Girona & Costa Brava

Day 1: Arrival in Girona
Day 2: Girona -  Olot, 36 mi. (57 km)
Day 3: Olot -  Figueres, 48 mi. (76 km)
Day 4: Figueres -  Cadaqués, 30 mi. (48 km)
Day 5:  Cadaqués - Torroella de Montgrí, 38 mi. (60 km)
Day 6:  Torroella de Montgrí - Sant Feliu de Guíxols, 38 km (60 km)
Day 7: Sant Feliu de Guíxols - Girona, 37 mi. (59 km
Day 8: Departure from Girona   

All distances are approximate. Due to circumstances beyond control, weather conditions, or provisions issued by local authorities, the itinerary may be subject to some changes before and/or during your holiday. For example,  you may find temporary deviations/detours necessary due to roadwork or other unforeseen circumstances that will not be reflected on your maps or route descriptions. In this case, please follow the directions posted locally. Your support vehicle is just a phone call away.

Day 1: Arrival in Girona 
After arrival and checking in to your first hotel, you can spend the day visiting this fascinating small city, in the northeast of Spain on the Costa Brava. You get a real feeling of its history just by walking through its ancient streets. A walled city, dating back to the Roman period, it has a fascinating old quarter. You will be able to explore the entire city on foot since it is not very large. 

Preferred accommodation: Hotel Carlemany Girona

Day 2: Girona -  Olot, 36 mi. (57 km) 
Your first ride is along a disused railway line converted into a bike path. You cycle through beautiful villages and forests into the unique area of La Garrotxa. This is home to the largest collection of extinct volcanoes, with some 40 cones  (the last eruptions were 11,500 years ago), now covered by forests and beautiful villages. The urban area of Olot actually includes two volcanic craters.  Olot itself was home to a thriving textile industry and has some impressive  Modernist architecture around the center. 

Preferred accommodation: Hotel Riu Fluvià

Day 3: Olot -  Figueres, 48 mi. (76 km)
The route leads through the Garrotxa and the volcanic park and the famous beech forests. Charming medieval villages such as Santa Pau will enhance your day.  In Banyoles, you can swim in the same lake that was used during the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.  The day's destination is Figueres, the birthplace of the surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. You can visit the superb Dalí Theatre-Museum. 

Preferred accommodation: Hotel Durán

Day 4: Figueres -  Cadaqués, 30 mi. (48 km) 
You continue eastwards towards the Mediterranean and the Costa Brava through the magnificent scenery of the Cap de Creus, where the Pyrenees meet the sea. You ride along the coast to the pretty village of Port de la Selva and then arrive in Cadaqués, one of the most picturesque villages on the Costa Brava. It is a stunning setting, surrounded by terraced olive groves. Here Dalí had his summer house in the adjacent village of Port Lligat. 

Preferred accommodation: Hotel Llané Petiti

Day 5:  Cadaqués - Torroella de Montgrí, 38 mi. (60 km) 
From Cadaqués, you head southwards down the Costa Brava. You leave the Cap de Creus behind and cycle along the plain of the Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls  de l´Empordà, a protected area of marshland with abundant birdlife. You then pass the ancient Greek / Roman city of Empúries with its extensive ruins along the seafront bearing testimony to the history of the Iberian Peninsula. Your final destination today is the medieval town of Torroella de Montgrí, dominated by the castle on the grey mountain of Montgrí.

Preferred accommodation: Hotel Molí del Mig

Day 6: Torroella de Montgrí - Sant Feliu de Guíxols, 38 km (60 km)
From Torroella, the route leads past rice fields to Pals, one of the most beautiful medieval villages in the area along with Peratallada. After La Bisbal d’Empordà, a lovely ascent through the beautiful Mediterranean forests of Les  Gavarres and then down to the sea again. The last section of the ride follows the coast to the beachside resort of Sant Feliu de Guíxols. 

Preferred accommodation: Elke Spa Hotel

Day 7: Sant Feliu de Guíxols - Girona, 37 mi. (59 km) 
You return to your starting point in Girona. This stage follows the converted railway line "El  Carrilet", one of the first Vias Verdes (Greenways) to be opened to the public in Spain. A longer option begins in the village of Tossa del Mar to cycle along the clifftops of the Costa Brava, the famous climb to the chapel of Sant Grau, and then on to Girona. 

Preferred accommodation: Hotel Carlemany Girona

Day 8: Departure from Girona

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Accommodations

You will be accommodated in 3 and 4-star carefully selected establishments. For example, in Girona, you will stay in a 4-star hotel in the city center. In Olot, you will stay in a hotel that is Integrated into the Natural Park of the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone, with extraordinary views over the Alta Garrotxa, designed and constructed not to alter the environment and maintain the aesthetic hierarchy of the landscape. On each day’s details, you will find the name of the preferred hotel. If the preferred hotel is not available, a hotel of equal standard will be offered.

Bicycles

Trekking Bike

Trek FX - male and female frames

• 27 speed
• Lightweight aluminum frame
• Bontrager tires
• Shimano gearing
• Bontrager Sport saddle

Accessories

• Helmet
• Handlebar bag
• Odometer
• Rear luggage rack
• Choice of rear rack bag (5 liters) or pannier (40 liters)
• Pump
• Spare inner tube
• Water bottle
• Bike lock
• Basic tool kit

Road bike

Cube Attain GTC

• 22-speed Shimano gearing
• Full carbon frame
• Hydraulic disc brakes
• Bontrager tires
• Shimano gearing
• Bontrager P3 Verse Comp

Accessories

• Seat postbag
• Odometer
• Pump
• Spare inner tube
• Water bottle
• Bike lock
• Basic tool kit

Electric bike

Various models

• Aluminum frame (men or women's)
• Shimano Alivio 9 speed
• Hydraulic brakes
• Bosch Active Line Motor

Accessories

• Helmet
• Handlebar bag
• Odometer
• Rear luggage rack
• Choice of rear rack bag (5 liters) or pannier (40 liters)
• Pump
• Spare inner tube
• Water bottle
• Bike lock
• Basic tool kit