Sea or mountain? Costa Brava or Girona Pyrenees? Why choose when you can have it all? The Girona regions are an exceptional territory, since, just a few kilometers away, there are beaches and peaks that reach three thousand meters of altitude. And, in between, a whole diverse territory to discover: Pyrenean valleys, natural parks, dormant volcanoes, magical landscapes, and wonderful mountains that merge with the Mediterranean.
This territorial and landscape diversity, and a good climate, allows us to have a wide range of active tourism to enjoy with family, friends or as a couple, during spring and 365 days a year. A hundred proposals for cycling, hiking, ecotourism, nautical and multi-adventure that can be consulted on the web natura.costabrava.org
And it is that the Costa Brava and the Girona Pyrenees is a true paradise to discover by land, sea and air. Only you are missing!
To make it easier for you, discover the 10 proposals that we have selected to welcome spring to the Costa Brava and the Girona Pyrenees. You are ready?
The nocturnal astronomical baptisms are a unique sensory experience and the Albanyà Observatory makes them available to everyone. The participants of the activity will enjoy an audiovisual tour of the firmament adapted to the meteorological circumstances, so that the activity is as enriching as possible. The aim of the experience, which features specially composed music by Pep Sala, is to be able to discover the secrets of this sky so pure –the only International Dark Sky Park in the State-, at all times of the year. For cold spring nights, the use of gloves, warm clothing and comfortable shoes is recommended. The experience includes sleeping and having lunch at the Costa Brava Hostel, in Llançà .
A route made and designed for those who want to live an experience at a different pace, without rushing. To enjoy beauty in every way, pedal through the beautiful landscapes of the Empordanet and include the tasting of a local wine, made from the heart. The route begins in Gualta and is covered with a burricleta, the rural electric bicycle that never tires. It passes through Pals, one of the most beautiful medieval towns in Catalonia, and reaches the Mas Geli vineyard, a unique spot where participants can learn about the project and taste four wines paired with cheeses and sausages.
Pirate legends do not only exist in the Caribbean Sea. From the 12th century to the 18th century, the Costa Brava suffered constant attacks from pirate and corsair ships. And the watchtowers, built near the coast, were used to monitor the arrival of a ship on the horizon and notify the people of the towns or farmhouses by means of messengers and signals. This guided hiking route will take the participants, from tower to tower, to learn about the history of the pirates of Calella de Palafrugell and its neighboring towns.
The Barranco de Nuria Inferior is short, intense, but does not leave you indifferent. Located between Queralbs and Vall de Núria, within the Natural Park of the Cabeceras del Ter and Freser, it is a ravine embedded and very often where there are several rappels, including one of 20 meters fully flown, jumps and slides. It is a spectacular canyon, medium level and very complete, ideal for contemplating and interacting with nature, in the middle of the Eastern Pyrenees.
The Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park is one of the most unique spaces on the Costa Brava due to its great extension and its diversity of flora and fauna. It is an authentic mosaic of differentiated ecosystems with rivers, sea, ponds, wetlands, beaches and sandbanks, lagoons… and the habitat of more than 300 birds, such as storks, kingfishers, the collverd or roncaire duck, which coexist with other animals. . The experience includes a night with dinner and breakfast at Mas del Joncar and a guided tour of this space of great biological and landscape value.
Adventure, water, jumps and adrenaline in this ideal experience for groups that consists of going along the beach of s’Agaró. Participants will have fun on a coastal tour that combines actions such as walking, swimming, climbing rocks to jump and exploring caves from the sea! All of this, equipped with wetsuits and a helmet like true adventurers, in a wild and rugged environment that allows you to discover the flora and fauna that inhabits the coves of the Costa Brava.
Start spring seeing the sky like you’ve never seen it before. With this astronomy workshop, the Rectory of San Miquel de Pineda and Vinpertour-Astronomical Tourism offer us to discover the universe in a pleasant way and in full contact with nature, in the sacred environment of the Church of San Miquel de Pineda. The activity includes dinner, sleep and breakfast in this old vicarage from the 12th century restored and converted into a rural house. Hospitality and comfort in an unbeatable setting such as the Natural Park of the volcanic area of ​​La Garrotxa.
Ornitocaiac is a unique ornithological proposal on the Costa Brava that combines bird watching and kayaking. The activity consists of shoveling while observing the birds of the Humedales Natural Park in the hands of a professional guide trained with the SEO Birdlife-Iberaves program. Once you reach the bay of Roses, the longest bay on the Costa Brava and one of the most beautiful bays in the world, you disembark to look for seabirds in a spectacular place! A route full of sensations and secrets about navigation, ornithology and nature.
Ribes de Freser is one of the most touristic towns in Ripollès. Even so, it is not so common to see it from the heights thanks to a spectacular via ferrata. It is a discovery itinerary that allows you to reach difficult areas safely, ascending to the Ribes granòfir, of volcanic origin and unique in Catalonia. The via ferrata, traced to the rock face, allows the user to self-belay to a protection system (lifeline cable) against falls, using an energy absorber, carabiners, harness and helmet. It has elements to help progression such as steps, as well as hand or foot grips.
Tragos de historia and Mare Nostrum propose a spectacular combination designed for lovers of wine, the sea and history. Led by Romina Ribera, historian, archaeologist and sommelier, the participants will discover the emblematic points of l’Escala from the sea, tasting wines made from ancient Mediterranean varieties and toasting the sunset before the site of the ruins of Empúries .
