Easy cycling for all with shorter days mainly on the flat, but some gentle ascents.
The season for this holiday is:
15 April 2020 - 21 July 2020
21 August 2020 - 31 October 2020
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 14 |
| mm | 51 | 47 | 63 | 57 | 57 | 42 | 26 | 48 | 67 | 106 | 64 | 60 |
6 nights: 15 April 2020 - 21 July 2020 & 21 August 2020 - 31 October 2020
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr - 21 May 2020 | £945 | £265 |
| 22 May - 25 Jun 2020 | £995 | £290 |
| 26 Jun - 15 Jul 2020 | £1095 | £340 |
| 21 - 31 Aug 2020 | £1095 | £340 |
| 1 - 30 Sep 2020 | £1045 | £305 |
| 1 - 25 Oct 2020 | £945 | £265 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£35 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £35 |
Includes accommodation, meals, bike hire, luggage transfers and any other services integral to the holiday as described, plus cycling notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
Electric bikes available: add £65 per person
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6 nights: 15 April 2020 - 21 July 2020 & 21 August 2020 - 31 October 2020
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr - 21 May 2020 | £1395 | £265 |
| 22 May - 25 Jun 2020 | £1465 | £290 |
| 26 Jun - 15 Jul 2020 | £1575 | £340 |
| 21 - 31 Aug 2020 | £1575 | £340 |
| 1 - 30 Sep 2020 | £1520 | £305 |
| 1 - 25 Oct 2020 | £1395 | £265 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£100 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £100 |
Includes all elements in the 'cycle price', plus standard-class travel by Eurostar from London St Pancras or Ebbsfleet International to Lille or Paris, with onward travel as described below.
Electric bikes available: add £65 per person
Included travel: UK–Paris (Eurostar), Paris–Girona out and Figueres Vilafant–Paris home (TGV), approx duration 9h30 out/10h30 home & transfer (out 0h30/home 1h30).
> More about 'by rail' prices
> The 'rail experience': what to expect
If you book your holiday less than 6 months in advance of your travel date, seats may no longer be available at the tariffs on which our prices are based, but we may be able to offer you seats on the same services at a supplement.
Room upgrades (£ per person per night)
| Hotel La Plaça, Madremanya | ||
|---|---|---|
| Terrace: 15 Apr - 21 Jul 2020 | £16 | |
| Terrace: 21 Aug - 31 Oct 2020 | £16 |
| Hostal Blau, Peratallada | ||
|---|---|---|
| Terrace: 15 Apr - 21 Jul 2020 | £14 | |
| Terrace: 21 Aug - 31 Oct 2020 | £14 |
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
Prices include an extra day’s hire of a standard bike. If you are upgrading to an e-bike, add a further £8pp per day.| Hotel La Plaça, Madremanya (with dinner) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr - 21 Jul 2020 | £174 | £230 |
| 21 Aug - 31 Oct 2020 | £174 | £230 |
| Hotel Terramar, Llafranc (with dinner) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr - 31 May 2020 | £122 | £158 |
| 01 Jun - 30 Jun 2020 | £142 | £188 |
| 01 Jul - 21 Jul 2020 | £168 | £230 |
| 21 Aug - 30 Sep 2020 | £142 | £188 |
| 01 Oct - 31 Oct 2020 | £122 | £158 |
Travelling from the UK
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Birmingham - Barcelona | Ryanair, Vueling |
| Birmingham - Girona | jet2, Ryanair, TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Bournemouth - Girona | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Nottingham East Midlands - Barcelona | Ryanair |
| Nottingham East Midlands - Girona | jet2, Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh - Barcelona | Ryanair, Vueling |
| Edinburgh - Barcelona (via Paris) | Air France |
| Edinburgh - Girona | jet2, Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Leeds Bradford - Girona | Ryanair |
| Leeds Bradford - Barcelona | jet2, Vueling |
| Leeds Bradford - Girona | jet2 |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Gatwick - Barcelona | British Airways, easyJet, Vueling |
| Gatwick - Girona | TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Heathrow - Barcelona | British Airways |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Manchester - Barcelona | easyJet, jet2, Ryanair, Vueling |
| Manchester - Girona | jet2, Ryanair, TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Southampton - Barcelona (via Paris) | Air France |
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service (£60 for India and Nepal). Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
Connecting travel options - flying via Barcelona
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| rail Barcelona Sants to Girona (0h40), taxi Girona to hotel (0h30) | £45 | 1900 |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| taxi hotel to Girona (1h30), rail Girona to Barcelona Sants (0h40) | £65 | 1200 (1300 Sun) |
| taxi hotel to Palafrugell (0h15), bus Palafrugell to Barcelona Airport (3h, pay locally) | £10 | 1130 |
Connecting travel options - flying via Girona
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| direct taxi Girona airport to hotel (1h) | £48 | flexible |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| direct taxi hotel to Girona airport (1h) | £48 | flexible |
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Superb Holiday. Wonderful Hotels. Good food. Everywhere we stayed, being an Inntravel customer gave us better service it seemed.
Interesting Catalonia locations in Hills, farmland and coast. The taxi transfers at 09.45 gave us 8 days plus for us [tailored itinerary] 4 relaxing days travel,and 2 long evenings in Paris.
La Placa, Madremanya - It is difficult to fault this. A warning about the bell ringing every 15 minutes day and night might be useful as we were only 50m or so away from it – fortunately we always have ear-plugs. The food for both breakfast and evening meal was superb. We especially enjoyed our meal with Raquel at Jaume's house, indeed it was the culinary highlight of our holiday.
Hotel Terramar, Llafranc - We loved our stay here, room was clean and comfortable and breakfast excellent. Evening meals also very good and included wine which surprised us. No criticisms and everything about it leaves pleasant memories even if it is a modern hotel directed at the tourist market.
Some tips - Peratallada is of course a tourist hot-spot and useful shops are not easy to find. The little shop opposite Hostal Blau, Locafruitai, does stock enough for a picnic but seemed to only open in the morning. We asked about the evening and were told it would be open – it wasn't. They do have bread but delivery was too late for us. The restaurant El Borinot could not serve us food from the kitchen as they had a big party within, however they did produce bread with gazpacho which was excellent and just what we wanted. It seemed to open at 20.00. We liked the look of the restaurant El Torre in Palau Sator and decided to shorten our ride and return there for lunch. It was excellent and the staff helpful and friendly - a good decision.
Loved every minute of the holiday, accommodation/food all really good, cycle/walking routes easy to follow and a beautiful part of the world to explore. Organisation by Inntravel second to none, would highly recommend.
Superb Holiday. Wonderful Hotels. Good food. Everywhere we stayed, being an Inntravel customer gave us better service it seemed.
Interesting Catalonia locations in Hills, farmland and coast. The taxi transfers at 09.45 gave us 8 days plus for us [tailored itinerary] 4 relaxing days travel,and 2 long evenings in Paris.
La Placa, Madremanya - It is difficult to fault this. A warning about the bell ringing every 15 minutes day and night might be useful as we were only 50m or so away from it – fortunately we always have ear-plugs. The food for both breakfast and evening meal was superb. We especially enjoyed our meal with Raquel at Jaume's house, indeed it was the culinary highlight of our holiday.
Hotel Terramar, Llafranc - We loved our stay here, room was clean and comfortable and breakfast excellent. Evening meals also very good and included wine which surprised us. No criticisms and everything about it leaves pleasant memories even if it is a modern hotel directed at the tourist market.
Some tips - Peratallada is of course a tourist hot-spot and useful shops are not easy to find. The little shop opposite Hostal Blau, Locafruitai, does stock enough for a picnic but seemed to only open in the morning. We asked about the evening and were told it would be open – it wasn't. They do have bread but delivery was too late for us. The restaurant El Borinot could not serve us food from the kitchen as they had a big party within, however they did produce bread with gazpacho which was excellent and just what we wanted. It seemed to open at 20.00. We liked the look of the restaurant El Torre in Palau Sator and decided to shorten our ride and return there for lunch. It was excellent and the staff helpful and friendly - a good decision.
Loved every minute of the holiday, accommodation/food all really good, cycle/walking routes easy to follow and a beautiful part of the world to explore. Organisation by Inntravel second to none, would highly recommend.
Girona was a worthwhile add on.
Enjoyed the variety of the rural countryside down to the coast.
More dirt / gravel tracks than expected.
Catalaonia is an interesting part of Spain especially on their independence referendum day.
Very good varied hotels.
INNTRAVEL NOTE: This customer added a stay in Girona to our Catalonia Discovery walking and cycling holiday.
The owners of all the hotels and hostel were just lovely. Really friendly and very helpful.
Try the rose wine made by the owner in Hotel Placa or his lovely little tapas bar just 20 metres from the hotel.
Take your snorkeling gear to Llafranc as the sea is clear and so inviting.
The restaurant recommendations provided in the pack are very good indeed. The food on the half board menu is excellent.
Always end your meals with a ratafia, the local digestif.
We thoroughly enjoyed the holiday. It all worked very well with 3 very different locations and hotels.
This was a really interesting holiday with a variation of surroundings with each change of area. An ideal cycling holiday for beginners as this was not too challenging.