Cycle self-guided through pretty medieval villages to the coast, while your luggage is transported from one quality hotel to the next. There's plenty of time for sightseeing, dips in the sea and a visit to the Dalí Museum in Púbol, as well as to savour the excellent local cuisine. Cycle self-guided through pretty medieval villages to the coast, while your luggage is transported from one quality hotel to the next. There's plenty of time for sightseeing, dips in the sea and a visit to the Dalí Museum in Púbol, as well as to savour the excellent local cuisine. Holiday type: Cycling. Grade: Easy cycling for all with shorter days mainly on the flat, but some gentle ascents. Terrain: Country lanes, gravel tracks and woodland. The contrasting charms of unspoiled Catalonia are impossible to resist. The coastline reveals hidden coves and sandy beaches where you can relax and cycle well away from the crowds, while inland, the Empordà Plain, south of the River Ter, is a beguiling patchwork of medieval farms, ancient villages, fields of sunflowers and vineyards. The peaceful bays of the Costa Brava are small arcs of inviting sand enclosed by rocky outcrops and wooded hills; inland, quiet, undulating lanes lead past tiny vineyards, cornfields and olive groves to medieval villages and bustling market towns. This is perfect cycling country, with plenty of time to pause for a dip in the sea, to visit a Romanesque church, or to linger over a seafood lunch. The warm, sunny climate ensures a long season, and much of life here is lived outdoors. Cycling chiefly on quiet back roads, with parts on farm tracks and some short sections on forest tracks through woodland, this journey takes you from the gently rolling plain, rich in biscuit-coloured, medieval villages to the tranquil coves and pine-clad headlands of the Catalan Coast. This journey to the sea features accommodation of character. We recommend extra nights in Llafranc to enjoy more time by the coast at the end of your holiday. We can arrange flights and connecting transfers (or simply the latter); or rail travel from London. See ‘Prices & Travel’ for details. Our chosen bike rental shop will provide you with a city trekking bike with 21 gears (grip shift system); a waterproof map case on handlebars (one between two bikes); odometer (one between two bikes); panniers/saddlebags; puncture-proof tyres; and a lock. Electric bikes are available as an upgrade (see price panel), subject to availability, and must be requested at the time of booking. The bike shop also has a limited number of tandems. Helmets are a legal requirement on public roads in Spain, and as such are included free of charge with your bike. Yes, we will provide [GPX tracks](</information/gps-route-navigation>) for this holiday prior to departure so that you can follow your route on your smartphone or dedicated GPS device if you wish. (We also provide our tried-and-tested [route notes](</information/sample-documentation>)). We'll send you route notes 2-3 weeks before your holiday. The [route notes](</information/sample-documentation>) not only contain directions to get from hotel to hotel, but also include practical information about places of interest and eateries along each route, plus cultural information about the area. On mornings when you are moving between hotels, you leave your luggage in reception as you leave, and it will be transferred ahead to your next accommodation so that all you need to take with you are a camera, sun cream, drinks, food and waterproofs. You are responsible for damage to or loss of the rental bike while it is hired to you. Always be careful to lock it up, ideally to an immovable object, and remove all easy-to-steal accessories whenever you leave it unattended. We can book a wide range of routes from the UK with a variety of airlines. As well as being more convenient for you to book all elements of your holiday together, it also means that we'll accept liability for your travel arrangements, so if things go wrong, such as the airline going bust, we'll make suitable alternative arrangements for you. The fee for this service is £35 per person (£15 for children aged 2-11). We can't book flights that originate outside the UK, but if you wanted to book your own flights to London (or elsewhere in the UK), we can make all onward travel arrangements (including flights) from there. Alternatively, if you are booking your own flights to an airport in continental Europe that's appropriate for your holiday, we can book onward rail travel and/or taxis. Since our holidays are self-guided, we recommend calling us for a chat about your plans before making a booking, especially if it's the first time you've booked with us. The price panel shows the supplement for a single room and also the single traveller charge (this covers (luggage) transfers and other costs which are usually shared between two people). Once you've decided on your exact itinerary (our travel experts will be happy to offer advice), you need to provide us with your party's details, either by phone or via our booking form. At this point we also ask you to pay a deposit so that we can secure a room for you immediately on confirming availability with the hotel(s). If it turns out that we can't secure the accommodation for the holiday you've requested, or offer an acceptable alternative, we'll refund your deposit promptly and in full. After booking your accommodation and other key elements, we'll then book your travel (or you can do so if you're making your own arrangements) and send you a Booking Confirmation and Invoice. Yes, it's something we insist on, even for holidays in the UK. The vast majority of holidays go smoothly, but when things go wrong, it can be expensive to put them right. Buying a new pair of walking boots after your suitcase is stolen mightn't seem so bad, but the bill for being airlifted down from a mountain with a broken leg or flown home while still recovering from an illness or accident can incur a five or six-figure bill. Many insurers offer travel insurance (you can find details on our [insurance page](</information/holiday-insurance>) of a policy that you may like to consider if you are a UK resident), but you do need to make sure that you're covered for medical emergencies - including falling ill with Covid-19 while on holiday - and repatriation. We also recommend that you are covered for other eventualities, such as cancellation and loss of luggage and passports. When you purchase a policy, be sure to check that it covers the activities you'll be doing on holiday and that it is adequate for your own individual needs. It is your responsibility to ensure you are in possession of the[correct travel documents, with the correct validity](</information/visa-information>). If you're a UK citizen, you need a full British passport to travel to Spain, but not a visa (please note, however, that a [new travel authorisation system](</information/visa-information>) is being introduced). If you are a citizen of another country, you'll need to check requirements with the national embassy or your own consulate. Current information regarding vaccinations and travel health advice for UK citizens can be found through the [Travel Health Pro](<https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/countries>) website. You **must** make sure you have adequate insurance cover for illness, accidents and repatriation (see the insurance question). You should also apply for a [Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC)](<https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/apply-for-a-free-uk-global-health-insurance-card-ghic/>) if your EHIC has expired (if you have a still-valid EHIC, you can use this until it expires). Catalonia's captivating capital: 2 nights, from £300pp. Marvel at Gaudi's monumental cathedral in this vibrant city where modernist architecture complements spectacular historic gems. The Immortal City: 2 nights, from £220pp. To complete your holiday in Catalonia, add on a stay in Girona, the region's undiscovered gem, which boasts a very atmospheric Jewish Quarter. Past stone villages to golden sands: 4 nights, from £981pp. Cycle through a string of charming medieval villages to reach the coastline at the picturesque bay of Llafranc. Prices are based on push bikes as detailed in the FAQs, but e-bikes can be requested. See 'Prices & Travel' for details.
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