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The Costa Brava Trail, from the South of France to Barcelona -
Day 1 - Bike fitting and ride in the Vallespir valley. The first night will be spent at Sanglier lodge
Day 2 - After breakfast we will ride over the mountain pass of the Col d’Ares, which was once used in a stage of the Tour de France, crossing the border into Spain at the col, with wonderful views over the Pyrenees, into the old Spanish city of Camprodon, where we will probably have a coffee and a much needed break! The second part of our ride takes us through the Serra de Malforat to the village of Sant Jaume, where we will spend the night in the Rectoria de la Miana, an old rectory which stands in the middle of a vast stand of beech and oak, at the end of three miles of rough, winding track. We won’t attempt to ride our road bikes up it! Our hosts, Frans Engelhard & Janine Westerlaken, will give us dinner and a hearty breakfast the following morning.
Day 3 - Our ride today takes us south along the famous cycling trail of El carrilet and towards Santa Suzanna on the coast. We end at Can Rosich, our home for the night, a masia more than two centuries old which has been virtually re built. It is close to the beach, but set in 20 hectares of bucolic loveliness.
Day 4 - This is a shorter ride, in which we follow the beach road south west to the city of Barcelona. We will leave our bikes in the bus, change and spend much of the day exploring this extraordinary and exciting city.
