxa and the Pyrenees. Stay at Can Blanc
Day 6 To Gerona 54km.
Today no traffic will bother you, since you’ll cycle along the Via Verde from Olot to Gerona following an old train track. Lovely rural landscape and little towns such as St Feliu de Pallerolls. At the end you cycle right into the old centre of Gerona, to the enormous cathedral. Your charming little hotel, with patio, is just around the corner. Stay in Gerona
Day 7 Explore Gerona
Gerona has a lot to offer in the way of interesting buildings and museums, so you could spend your last day in town. But of course you can also follow the via verde to the beach and take a train or bus back to Gerona. Stay in Gerona
Day 8 Your tour ends after breakfast.
You can go back to Barcelona by train or fly from Gerona
Accommodation: The first 5 days you’ll enjoy the comfort and quiet of Can Blanc, an old rural farmhouse that has been thoroughly renovated. All rooms have central heating and air conditioning and of course private bathrooms. In the private garden, with lots of shady terraces, you can end your day with a dive into the swimming pool, before you dress for dinner. In Can Blanc only breakfast is served, but nearby you’ll find the renowned restaurant of La Deu. In Gerona you’ll stay in a charming centrally located hotel with plenty of restaurants nearby.
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What is Included
- 7 Nights Bed and Breakfast
- Nice Rural renovated farmhouse for 5 nights and hotel in central Girona
- Information Pack
- Routes and Maps
- Luggage transfers
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Extras
- 18/21 speed Rental cycle
- Cost before and after tour
- Extra nights in Girona or Barcelona
- Flights
- Child seats and child bikes also available
- Travel Insurance
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2008 Prices
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Tour Code CECAT1
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Single occupancy
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£570 ( 22/6-12/9 add £81 )
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Price per person based on two persons sharing double/twin room
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£387 ( 22/6-12/9 add £63 )
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Extra nights in Gerona per persons B&B
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£55 double / £94 single
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Rental Cycle
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£178
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How to get there
By Plane
Fly low cost to Barcelona with Easyjet from Bristol , London , Liverpool and Newcastle and to Girona with Ryanair from East Midlands , Blackpool , Glasgow and Bournmouth
Easy transfers by train/ bus from Barcelona ( around 2 hours ) or by bus from Gerona in around 1.5 hours
Extension hotels: Gerona and Barcelona
To choose another Spanish tour check on your chosen tour : Santander 7 , La Rioja Delight , White Villages of Andalusia , Tour of Andalusia , Majorca
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