The Catalan Pyrenees

An unspoiled corner of the Spanish Pyrenees

Holiday information

Nights: 7
Grade: 2-3, full days with some steep sections
Terrain: mountain paths, drovers’ roads, meadows, broad ridges
Hotels: three 3-star hotels; one 4-star hotel
Meals: 7 dinners, 7 breakfasts, 3 picnics

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If you are flying via cosmopolitan Barcelona or beautiful Girona, add on a city break for a contrast to your walking holiday.

About the Pyrenees >The Spanish side of the Pyrenees is noticeably different to the French side due to lower levels of rainfall, and the Catalan Pyrenees in particular enjoy the warmest climate of the entire range. The grandeur of the scenery is complemented by an abundance of wildlife, both on the ground and in the air. Flowers that thrive here in spring and early summer include the Pyrenean monkshood with its high-cowled petals; the Martagon lily, a pink flower with maroon spots; spring and Pyrenean gentians; spotted, pyramidal, greater butterfly and burnt orchids; and endemic species such as Pedicularis pyrenaica, a pink lousewort. Such a diversity of flora results in an astonishing number of butterflies, from painted ladies to purple emperors, and from swallowtails to scarce coppers. The skies, meanwhile, are patrolled by lammergeiers, griffon vultures and golden, short-toed and booted eagles. Other commonly spotted birds include choughs, rock thrushes, ring ouzels and water pipits.

self-guided hotel-to-hotel walking, luggage transported
rugged mountain scenery
rich flora and fauna
breathtaking views
two hotels with a spa

The Catalan Pyrenees are dramatic and unspoiled, dotted with stone villages clustered around Romanesque churches. This is magnificent walking country, enjoying the warmest climate of all the Pyrenean range, and our route continues to delight walkers with its combination of superb walking through unspoiled mountains and welcoming inns. Watch short-toed and booted eagles soar above as you walk along ancient paths, and look out too for griffon vultures, choughs, wild boar, chamois and fire salamanders.

We picked our way across hillsides wrinkled with ancient terraces, through deep gorges and over old stone bridges; we marched along cliff-tops, up forest paths and down mule tracks.

The Observer

Our route takes you into one of the loveliest regions of the Spanish Catalan Pyrenees, an area largely unknown to outsiders that nevertheless boasts great scenic beauty, handsome villages and age-old traditions. This is the heart of Catalonia, where the red and yellow Catalan flag flies proudly. As you walk from village to village, you discover two distinct landscapes – the final mighty peaks of the Pyrenees, with spectacular views of the range from Puigmal to Mount Canigou, and the warm, wooded hills of the Garrotxa towards the Mediterranean. Discover, too, Catalan food and wine, with delicious sausages and cured meats, trout from the rivers, and robust wines from the coastal plains.

Average Temperatures
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The Catalan Pyrenees

Call Inntravel on
01653 617001