WalkCatalonia
guided & self-guided hiking tours
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Secret paths
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
Independent or guided tour
For the independent tour we provide a complete
guide-book including all details about itineraries, accommodation & general information
From 620€ per person
The price is an estimate of the costs including accommodation, meals, transfers & guiding
The tour is 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 and a preserved environment of holm oak forests and crystal clear rivers.
It 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 BARCELONA or GIRONA
Transfer from airport or train station (coach, taxi or personal vehicle) to the village of Camprodon or Setcases in the Pyrenean valley of river Ter.
DAY 2 - AT THE FOOT OF COSTABONA
A panoramic shepherds' path leads you up to the altitude of 1700 m and down to the small village of Molló overlooking the valley. Accommodation in a comfortable hotel.
DAY 3 - A MULETEERS' TRACK TO BEGET
Down a remote valley to the vestiges of Rocabruna medieval castle. Amazing final trail to the wonderful village of Beget, characteristic of the traditional Catalan architecture.
DAY 4 - HIDDEN FOOTPATHS
Along legendary paths used by generations of smugglers. On the way, detour to a mysterious hidden hermitage. Dinner and night in the rural atmosphere of the quiet village of Oix.
DAY 5 - CLIFFS & CANYONS
The climax of the tour! Hiking from deep valleys to the top
of vertiginous cliffs, the abandoned hamlet of Talaixà and the spectacular gorges of Sant Aniol. Transfer to Besalú.
DAY 6 - BESALU, MEDIEVAL COUNTY CAPITAL
Commented cultural visit of the medieval county capital, classified
as National Monument of Catalonia. Farewell lunch and transfer back to your next destination.
Optional:
Extend your holiday
by adding
1 or
2 or
3
exceptional discoveries!
OPTION 1: THE ROMAN WAY
You walk along the original paved road dating back from 2000 years and used again from the Middle Ages to the end of the 19th century.
(Left pix). Start : Sant Salvador 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 by Franco during the Winter of 1939. From Mollό (Catalonia) to Prats-de-Mollo (France).
OPTION 3: NATURAL PARC OF THE VOLCANOES
The best example of volcanic area in the Iberic peninsula. The loop walk crosses a beech tree forest of exceptional value and gives access INTO the crater of a volcanoe!
Closest town : Olot.
