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Adventures in Alta Garrotxa
To the very roots of Catalonia
6 days / 5 nights
Village to village full board accommodation
in small hotels and family run b&bs
Ripolles & Garrotxa regions, Catalonia, Spain
Self guided tour
The independent tour provides a complete guide-book
including all details about walking trails, accommodation & information about the area
From 687€ per person
This price is an estimate of costs including accommodation, meals, guide-book & transfers
Available from 2 participants
Garrotxa means "rough lands of bad tracks" in Catalan. The area is marked by deep valleys enclosed by high limestone cliffs. Its abrupt relief gives the region its particularity: a remote area long time isolated from the rest
of the country offering very scarce human settlements scattered in the middle of a preserved environment of deep forests and crystal clear rivers.
Alta Garrotxa was declared Space of Natural Interest and Zone of Special Protection for Birds in the Nature Network 2000. The landscapes are spectacular, not just for the magnificence of nature but also for the richness of its architectural and cultural heritage: archaeological caves, Romanesque churches, traditional farmhouses, hermitages, picturesque hamlets, charcoal sites...
PROGRAMME
DAY 1 - WELCOMING at GIRONA
Transfer from airport or train station (coach, taxi or personal vehicle) to the village of Camprodon or Setcases in the valley
of the Ter river at the foot of the Pyrenees.
DAY 2 - WALKING THE GR 11 PATH
Following a shepherds' path to a mountain pass (altitude 1700 m) by the Costabona peak. Panoramic descent to the village of Molló. Accommodation in a comfortable hotel.
DAY 3 - MULETEERS' ROUTE TO BEGET
Down a remote valley to the vestiges of Rocabruna castle. Amazing final trail along the river to the wonderful village
of Beget, characteristic of the traditional Catalan architecture.
DAY 4 - ACROSS THE LOST VALLEY
Along secret paths used by generations of tradesmen, smugglers and highwaymen. Detour to a mysterious hermitage. Dinner and night in the countryside atmosphere of the village of Oix.
DAY 5 - LIMESTONE CLIFFS & DEEP CANYONS
This is the climax of the tour! Hiking from deep valleys to the top
of vertiginous cliffs to discover the abandoned hamlet of Talaixà and the spectacular gorges of Sant Aniol. Transfer to Besalú.
DAY 6 - BESALU, MEDIEVAL COUNTY CAPITAL
Commented visit of the town (roman vestiges and medieval architecture), classified as National Monument of Catalonia. Farewell lunch and transfer back to your next destination.
Optional supplement:
Extend your holiday
by adding 1 or 2 or 3
exceptional discoveries!
OPTION 1: THE ROMAN WAY
Walk along an ancient paved path dating
back from 2000 years and used all along
the years until the turn of the 20th century.
(Left pix). Location: Vall de Bianya.
OPTION 2: PATH OF THE RETREAT
« Cami de la Retirada » is a cross border walk on the tracks of the Spanish republicans chased at the end of the Civil War between
Mollό (Catalonia) & Prats-de-Mollo (France)
OPTION 3: NATURAL PARK OF
THE VOLCANOES (OLOT)
One of the most remarquable examples of a volcanic area in the Iberic peninsula.
Walk across beech tree forests of great value. Easy access INTO a crater!
