From the Pyrenees to the Sea

My friends and I loved every minute of our trip.  The views from some places were absolutely stunning.  All of our accommodation was fabulous although the favourite was Hotel Playa Sol in Cadaqués.  After a long walk it was sheer bliss to swim in the sea.  All luggage transfers were smooth and we never wondered what had happened to it.  Our daily picnics were also delicious but far too much food for 3 women.

This was a great holiday, our second time with Inntravel and it did not disappoint. One of our favourite meals was a take away pizza from Santa Massa in Garriguella, eaten with a beer in the square and we really liked Es Raco in Cadaques too.

We had a fabulous meal at Chez Loiusette Garriguella, thoroughly recommended.

Cadaques itself is a lovely little town, well worth a visit and maybe a trip back at a later date. The hotel there is in a lovely spot with a great pool and access to the sea. 

I've taken 6 Inntravel trips now. I have to say this was the least scenic trip of all. It is dry scrub brush through miles of farms and open space with no exceptional scenery. Cadaques is great, but the pictures in the online brochure may lead one to believe that there is a lot more water and ocean involved in this dry inland excursion. 

The walk from Garriguella to Palau-Saverdera was superb. We came to Mas Ventos and we looked around and behind the house as suggested. A sharp intake of breath as we arrived at the viewpoint! The views over the Bay of Roses and Emporda Plain were absolutely amazing, awe inspiring, for me! Unlike anything I have seen before, stupendous, and then the route continued around the rim with these fantastic views and ended in a steep but exhilerating descent from The Hermitage. Marvellous! Cadadques was delightful and I would like to go again and spend longer there ...and to get in at the Dali house by booking a bit earlier!! Having said that the house and olive groves and SWIMMING POOL were fabulous to see.

Varied landscapes as you pass from wooded foothills to whitewashed waterside villages. Interesting flowers and butterflies on the more open ridges. Can Batlle and Chez Louisette in Garriguella both very highly recommended. Also, in Cadaques we liked El Gato Azul, which was peaceful and unpretentious. The aforementioned monastery detour must be mentioned, and we'd also suggest including the Dali Theatre in Figueras as an option on any transfer back towards Barca if timings permit. We specifically organised our own journey back from Cadaques to allow us to visit: 10am bus from Cadaques and train around 5pm from Figueras to Barca gave us ample time, and they do have a luggage room there for your rucksacks etc.

A lovely trip for the early spring. The walking was fairly easy for us but the scenery and wildlife were stunning (including multiple sightings of golden eagle). A wonderful stretch along the Med with great, if chilly, swimming opportunities! Cadaques was very lively as it was a Spanish holiday week and we were pleased not to have taken the sea view option as the room overlooking the garden was very quiet. We did both the Cadaques walks and enjoyed a dip in the pool and Jacuzzi in the tranquil garden after each. 

All route information was accurate as usual. for this trip we had the added benefit of finally dicovering how to use GPX files which we transferred onto the map. The walking was fantastic and i guess a little lucky with the October weather. Some challenginging up hill in the heat but easily managed if you are relatively walking fit. Did not need poles.

We enjoyed all the walks with the Day 4 and Day 5 walks providing particular highlights for spectacular scenery and coinciding with my wife's 60 & then my 61st birthdays respectively.   It was very enjoyable being able to route find from the notes and very reassuring how accurate the notes were. 

The Hotel Can Xiquet surpassed our expectations we weren't expecting such a luxurious hotel with amazing views from the rooms.  We liked all the towns and villages where we stayed ...all had character and we found small supermarkets in them all. 

All our meals were great, 2 stand out the amazing meal at Solovida in Palau-Savedera for my wife's 60th birthday and the lunchtime meal at the Moli de Vendi restaurant in Gauriguella.

We found the walks challenging at times particularly some of the steep sections but the views were amazing and very rewarding.  We were pleased that on the loop walks we stuck by our guns and shortened them so we could relax in the afternoons and enjoy a beer with the locals in Cantallops and an afternoon meal in Garriguella.

Our final stay at Cadaques was very relaxing as we chose not to walk but to meander through the back streetsof this beautiful seaside town having a coffee, shopping and enjoying a lovely meal in the evening. 

Overall a brilliant experience. Very varied - my favourite Inntravel walk to date.

it was quite hard though which was fine for us but it felt more like a high 2/3 walk at times.

We loved Chez Louisette in Garriguella which the owner recommended. Excellent food and service. Best of the holiday.  Also a really nice meal at Els Pescadors in Cadaques.  Others were all good. 

The sense of achievement on reaching the top - and sometimes the bottom - of some significant hills was a great feeling. The views were amazing and the welcome, not only in hotels, but in other cafes and restaurants, was usually warm and helpful.

A very enjoyable trek with a variety of scenary and excellent accommodation. Highly recommended.

A great holiday well organised and planned. The self guidance information generally spot on particularly using the down loaded GPS route tracks. Accommodation always interesting, sometimes quirky but always comfortable and well located.

An excellent holiday with good accommodation and walks. We would recommend Sinema (tapas) in Garriguella for excellent food and service and a flavour of village life. The Cooperative provides excellent value for money. In Cadaques we would recommend Pizzeria La Gritta es Painc for good food and lovely service. The walks were varied in terms of the views and terrain (and difficulty), stopping off for a swim en route to Cadaques was a bonus and the sea swimming in Cadaques itself was excellent. We added on two nights in Girona which is a fascinating city, very compact with plenty to see and enjoy. The Inntravel town trail is really good, easy to follow with lots of information and alternative routes and things to see and do.

INNTRAVEL NOTE: These customers combined our walk From the Pyrenees to the Sea with our Girona City add-on

A very enjoyable holiday although we would recommend doing it in spring rather than late summer to enjoy the wildflowers. Highlights of the holiday include our stay in Gariguella and visit to the tortoise rescue centre, dinner at Nou Fusion in Palau Saverdera (best meal of the trip), exploring the Cap de Creus and relaxing in Cadaques. We spent 4 nights in Cadaques, unfortunately we were unable to secure a sea view room but we'd recommend upgrading if you can as the views across the bay are lovely. Rather than complete the full walk circuit from Port Ligat to Cap de Creus, we used the new shuttle bus service from Cap de Creus to Port Ligat to reduce the length of the walk. This meant that we had plenty of time to walk around and explore the Cap around the lighthouse. We stayed one night in Figueres at the end of the trip (own arrangements) to visit the excellent Dali Theatre-Museum (highly recommended even if you are not a Dali fan) before taking the train back to the UK. 

Day 1 was a particularly good walk as well as Day 4. We would highly recommend the use of water hydraulc packs of at least 2 litres.

We would suggest earlier dates for undertaking this holiday as the temperatures were very hot for walking and the humidity for the first part of the holiday was very challenging. We found the walking in the last part of the holiday was much more scenic. Although we found Day 2 tedious we would suggest taking the short detour to the Dolmen as this is a large good example. Would recommend the walk to the lighthouse from Cadaques and also an extra day here to explore the town and doing this on the first day to have a break from the walking. Would definitely recommend upgrade at hotel De Col in Cadaques. Would recommend the Nou Fusion restaurant in Palau-Saverdera. We also booked all the restaurants in Cadaques prior to departure with the help of the hotel which was beneficial due to a Spanish holiday weekend. The Sirena restaurant here was particularly good and quirky.

Excellent holiday, up to your usual standards. Temperature reached 31C but the wind/breeze made it pleasant. Demanding walks but notes were very good. Accommodation excellent as was the food and wine. 

This was my first Inntravel holiday and while a, no more than, reasonably fit walker in my late 60's and confident I could manage each individual route I was unsure of doing it repeatedly. The weather was unseasonably hot, up to 30C, and this made the walking more taxing - while sections on some days were tough they were not so long that I was unable to enjoy a beer (or two) at the end point. I walked the route on my own and experienced no difficulties. Meeting other walkers on the same route at dinner/breakfast helped with tips on the route and places to eat/drink. My highlights are walking up to the French border on my extra day in Cantallops and the fantastic view of the sweep of the Bay of Roses from Mas Ventos on the way to Palau- Saverdera.          

This is a wonderful journey through the wilds of Catalunya, starting with a hidden castle surrounded by forests of cork oak, merging in vineyards growing the wine you’ll drink later at a village cooperative. The following days will lead you through steep slopes of wildflowers scented with honey before finally scrambling the rocky headlands of the coast with views that will take your breath away. The accommodation on this trip is superb. Each place is very different but the welcome and standard of service at all is exemplary. 

This is quite a challenging holiday as a lot of the walking is on stoned and some times concrete tracks, however the abundance of wild flowers at this time of the year, especially the scent of the broom made up for the wear on the feet! Except at weekends I hardly saw a person all day. On Day 2 do take the detour to see the dolmens. The last day into Cadaques was a delight, small almost deserted coves, I was late to the hotel as I lingered too long by the sea. It was unusually hot for the time of the year, so take plenty of water (there are no natural springs on the way).

Loved the overall arc of the trip, starting with the initial hike to the Castle of Requesens through forest and elevation. We did this trip in early May and the landscape was carpeted with wildflowers, with the fragrance of yellow broom constantly in the air. During days two through five we dealt with tramontana winds -- not cold, but constant and strong. We were very glad for our trekking poles throughout the trip. The hike from Garriguella to Palau-Saverdera offers breathtaking views across the entire Emporda Plain. This is the big payoff for what we thought was the most challenging hike day. During your stay at the Niu de Sol in Palau-Saverdera, we highly recommend restaurant SolaVida. Outstanding and great value. Cadaques was beautiful and picturesque as was the hike, and we had a great lunch of fresh fish with potatoes and tomatoes while sitting outside at the lighthouse. 

Fabulous and unforgettable trip. The background information and maps made it very easy to navigate and to make slight changes if needed due to our limitations. The hotels were a delight especially the first one and the last one that are very good quality hotels with lovely rooms. We upgraded rooms which was a plus. It was a perfect trip from beginning to end and the memories will last for ever. A big thank you to the INNTRAVEL team.