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RIPOLL Golf de Roses N-260a el Fluvià The geography and scenic variety of the Costa Brava C-17 la Pinya C-66 and the Pirineu de brands make our area the GREENWAYS perfect place to practise cycling and hiking. 5 Estany de C-31 The restoration and adaptation of the four greenways a - la Vall d’en Bas BANYOLES As the reader surely knows, these activities always go C-37 in our area allow us to go from the deepest reaches Sant Feliu hand-in-hand with respect for nature, the landscape de Pallerols of the Girona Pyrenees to the warm, light-filled Costa les Planes

and the architectural heritage, and that is why they Brava either by bike or on foot, unveiling with each d’Hostoles el Ter are classified as sustainable activities. stroke of the pedal, with each step, the diversity of 6

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Salt V towns, have now been restored into cycling and along the way. Bonmatí el Ter Bescanó LA BISBAL la Cellera GIRONA D’EMPORDÀ Pantà de N-141 There is a total of 125 km of railway tracks criss- 7 walking trails and offer everyone the opportunity de Ter A crossing five of the eight counties of Girona - Baix Cap de Begur to enjoy little-known sites that are a part of our Anglès Quart cultural and historic heritage. The pace allows the Empordà, Gironès, La , and Ripollès R A-2 GIV-6542 l’Onyar Mont-ras visitor to savour the tiniest details, which would be counties - divided into four sections: a Vic - - GIV-6548 8 C-31 B Cassà Vall-llòbrega imperceptible if we were driving. de la Selva C-25 C-31 1. Iron and Coal Route: -Sant Joan de les SANTA COLOMA C-253 DE FARNERS Palamós A Abadesses - N-II Castell d’Aro 2. Narrow-Gauge Railway Route: Olot-Girona C-65 T C-35 Platja d’Aro 3. Narrow-Gauge Railway Route: Girona-Sant Feliu Santa Cristina S Maçanet 9 d’Aro s’Agaró de Guíxols de la Selva Sant Pol Sant Feliu de Guíxols O 4. “Little Train” Route Palamós-Palafrugell E-15 AP-7 C 10 The greenways are trails that are reserved exclusively na arcelo for hikers and cyclists, with gentle slopes that a B generally do not exceed 3%. As a result, except for A-19

some linking stretches indicated in the fact sheets, a Barcelona the trails are accessible to people with reduced mobility. They are very safe trails, because the use of motor-powered vehicles is absolutely forbidden over nearly all of the trails. Most of the greenways in Girona run along the former railway network, which was gradually discontinued as unviable after the rapid rise of road transport.

In order to make orientation and travel along Girona’s greenways easier, the Board has included its bipolar corporate image on the signs for the tracks. Accordingly, the colour green will be associated with mountains, i.e. the Pyrenees, and will point towards Ripoll. The colour blue, on the other hand, means the sea, the Costa Brava, and will point in the direction of Sant Feliu de Guíxols.

Published by: Translated by: Photographers: Juli Pérez Photos courtesy of: Costa Brava Girona Tourism Board Link Kim Castells Quim Tor Costa Brava Girona Tourism Board image archive Girona Greenways Board Girona Greenways Board Printed by: Pere Duran Francesc Tur Antonio Garrido Arthur Selbach Tourist Apartments Association Design and Production: ANFU, SL Girona Costa Brava Pyrenees Campsite Association Centre d’Imatge i Comunicació Pep Iglesias Oscar Vall Legal Depot: Xevi F. Güell Maria Geli Hotel Mas de Torrent GI-1597-2010 Vall de Núria Vol de Coloms PIRINEU DE GIR ONA France France N-154 France

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Ogassa FIGUERES C-260 Cap de Creus Sant Joan de N-260 les Abadesses Santa Llúcia la Muga Campdevànol de Puigmal A-26 el Ter la Vall de Bianya 4 3 Iron and Coal Route N-260 Ripoll - St. Joan de les Abadesses - Olot RIPOLL Golf de Roses N-260a el Fluvià C-17 la Pinya OLOT

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Salt V Bonmatí el Ter Bescanó LA BISBAL la Cellera GIRONA D’EMPORDÀ Pantà de N-141 7 Susqueda de Ter A Cap de Begur Anglès Quart Palafrugell Llambilles R A-2 GIV-6542 Girona-Costa Brava l’Onyar Mont-ras a Vic - Manresa - Lleida Airport GIV-6548 8 C-31 B Cassà Vall-llòbrega de la Selva “Little Train” Route C-25 C-31 Palamós - Vall-llòbrega - Mont-ras - Palafrugell SANTA COLOMA Narrow-Gauge Railway Route la Fosca Girona - St. Feliu de Guíxols C-253 DE FARNERS Palamós A N-II Castell d’Aro Llagostera C-65 T C-35 Platja d’Aro Santa Cristina S Maçanet 9 d’Aro s’Agaró de la Selva Sant Pol Sant Feliu de Guíxols O E-15 AP-7 C 10

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Greenway linking station PIRINEU de Girona For many, the Pyrenees are synonymous with skiing. But there’s lots more to admire and discover - the lay of the land in the Pirineu de Girona is complex, but accessible for human activity. As a result, many nature spaces have been preserved that combine harmoniously with the past and the present. It’s not uncommon for a magnificent high-mountain lake and a Romanesque chapel to coexist side by side. We can find medieval villages like Besalú or , or places that combine impressive crags with Romanesque ruins, like Oix and Beget, or enchanting valleys like and Núria. And to the north we find the county, with places as iconic as and the county town of Puigcerdà. The flora and fauna feature unique local species, and the medieval spirit of Old can still be breathed. But the past isn’t everything, nor is peace and tranquillity. Fans of physical activity can practise all kinds of mountain sports here, from trekking to hot air ballooning, from horse riding to more risky adventure sports, enjoying the most modern, up-to-date services and infrastructures. Similarly, the conservation of nature spaces like the Garrotxa Volcanic Area Nature Park has gone hand-in-hand with the restoration of all kinds of traditions, not only related to festivities, 4 folklore or crafts, but also to cuisine and culture. Thus, museums, markets, music festivals and fairs welcome everybody, even more so now that improved roadways have made access to the Girona Pyrenees far easier, with rapid communication links to the major towns of Catalonia, and also to Andorra and the south of France. Costa BRAVA The 200-kilometre-plus coastline of the Costa Brava offers us much more than a relaxing holiday stay. The range of sights, entertainment, sport, culture and cuisine is endless if one knows how to seek out the secret spots, the still-pristine nooks and crannies, and the historic heritage, from the dolmens of the Albera range to the medieval villages like or Peratallada. As for the landscape, the visitor can still be surprised by the immutable beauty of the coves and cliffs of Begur, Palafrugell and the Sant Sebastià lighthouse, or by towns that have inspired artists and writers like Cadaqués, or Calella de Palafrugell. And those who seek contrasts only have to compare the dynamic bustle of towns like Platja d’Aro, Roses, , , L’Estartit or Sant Antoni de with the peace and calm of the marshes of the Aiguamolls de l’Empordà, or the indomitable geology of Cap de Creus. Nature parks, botanical gardens, museums, festivals, street markets, a cuisine that is acknowledged throughout , and a wide range of leisure and entertainment on offer make the Costa Brava name a themed destination where everyone can find something to pique their curiosity and spark their interest. 5 The numerous projects aimed at improving roadway, service and lodging infrastructures in the Costa Brava in recent years have changed the seasonal concept of our tourism, so that visitors can now enjoy all the attractions of the area not only in the summer, but all year round. Greenways IRON AND COAL ROUTE Ripoll • Sant Joan de les Abadesses • Ogassa • Olot

The Iron and Coal Route, in reference to the important ironworking tradition of the Baix Ripollès county and the mining of coal at Ogassa, follows the route that was once plied by the train. The 12 kilometres of railway have been transformed into an ideal trail for enjoying a long walk or bicycle ride, and for reminding us of the industrial past 6 that is an important part of our heritage. The section of railway going from Sant Joan de les Abadesses to Toralles remained in use until the mines closed down in 1967. The Sant Joan de les Abadesses - planned Ripoll section remained active until 1980, the year of its centennial anniversary. The route links Ripoll, at an elevation of 682 metres above sea level, with Sant Joan de les Abadesses (775 m). The entire route is paved and flanked by vegetation. The total vertical rise is 160 metres, and there is a gentle 1% slope. This section of the track starts at km 9, right in front of the old train station at Sant Joan de les Abadesses. Some 300 metres past the station, the track crosses the road to Ogassa and begins to rise gradually along the valley of the Malatosca, a tributary of the Ter River that rises in the Cavallera range. You are alerted at each road crossing by cobblestones along the trail and proper signposting throughout the whole itinerary. The track crosses a long- distance (GR) hiking trail some 500 metres from the station, and then crosses the highway again just beyond the GR trail. The route is placid and runs without problem to a point some 2 km before Sant Joan, at the Toralles loading station, where the coal from the mining railway of Ogassa was received. The section from Toralles to Ogassa has been newly re-profiled to a gentler gradient. Before reaching Ogassa the greenway passes through tunnels formerly used by the wagons bringing coal from the mines. Ogassa is exactly four kilometres from Sant Joan de les Abadesses station and thirteen kilometres from Ripoll. The greenway link with Olot begins at the Sant Joan de les Abadesses train station.

Tourist Offices Town Hall

RIPOLL OGASSA Pl. de l’Abat Oliba, s/n Tel. +34 972 720 380 Tel. +34 972 702 351 [email protected] [email protected] www.elripolles.com

SANT JOAN DE LES ABADESSES Pl. de l’Abadia, 9 Tel. +34 972 720 599 [email protected] www.santjoandelesabadesses.cat FACT SHEET Toralles - Sloping section - Ripoll - Toralles sloping section Ogassa Kilometres 12 1.2 2 Gradient 1% 8% 2% Difficulty Minimal Medium Minimal Paving Asphalt agglomerate Packed granite Packed granite sand sand Maximum 777 m (Sant Joan de les Abadesses) Ogassa (975 m) elevation Minimum 682 m (Ripoll) Sant Joan de les elevation Abadesses (777 m) Services WC (in stations), picnic area, Sant Joan de les Abadesses All-Terrain Cycling Centre 7

AREAS OF INTEREST Ripoll • Santa Maria de Ripoll Romanesque monastery (12th century): spectacular portal, cloister and seven apses • Ethnologic Museum Ogassa • Mining town Sant Joan de les Abadesses • Medieval town • 13th-century Romanesque monastery, where the famous sculpture depicting the Descent from the Cross can be found Nature • Ter and Freser riverheads, Núria valley and Camprodon valley

HOW TO GET THERE • BY ROAD From Barcelona: C-17 From: C-66, A-26, C-26 A-2, C-25, C-17 From Puigcerdà/Andorra: N-152 From Lleida: C-25, C-17 From França/Perpinyà: C-38, C-26 • RENFE RAILWAY NETWORK Barcelona - Puigcerdà Line (Ripoll Station) Ticket reservation: tel. +34 902 240 202 www.renfe.com • TEISA BUS COMPANY Tel. 972 204 868 www.teisa-bus.com • GIRONA-COSTA BRAVA AIRPORT Tourist Office: tel. +34 972 942 955 [email protected] Flight Information: tel. +34 972 186 600 www.aena.es Ryanair runs a coach service linking the airport with Girona central bus station. Greenways GREENWAY LINK BETWEEN SANT JOAN DE LES ABADESSES AND OLOT

The section of greenway which will take you from Sant Joan de les Abadesses to La Vall de Bianya is unfinished. Therefore, we provide two alternate routes: the first goes directly to Olot, over the Coll de Sentigosa and Coll de Coubet passes as it follows the old GI-521 highway, and the second takes you to La Vall de Bianya through Santa Llúcia de Puigmal. 8

ALTERNATE ROUTE no. 1 planned Until the section that leads to La Vall de Bianya is completed, this is a good alternative if you want to reach Olot. Leaving the station, once you cross the Gothic bridge you reach Sant Pol church (Romanesque, 12th century). Follow the main highway to the left until you reach the turn-off to the Sentigosa Ogassa highway. After you pass the Font dels Vermells spring Toralles and the picnic area you reach Coll de Sentigosa pass, where you enter the Garrotxa county. Follow the GI- Santa Llúcia 521 highway another 2 km through cool beech groves de Puigmal to reach the Font dels Pastors. There’s no way you SANT JOAN 2 DE LES ABADESSES can get lost - simply follow the highway! A little over La Vall de Bianya 12 km after the starting point you will reach Coll de Coubet pass, which is at an elevation of 1,010 metres Coll de Sentigosa above sea level. Here you take the A-26 (formerly the 1 N-260) highway to the left. OLOT After another 10 km (about 22 km from the starting point in Sant Joan), you leave the highway and enter Olot, where you will come to a roundabout (the same one you would find if you took the route through La Vall de Bianya). Continue towards the centre of Olot along Avinguda dels Reis Catòlics, up to Plaça Clarà. As you enter the square, take the first road that branches off to the right up to Plaça de Catalunya. OGASSA Cross the square and continue along Carrer de la Verge de Fàtima street until you reach a crossing to SANT JOAN DE LES ABADESSES the left with a sign that reads “Totes direccions” (All OLOT directions). This street, Carrer de Pere Bretxa, takes you to the main highway. Turn right, cross the Fluvià River, and you soon reach the greenway signs, finally arriving at the old Olot train station, in front of the trade fair enclosure. You will find vertical signposting along both link ways from Sant Joan de les Abadesses to Olot.

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ALTERNATE ROUTE no. 2 A word of warning – the route has a very high degree of difficulty. This stretch is not an official greenway and so there is no regular maintenance. The path may have suffered damage from local weather conditions. You have to use an all-terrain bike, and be sure to wear a helmet. The first section is the same as Route no. 1. As above, take the Carrer de l’Estació from the Sant Joan de les Abadesses train station. Just 150 metres down this street you’ll find the GR trail to the left. Take it across the Gothic bridge to Sant Pol church. From here, take the GI-521 highway towards Coll de Sentigosa pass. After about 1.5 km, you’ll see a turn-off to the left that takes you to Sant Antoni chapel. The route continues straight along the highway, but you can turn off to rest a bit. Some 600 metres beyond the chapel, to the left, you’ll find the Font dels Vermells, with 2 spring water spigots and a picnic area. You’ll reach Coll de Sentigosa pass about 8 km after leaving the station; there’s a sign there indicating that you are entering the Garrotxa county. On the right-hand side of the highway there is a marker indicating the Green Meridian. Then you take an unpaved, red-clay path that branches off to the left of the highway. You’ll come to a fork about 3 km along this path, where you have to take the path that leads to the right, towards Santa Llúcia de Puigmal. You reach the chapel shortly thereafter; here you can stop to rest and drink spring water from the Font de Santa Llúcia. The route becomes harder from this point onwards. Follow the signs to Sant Ponç and the pools of Santa Llúcia. You will soon reach the pools, in a beautiful setting amidst Mediterranean vegetation. Continue straight along the route to a farmhouse in ruins and a stream just beyond. Right after crossing the stream, take the path that turns off to the right. You have to open a gate for animals: remember to close it after you pass through! The route weaves its way amidst holm oaks until you reach the ruins of another farmhouse, about 2.5 km farther down the trail. Once you pass the house you have to turn right onto a trail that is barely visible. Keep your eyes wide open, because you will feel the urge to continue straight along the main trail. But the new trail quickly reveals itself. From here you will always follow the same trail. The remaining section descends for about 2.5 km until it becomes a paved road down in the valley. Continue along the main (paved) route that crosses Sant Pere Despuig until you reach the C-153 rural road, then take this road (towards Olot) up to the Town Hall of La Vall de Bianya, on the left-hand side of the road. Greenways

GREENWAY LINK BETWEEN SANT JOAN DE LES ABADESSES AND OLOT

La Vall de Bianya - Olot As mentioned above, you will reach La Vall de Bianya by Sant Pere Despuig, after covering 21 km from Sant Joan de les Abadesses. Continuing along the same 10 rural road, you will reach the C-26 main highway. You will then pass Hostalnou de Bianya, where the Town Hall of La Vall de Bianya is located. At km 26 you will find a trail to the right which runs parallel to the streambed. After about 1 km you cross the streambed and come to Mare de Déu de l’Esperança chapel. Here the trail becomes paved again. The route runs through the Cuní oak grove, where you can contemplate the spectacular oak trees, and then under the highway to the patch of open ground belonging to the Simon factory. Cross the industrial estate along a grassy area to reach the roundabout at the northeast entrance to Olot. Take the road that leads off to the left (seen from the road you are on) towards the centre of Olot, following Avinguda dels Reis Catòlics to Plaça Clarà. As you enter the square, take the first road that branches off to the right up to Plaça de Catalunya. Cross the square and continue along Carrer de la Verge de Fàtima street until you reach a crossing to the left with a sign that reads “Totes direccions” (All directions). This street, Carrer de Pere Bretxa, takes you to the main highway. Turn right, cross the Fluvià River, and you soon reach the greenway signs, finally arriving at the old Olot train station, in front of the trade fair enclosure. HOW TO GET THERE • BY ROAD From Barcelona: C-17, C-26 From Girona: C-66, A-26, C-26 A-2, C-25, C-17, C-26 From Puigcerdà/Andorra: N-152, C-26 AREAS OF INTEREST From Lleida: C-25, C-17, C-26 Olot From França/Perpinyà: C-38, C-26 • Garrotxa Volcanic Area Nature Park • RENFE RAILWAY NETWORK • County, Volcano and Can Trincheria Barcelona - Puigcerdà Line (Ripoll Station) museums Ticket reservation: tel. +34 902 240 202 La Vall de Bianya www.renfe.com • The Capsacosta Roman road • TEISA BUS COMPANY • Romanesque churches: the most notable Tel. +34 972 204 868 are Sant Martí in Capsec, Sant Andreu www.teisa-bus.com in Porreres and the church in Santa • GIRONA-COSTA BRAVA AIRPORT Margarida de Bianya Tourist Office: tel. +34 972 942 955 [email protected] Flight Information: tel. +34 972 186 600 www.aena.es Town Hall Ryanair runs a coach service linking the airport with Girona central bus station.. LA VALL DE BIANYA Tel. +34 972 290 933 [email protected] http://ajuntament.valldebianya.org/ Greenways HISTORIC HIGHWAY AND CATTLE TRACK Campdevànol • Sant Llorenç de Campdevànol

Walk or cycle the 4-km greenway from Campdevànol village along the historic highway and cattle track leading towards Gombrèn, and enjoy coming into contact with nature. The route passes Font de Sant Eudald and Font de Querol springs (a leisure 11 area situated in a place of great natural beauty) and the Romanesque church of Sant Llorenç de Campdevànol. FACT SHEET Kilometres 4 Gradient 2.5% Minimum elevation 700 m (Campdevànol) Maximum elevation 800 m (Sant Llorenç de Campdevànol) Querol Paving Coarse sand with top Sant Llorenç Sant Cristòfol de Campdevànol layer of aggregate

Campdevànol AREAS OF INTEREST • Sant Cristòfol parish church • Sant Llorenç de Campdevànol • Querol spring • Sant Eudald spring • Sant Martí d’Armàncies • Sant Grau hermitage

CAMPDEVÀNOL HOW TO GET THERE • BY ROAD From Barcelona: C-17, N-152 From Girona: C-66, A-26, N-152 A-2, C-25, C-17, N-152 From Puigcerdà/Andorra: N-152 From Lleida: C-25, C-17, N-152 From França/Perpinyà: C-38, C-26, N-152 • RENFE RAILWAY NETWORK Barcelona - Puigcerdà Line (Ripoll Station) Ticket reservation: tel. +34 902 240 202 www.renfe.com • TEISA BUS COMPANY Tel. +34 972 204 868 www.teisa-bus.com • GIRONA-COSTA BRAVA AIRPORT Tourist Office: tel. +34 972 942 955 [email protected] Flight Information: tel. +34 972 186 600 www.aena.es Town Hall Ryanair runs a coach service linking the CAMPDEVÀNOL airport with Girona central bus station. Tel. +34 972 730 019 [email protected] www.campdevanol.org Greenways NARROW-GAUGE RAILWAY ROUTE Olot • Girona

This 57-km route crosses three counties and twelve towns, following the valleys of the Fluvià, Brugent and Ter rivers. The Narrow-Gauge Railway Route descends smoothly from Olot (440 m) to Girona (70 m). Its highest point is at Coll d’en Bas, which is a pass 12 situated 558 metres above sea level. The trail, which is suitable for hikers and cyclists alike, is in very good condition, and has been fitted with new bridges, railings and signs. The Narrow-Gauge Railway Route crosses through magnificent scenery of great ecological and cultural value. It begins in the Garrotxa Volcanic Area, and following the old narrow-gauge railway line, reaches the Ter valley and the pasturelands of Salt and Girona. The old rail line that connected the Garrotxa and Gironès counties now allows visitors to discover the natural resources of the Garrotxa Volcanic Area, the Hostoles castle, and the towns of Anglès, Sant Feliu de Pallerols and Girona, among others. The last section of the trail runs along the Ter River as it crosses the pasturelands of Salt and Girona. Visitors can see how the river’s resources have been harnessed and put to good use.

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GIRONA Mountain direction (Olot and Ripoll)

Sea direction (Sant Feliu de Guíxols)

Tourist Offices

OLOT LES PLANES D’HOSTOLES Rambla de la Llibertat, 1 C. de l’Hospici, 8 Pg. de l’Estació, 2 Tel. +34 972 010 001 Tel. +34 972 421 902 Tel. +34 972 260 141 Tel. +34 972 448 026 www.girona.cat/turisme [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ANGLÈS www.turismeolot.cat www.lesplanes.cat Punt de Benvinguda Tel. +34 972 420 058 LES PRESES LA VALL D’EN BAS C/ Berenguer Carnicer, 3-5 [email protected] Antiga Estació, s/n (Hostalets d’en Bas) Tel. +34 972 211 678 SANT JULIÀ DEL LLOR-BONMATÍ Tel. +34 972 692 023 C. de la Teixeda, 12 www.puntdebenvinguda.com Tel. +34 972 422 296 [email protected] Tel. +34 972 692 177 [email protected] [email protected] www.lespreses.cat [email protected] www.vallbas.cat BESCANÓ SANT FELIU DE PALLEROLS Town Halls Tel. +34 972 440 005 Ctra. d’Olot, 43 (Antiga Estació) GIRONA C. Joan Maragall, 2 [email protected] Tel. +34 972 444 474 AMER Tel. +34 872 975 975 SALT [email protected] Tel. +34 972 431 112 webspobles.ddgi.cat/sites/ www.gencat.cat/generalitatgirona Tel. +34 972 249 191 [email protected] sant_feliu_de_pallerols [email protected] [email protected] AMER LINKING SECTION C-63 HIGHWAY FACT SHEET Girona - Olot Olot - Girona SHOULDER

Kilometres 54 1,680 1,680 1,840 Gradient 1.5% Max. rise 14% Max. rise 7.5% 2% Max. descent 7.5% Max. descent 14% Difficulty Minimal Medium Medium Paving Packed granite sand Maximum 620 m (Coll d’En Bas) elevation Minimum elevation 70 m (Girona) Services WC (in stations), All-Terrain Cycling Centre Amer

13 AREAS OF INTEREST HOW TO GET THERE Olot • BY ROAD • County, Volcano and Can Trincheria museums From Barcelona: AP-7 From Girona: N-141, C-63 Les Preses From Puigcerdà/Andorra: N-152, C-26, C-63 • Xenacs Recreational Area From Lleida: C-25, C-17, A-2 o C-63 La Vall d’en Bas From França/Perpinyà: C-38, C-26, C-63 • 11th-c. Romanesque church in Sant Esteve d’en Bas • RENFE RAILWAY NETWORK • Els Hostalets d’en Bas Barcelona - (Girona Station) Ticket reservation: tel. +34 902 240 202 Amer www.renfe.com • Porticoed main square • TEISA BUS COMPANY Anglès Tel. +34 972 204 868 • Gothic quarter in the old sector www.teisa-bus.com • Modernist houses • GIRONA-COSTA BRAVA AIRPORT Bescanó Tourist Office: tel. +34 972 942 955 • Modernist building, modern-day power plant [email protected] Flight Information: tel. +34 972 186 600 Salt www.aena.es • Water Museum Ryanair runs a coach service linking the Girona airport with Girona central bus station. • Cathedral, Arab Baths, Jewish Quarter, and the and Sant Nicolau churches • Art, Cinema, City History, Archaeological, Cathedral and Jewish History museums Nature • Garrotxa Volcanic Area Nature Park • Ter riverbanks (Girona and Salt) Greenways NARROW-GAUGE RAILWAY ROUTE Girona • Sant Feliu de Guíxols

The Narrow-Gauge Railway Route runs over 39.7 km. With a smooth incline from Girona to Sant Feliu de Guíxols (15 m), its highest point is at Cassà de la Selva (136 m). Following the old narrow-gauge railway line from Girona to Sant Feliu, you can get to know two of the counties of Girona - Gironès and Baix Empordà - from the Ter River basin, crossing La Selva 14 depression and ending in the Ridaura valley. The most salient feature of the railway line trail from Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Girona is the smoothness of its slopes and curves. The route is formed by a winding line that was mathematically mapped out over the rugged terrain. The paving is of a grainy granite sand material that blends in nicely with the terrain it crosses, although there are also urban sections at all the towns that the trail runs through. After leaving Girona behind, the route crosses La Selva depression, characterised by a patchwork mosaic of alternating croplands and forests. On clear days you can enjoy an extraordinary panoramic view that encompasses the easternmost mountains of the Pyrenees range all the way down to the , including the coastal Serralada Transversal (El Far, Sant Roc, Rocacorba). The second half of the section crosses the Ridaura valley, which separates the Cadiretes massif to the south from the massif, and runs gently down to the seaside town of Sant Feliu de Guíxols, which offers breathtaking seascapes and views of the surrounding countryside.

Tourist Offices Town Halls

GIRONA LLAGOSTERA CASTELL-PLATJA D’ARO QUART C. Joan Maragall, 2 Estació del Carrilet C. de Mn. Cinto Verdaguer, 4 Tel. +34 972 469 171 Tel. +34 872 975 975 Pg. Romeu, s/n Tel. +34 972 817 179 [email protected] www.gencat.cat/generalitatgirona Tel. +34 972 832 322 / [email protected] LLAMBILLES [email protected] 972 832 180 www.platjadaro.com Tel. +34 972 469 301 Rambla de la Llibertat, 1 [email protected] SANT FELIU DE GUÍXOLS [email protected] www.llagostera.cat Tel. +34 972 010 001 Pl. del Mar, 8-12 CASSÀ DE LA SELVA www.girona.cat/turisme SANTA CRISTINA D’ARO Tel. +34 972 820 051 Tel. +34 972 460 005 [email protected] C. de l’Estació, 4 [email protected] [email protected] Punt de Benvinguda Tel. +34 972 835 293 www.guixols.cat C/ Berenguer Carnicer, 3-5 [email protected] Tel. +34 972 211 678 www.santacristina.net www.puntdebenvinguda.com [email protected] AREAS OF INTEREST FACT SHEET Girona Kilometres 39.7 • Cathedral, Arab Baths, Jewish Quarter, and Gradient 0.5% the Sant Pere de Galligants and Sant Nicolau Difficulty Minimal churches Paving Packed granite sand • Art, Cinema, City History, Archaeological, Maximum 136 m (Cassà de la Selva) Cathedral and Jewish History museums elevation Minimum Quart 0 m (Sant Feliu de Guíxols) • Pottery craftsmanship elevation Services WC (in stations), Quart and Cassà de la Selva Castell d’Aro All-Terrain Cycling Centres • Parc Art sculpture park Llagostera • Routes through the old quarter and along the ramparts 15 Castell-Platja d’Aro • Castell d’Aro: medieval town featuring an old quarter, Gothic church and Benedormiens Castle • Platja d’Aro: Pla de Palol Roman ruins, Modernist houses Sant Feliu de Guíxols • 10th-century Benedictine monastery housing the City History Museum and featuring the Porta Ferrada (11th-century Romanesque portal) • Toy Museum • Casino dels Nois and Modernist houses along Sant Pol beach Nature • Gavarres massif • Ardenya-Cadiretes massif

HOW TO GET THERE • BY ROAD From Barcelona: AP-7 From Puigcerdà/Andorra: N-152, C-26, A-26, C-66 From Lleida: C-25, A-2 From França/Perpinyà: AP-7 o N-II • RENFE RAILWAY NETWORK Barcelona - Portbou (Girona Station) Ticket reservation: tel. +34 902 240 202 www.renfe.com • TEISA BUS COMPANY Tel. +34 972 204 868 www.teisa-bus.com • SARFA BUS COMPANY Tel. +34 972 301 293 / +34 902 302 025 www.sarfa.com • GIRONA-COSTA BRAVA AIRPORT Tourist Office: tel. +34 972 942 955 [email protected] Flight Information: tel. +34 972 186 600 www.aena.es Ryanair runs a coach service linking the airport with Girona central bus station. Greenways “LITTLE TRAIN” ROUTE Palamós • Vall-llòbrega • Mont-ras • Palafrugell

The “little train” greenway runs for 6 km between Palamós and Palafrugell along the disused narrow- gauge railway track formerly linking Palamós with Girona via La Bisbal d’Empordà. The route goes 16 Mont-ras through the municipal areas of Palamós, Mont-ras Palafrugell and Palafrugell, with branch greenways leading off to Vall-llobrega and Castell and La Fosca beaches.

The narrow-gauge train consisting of a series of tiny carriages made its first trip on 23 1887, pulled for several kilometres alongside the old thoroughfare by a Belgian-manufactured steam engine. Today’s main road covers over part of the former railway line, but the greenway stretch enables visitors to explore the same Empordanet landscapes as described by Vall-llòbrega Palafrugell writer and to traverse the rich agricultural plain of AubI, surrounded by the Gavarres massif and Begur mountains.

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PALAFRUGELL MONT-RAS VALL-LLÒBREGA Tel. +34 972 300 228 Tel. + 34 972 301 974 Tel. + 34 972 315 464 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.visitpalafrugell.cat www.mont-ras.cat www.ddgi.cat/vall-llobrega

PALAMÓS PALAFRUGELL Tel. +34 972 600 550 / +34 972 600 500 Tel. + 34 972 613 100 [email protected] [email protected] www.visitpalamos.org www.visitpalafrugell.cat

PALAMÓS Tel. + 34 972 600 026 [email protected] www.palamos.cat/turisme FACT SHEET Kilometres 6 Gradient 1% Difficulty Minimal Paving Earth – cement Maximum elevation 42 m (Palafrugell) Minimum elevation 0 m Services In towns and villages along the route and at Sant Joan de Palamós petrol station (greenway starting point at Palamós) Branch greenways to: Vall-llòbrega: 0.5 km Castell beach: 1 km 17 Mont-ras: 0.8 km

AREAS OF INTEREST HOW TO GET THERE Mont-ras • BY ROAD • Sant Esteve church, Can Vidal farmhouse, From Barcelona: AP-7, C-35, C-65, C-31 Can Colom and Ferrera defence towers From Puigcerdà/Andorra: N-152, C-26, A-26, • El Crit cove C-66, C-31 From Lleida: C-25, C-25, C-65, C-31 Palafrugell From França/Perpinyà: AP-7 o N-II, C-66, • Cork Museum, Armstrong cork factory C-31 • Cap Roig Botanical Gardens • TEISA BUS COMPANY • Tamariu, Calella and beaches Tel. +34 972 204 868 Palamós www.teisa-bus.com • La Fosca and Castell beaches • SARFA BUS COMPANY • Estreta cove, Margarida cove Tel. +34 972 301 293 / +34 902 302 025 • Seafront esplanade www.sarfa.com • Fishing Museum • GIRONA-COSTA BRAVA AIRPORT Vall-llòbrega Tourist Office: tel. +34 972 942 955 • Sant Mateu church [email protected] • Thousand-year-old olive tree Flight Information: tel. +34 972 186 600 • Maça farmhouse (17th century) www.aena.es Ryanair runs a coach service linking the airport with Girona central bus station. MAPS OF THE MAIN TOWN CENTRES

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Addresses and Telephones of Interest

MOSSOS D’ESQUADRA (Catalan Police) TEISA BUS COMPANY EMERGENCY HOTLINE: 088 · www.gencat.net/mossos The TEISA bus company allows bicycles to be transported in the holds of all bus lines covering sections of the greenways, provided there is enough space in the hold to carry them. If you are cycling in groups of 3-4, it is advisable to contact one of the companies indicated on these pages.

www.teisa-bus.com Tel. +34 972 204 868 1 HOTEL SOLANA DEL TER RIPOLL The history, Romanesque art and a culture of its own have gradually formed the personality of the Ripollès county and its people. At the a cillary se foot of the Pyrenees and with admirable Romanesque churches, Ctra. de Barcelona a c d an rvic it is an ideal place for enjoying the greenways and for engaging Puigcerdà (C-17), km 92,5 c an es in mountain sports, with a great variety of landscapes, attractive 17500 Ripoll on Tel. +34 972 701 062 om ati monuments and cultural activities of all kinds. All of this, along with rt our varied, high-quality cuisine made from the finest local produce of Fax +34 972 714 343 m o [email protected] sp the land, makes Solana del Ter an ideal place for spending holidays, a od ran www.solanadelter.com at s t working stay or simply taking a few days’ rest. ion restaurant

2 LA TROBADA HOTEL RIPOLL La Trobada Hotel is situated in the centre of Ripoll, just 2 minutes 21 from the shopping area, the Romanesque monastery and the start of the Iron and Coal Route. The hotel has 60 en suite rooms, lift, large lounge with TV, bar and restaurant service, bicycle cleaning area and lockup. Pg. del Compositor Honorat A buffet of traditional Catalan dishes is available from Monday to Vilamanyà, 4-5 17500 Ripoll Saturday in the two large hotel dining rooms. The hotel has a large Tel. +34 972 702 353 car park and is within easy reach of train and bus stations. A bike Fax +34 972 715 100 rental service is also available. The peaceful atmosphere and friendly [email protected] service will make you feel right at home. www.latrobadahotel.com

3 TURISME RURAL ELS ARENYS SANT JOAN DE LES ABADESSES Els Arenys is a peaceful and welcoming Catalan farmhouse right in the middle of Ripollès county, in Sant Joan de les Abadesses, beside Mas Els Arenys the Ter River. 17860 Sant Joan Totally restored and refurbished for tourism, it makes for a stay that de les Abadesses visitors are bound to remember. Tel. +34 629 553 565 The house has seven rooms, all with bathroom and Internet access, [email protected] bar and living room. There are large fields, a playground for the www.elsarenys.com younger ones and a sports area with goalposts for football, and basketball and volleyball nets. Internet in all rooms. Accommodation with half-board.

4 ALBERG RURAL LA RUTA DEL FERRO SANT JOAN DE LES ABADESSES La Ruta del Ferro Rural Hostel at Sant Joan de les Abadesses (120 km from Barcelona and 72 km from Girona) is situated in a park at the former freight railway station, right on the Iron and Coal Route Parc de l’Estació, s/n between Ripoll and the Ogassa mines. The unique station building has 17860 Sant Joan been refurbished and adapted to accommodate up to 86 hostellers, de les Abadesses with some rooms adapted for persons with reduced mobility. Ideally Tel. +34 972 720 495 situated as a starting point for walking or cycling along the greenway, [email protected] and for exploring the beauty of the historic centre of Sant Joan de www.rutadelferro.com les Abadesses with its monastery and old bridge. Bike rental service. Adapted bicyles available. Free bicycle lockup.

5 LA PEÇALLARGA OGASSA Surrounded by a magnificent landscape, the La Peçallarga rural house stands in an estate of just under 20 acres with a wood and stream of its own that are typical of the Ogassa pre-Pyrenees zone La Peçallarga (Ripollès). The former hay barn has been refurbished in order to 17861 Ogassa convert it into cosy accommodation with four rooms (2 triple and Tel. +34 972 728 041 / 2 double) fitted out with all modern-day facilities for comfort in a +34 649 843 760 rural-type atmosphere. The privileged situation allows access to the [email protected] www.pesallarga.com Ribes and Camprodon valleys and to engage in a number of leisure activities both within and around the estate.

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6 HOTEL BORRELL OLOT 22 Hotel Borrell, located in a quiet place near the city shopping area, in Garrotxa Volcanic Area Nature Park, is a good starting point from C. del Notari Nonet Escubós, 8 which to enjoy Garrotxa county and its capital, Olot. Only 50 metres 17800 Olot Tel. +34 972 276 161 from the Olot - Girona Narrow-Gauge Railway Route greenway. Fax +34 972 270 408 The hotel has 24 rooms and offers a buffet breakfast. Free bicycle [email protected] lock-up. www.hotelborrell.com

7 HOTEL LA PERLA OLOT Inside the town limits but just a hop away from the great outdoors, this family-run aparthotel offers you professional expertise and up- to-date facilities. Located next to the Volcano Museum inside the Ctra. de la Deu, 9 Garrotxa Volcanic Area Nature Park, just 200 metres away from the 17800 Olot greenway, Hotel La Perla assures a pleasant stay in a cosy, peaceful Tel. +34 972 262 326 setting. Fax +34 972 270 774 The establishment offers fully equipped rooms and apartments that [email protected] enable guests to remain totally independent whilst enjoying all the www.laperlahotels.com advantages of the hotel. Restaurant offering traditional and market fare.

8 CÀMPING LES PRESES-NATURA LES PRESES Les Preses-Natura campsite is located beside the municipal swimming pool in the small, peaceful village of Les Preses, in Garrotxa Volcanic Area Nature Park, only 300 metres from the Olot - Girona Narrow- Gauge Railway Route greenway and 3 minutes from Olot, capital of Garrotxa county. There is a regular bus service to Les Preses (bus-stop 5 minutes from campsite). Sector La Boada, s/n The campsite is set in a privileged landscape and offers a friendly, 17178 Les Preses welcoming atmosphere, as well as access to all the services available Tel. +34 972 692 093 in Les Preses village (doctor, nurse, chemist, shops, religious services, Fax +34 972 692 020 etc.). The Centre Logístic de Bicicletes rents out all types of bicycles, [email protected] child seats and saddle bags, and also arranges for transfers, guides, www.atma.cat etc.

9 EL FERRÉS - CASA RURAL JOANETES (LA VALL D’EN BAS) Farmhouse accommodation in La Vall d’en Bas (Garrotxa county), located in an idyllic natural setting. El Ferrés, on an agricultural 17176 Joanetes and livestock smallholding, is a welcoming place where you will (la Vall d’en Bas) find peace and restful surroundings, with everything set upfor Tel. +34 972 690 029 full enjoyment during each minute of your stay. El Ferrés offers a [email protected] friendly atmosphere, ideal for a stress-free rural holiday where you www.elferres.com can unwind as you soak up the beauty of the landscape. The Garrotxa region is one of the best areas in Catalonia for cycle tourism, with two greenways running through the county: the Iron and Coal Route and the Narrow-Gauge Railway Route. The latter follows the former Olot - Girona narrow-gauge railway line and is specially recommended, given that most of the route to Girona is downhill. 10 EL ROURELL – CASA DE COLÒNIES LA VALL D’EN BAS El Rourell hostel is located in the privileged surroundings of La Vall d’en Bas, near the greenway and the Garrotxa Volcanic Area Nature Park, Puigpardines, s/n at the foot of Puigsacalm Mountain. The comfortable, functional house 17176 La Vall de Bas cillary se has two single-storey blocks, sleeping 128 persons in rooms of different Tel. +34 650 430 798 ac d an rvic sizes and capacities. The facilities are adapted for disabled people and / +34 686 414 113 c an es easily accessible for all types of vehicle. Catering service providing meals [email protected] on www.elrourell.com om tati made from natural, quality ingredients; special diets and menus available. m por Central heating, TV and free WiFi zone. Swimming pool, grass football o ans field, basketball and volleyball court, large grassy grounds, camping zone, dat s tr picnic area. El Rourell offers hiking and ATB routes with qualified guides, ion ant as well as bike rental and transfer service for up to 60 persons. Discounts restaur for large groups. Rural houses available for rent in different locations in the Garrotxa county.

ÀMBIT RURAL 11 LA VALL D’EN BAS Choice of whole-house rental options in spectacularly beautiful rural locations in Garrotxa and Alt Empordà Counties. Well located, fully equipped houses with capacities ranging from 2 to 30 persons. From a 23 Tels.: +34 650 430 798 / romantic stone hut in the heart of the Garrotxa Volcanic Area Nature Park +34 686 414 113 to a rambling farmhouse suitable for larger groups in Empordà County Fax: +34 972983563 (near Besalú and Banyoles). Most houses located at a short distance from [email protected] the Olot – Girona greenway. Numerous ATB or hiking routes accessible www.ambitrural.cat from the houses. Detailed information on each house. Meals delivered to your door. Guide and monitor service. ATB and electric bike rental. Bicycle and equipment transfer service, pick-up and transfer service for cyclists and bikes, follow-up vehicles, etc. A hostel near the greenway offers full board and half board accommodation for large groups or cycling clubs (see El Rourell hostel) Please consult our website.

12 MAS GARGANTA - CASA RURAL LA PINYA (LA VALL D’EN BAS) Mas Garganta is a farmhouse with animals and a vegetable garden, an open fireplace and a covered terrace commanding spectacular views of La Vall Ctra. a la Pinya d’en Bas and Puigsacalm mountain. It is located on the outskirts of La Pinya 17800 Olot village (GPS +42° 11’ 13.74”, +2° 26’ 49.57”) at the end of the Ripoll - Olot (la Vall d’en Bas) greenway and at the start of the Olot - Girona Narrow-Gauge Railway Route Tel. +34 677 440 276 / greenway. The house has 7 en suite rooms, and a cabin equipped for small +34 972 271 289 groups of cyclists or hikers. [email protected] Mas Garganta offers excellent homemade cooking made with ingredients www.masgarganta.com from both its own vegetable garden and local producers. This is an ideal place to stay and visit Garrotxa Volcanic Area Nature Park. The price is €60 per person/day (half-board), which includes coffee, herbal teas, wine and VAT. Cyclists and hikers are provided with a free picnic lunch. A minimum stay of 2 nights is required at weekends. Children welcome (50% discount).

13 FONDA FINET SANT FELIU DE PALLEROLS A country inn located in the old quarter of Sant Feliu de Pallerols, with a century-old restaurant (in service since 1865) and rooms equipped with bathroom, television set, balcony, heating and lift, one of which is adapted for disabled guests. The establishment has its own car park, an outdoor swimming pool, and a playground. C. de Sant Antoni, 3 17174 Sant Feliu de Pallerols Situated in the Garrotxa Volcanic Area Nature Park, some 10 km Tel. +34 972 444 024 / from Olot and about 1 hour away from the beach, Fonda Finet is +34 679 726 070 located right beside the Olot - Girona Narrow-Gauge Railway Route Fax +34 972 444 010 and offers a range of options to hikers and bikers. The inn offers [email protected] accommodation in two different buildings, each with the same high- www.fondafinet.com quality service.

14 HOTEL CAN GARAY LES PLANES D’HOSTOLES Hotel-Monument Can Garay is located in Les Planes d’Hostoles village, 50 metres from the greenway, half-way along the Olot - Girona stretch and very close to Garrotxa Volcanic Area Nature Park. The family-run hotel is a 1906 Modernist building with six double Av. de Narcís Arnau, 6 rooms and one suite, all of which overlook the large, hundred- 17172 Les Planes d’Hostoles year old garden and have an en suite bathroom, hair-dryer, central Tel. +34 972 448 253 / heating, TV and Internet connection. +34 649 508 371 Can Garay offers guests a free car park, bike lock-up, space for bike Fax +34 972 448 253 washing and minor repairs, bar service, kitchen, lunch bags, group [email protected] breakfasts and garden barbecue. The Teisa bus linking Barcelona www.hotelcangaray.com/ and Girona with Olot stops just a few metres from the hotel.

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15 HOTEL SANT MARÇAL AMER 24 Hotel Sant Marçal is located about 500 m from the Olot-Girona Narrow-Gauge Railway Route and boasts 12 completely refurbished rooms with TV and full bathroom. The hotel has a swimming pool Ctra. d’Olot (C-63), km 47 and offers different types of accommodation package deals. Ideally 17170 Amer situated for walking tours around the village of Amer and its Tel. +34 972 430 723 surrounding area and for exploring interesting itineraries such as Fax +34 972 430 986 the Hermitage Route. The bus linking Girona with Olot stops right in [email protected] front of the hotel. www.hotelsantmarsal.com Hotel Sant Marçal makes its guests feel as if they were at home.

16 CAN JEPET - CASA RURAL LA CELLERA DE TER Can Jepet offers rural accommodation in an agricultural farmhouse dating from 1700. The original stone building was restored in 2000 and now combines C. de les Brugueres, 16 a rustic atmosphere with modern comfort (TV and Wi-Fi Internet connection). 17165 La Cellera de Ter The house has 9 en suite rooms and one fully-equipped apartment with a Tel. +34 972 424 127 / kitchen, bathroom and terrace. On the ground floor there is a comfortable +34 691 313 377 sitting room with a kitchen, dining room, TV and open fireplace. The house [email protected] commands views of the surrounding gardens, fields and mountains. The large www.casaruralcanjepet.com guest rooms are warm and welcoming, with Internet connection and a relaxing bathroom fully equipped with showers and hydro-massage (jacuzzi) baths. Can Jepet serves traditional Catalan homemade dishes prepared from natural locally-produced ingredients. The house is surrounded by a garden area of over 1500 m2, with a swimming pool, barbecue, ping-pong table, playing field for ball games and children’s playground. The farm has two hectares of cropland.

17 HOTEL FONDA TARRÉS ANGLÈS This centrally-located hostel boasts a long culinary tradition as well as 40 years of experience during which it has been constantly brought up to date. Restaurant and bar service, 12 rooms of various Pl. de Catalunya, 5 prices and categories, satellite TV, central heating, Wi-Fi connection 17160 Anglès and free bike lock-up. Special group rates and offers. Tel. +34 972 421 314 There are several walking routes around the town of Anglès itself. Fax +34 972 422 430 Excursions in the area include Santa Bàrbara hermitage, recently [email protected] restored by local people; Sant Julià del Llor hermitage, starting point www.fondatarres.com for several hiking routes; and the 12th-century Romanesque bridge. Mare de Déu del Coll sanctuary is off the road leading to Osor. Anglès is 17 km from Girona and 15 km from Girona airport.

18 CAN POL DE DALT - CASA RURAL BESCANÓ Can Pol de Dalt offers accommodation for 4-8 cycling tourists in an independent rural guesthouse located in peaceful surroundings with superb panoramic views over the Pyrenees and the El Far and Rocacorba mountains. Guests can avail of a bike transfer service to and from the greenway (700 m). Enjoy our homemade bread and sweet coques baked in a wood-fired Veïnat de Trullàs oven. 17162 Bescanó Tel. +34 972 420 052 Fax +34 972 420 765 [email protected] www.bedandbike.cat 19 ETAP ALLOTJAMENT GIRONA Located just outside Girona city centre, Etap Allotjament is an elegant, modern hostel offering rooms with en suite bathrooms and a ncillary ser LCD TV with international channels. The restaurant serves generous c nd a vice breakfasts. Before going out, enjoy a drink at the hotel bar with c n a s friends or other guests. o io Free WiFi Internet connection. Outdoor car park and covered garage C. Francesc Ferrer, 16-18 m at 17006 Girona rt in the hotel. Bicycle washing area. Depending on availability, bicycles m spo Tel. +34 972 110 846 od ran may be kept in the rooms. Fax +34 972 391 514 at s t [email protected] ion restaurant

20 HOTEL IBIS GIRONA GIRONA Ibis Girona is an elegant, modern hotel located at the north 25 access to Girona. The hotel has a refined restaurant, a 24/7 bar, and soundproofed rooms that guarantee a good night’s rest. The interiors have a stylish, contemporary design. C. Francesc Ferrer, 16-18 The hotel is well communicated with the centre of Girona and other 17006 Girona towns in the area due to its proximity to the road network (AP-7) . Tel. +34 972 391 538 Free WiFi Internet connection to keep in touch with family and Fax +34 972 391 514 friends. [email protected] Outdoor car park and covered garage in the hotel. Bicycle washing area. Depending on availability, bicycles may be kept in the rooms.

21 HOTEL PENINSULAR GIRONA Hotel Peninsular is located in the historic and commercial centre C. Nou, 3 / of Girona, just 2 minutes from the train station. It offers 48 rooms Av. de Sant Francesc, 6 and different types of meeting and conference rooms with capacity 17001 Girona for up to 80 people, a parking area in front of the hotel and a car Tel. +34 972 203 800 park 50 metres away. In addition, it offers a buffet breakfast and bar Fax +34 972 210 492 service, room service, laundry, Internet, free ADSL and fax. [email protected] www.novarahotels.com

22 CAL RELLOTGER Girona Can Toni Manescal campsite is located in rural surroundings between Llambilles and Fornells de la Selva villages, just 1.5 km from the Girona-Sant Feliu de Guíxols Narrow-Gauge Railway Route. Veïnat de la Barceloneta, 37, B9 A peaceful welcoming place, suitable for lovers of cycle tourism. 17458 Fornells de la Selva Proximity to Girona makes it suitable for taking time off to visit the Tel. +34 972 476 117 / magnificent city, stroll around the and the narrow cobbled +34 647 714 654 streets of the Jewish Quarter, ideal at any time of year. [email protected] The same management also runs Cal Rellotger, an independent rural www.campinggirona.com house located in a peaceful, rural setting, sleeping 2-6 persons. Open all year round. www.telefonica.net/web/cal-rellotger

23 AGROTURISME SANT DIONÍS CAMPLLONG Sant Dionís is a 13th-century fortified stone farmhouse which has been completely restored and adapted to modern-day comforts, while still preserving its traditional style. Surrounded by farmland Veïnat de Can Dionís, 3 with fields of crops and farm animals, the house is isolated from the Bústia 42 noise and bustle of traffic, yet still close to everything. Here you can 17459 Campllong experience the peaceful farm life and enjoy nature going hiking or Tel. +34 972 460 401 cycling, going to the beach or visiting the nearby towns and villages. +34 680 985 932 With capacity for 15 persons, it has six rooms with bathroom, Fax +34 972 460 401 Internet access and one room adapted for people with disabilities. [email protected] Family atmosphere with home cooking. www.santdionis.com

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24 HOTEL MAS ROS CASSÀ DE LA SELVA 26 Hotel Mas Ros offers a flexible type of accommodation for both leisure and business visitors, with nine pleasant, comfortable rooms in an old restored farmhouse (Mas Ros) that boasts nearly a Ctra. de Girona thousand years of history. Hotel Mas Ros is located between Cassà a Sant Feliu, s/n de la Selva and Llagostera on the Girona - Sant Feliu de Guíxols 17244 Cassà de la Selva main road, 15 minutes from the coast, 15 minutes from Girona and Tel. +34 972 461 233 Girona-Costa Brava Airport, and 10 minutes from the motorway. Fax +34 972 463 868 The Narrow-Gauge Railway Route runs just a few yards behind the [email protected] hotel through gentle rolling farmland that makes for good, smooth www.hotelmasros.com pedalling. The hotel cuisine, by the Restaurant L’Alzina, is based on good quality local produce from the sea and the land.

25 CAN DÉU DEL FIRAL CASSÀ DE LA SELVA Can Déu del Firal is a Catalan farmhouse dating from 1642, located in the centre of the town of Cassà de la Selva, 900 m from the greenway, 15 km from Girona and 23 km from Sant Feliu de Guíxols. The house has two double rooms (suitable for families), living room C. Migdia, 30 and big south-facing terrace leading to a large patio with plants and 17244 Cassà de la Selva flowers. Garage for cars and bicycles, WiFi, TV, DVD, a bookshelf full Tel. +34 649 418 985 / of books, and toys for children. +34 972 460 698 The local bus company (Teisa) accepts bicycles and buses stop just [email protected] 400 m from the house, allowing ease of return from bike trips. Can www.candeudelfiral.com Déu del Firal offers a guide service for exploring the greenways and adjacent routes, as well as printed and audiovisual documentation on aspects of cycle tourism.

26 HOSTAL EL CARRIL LLAGOSTERA Hostel situated half-way along the Girona - Sant Feliu Narrow-Gauge Railway Route greenway, on the cycle lane and beside a park. The air-conditioned rooms come with a 32” TV set and overlook the park. Full Catalan breakfasts and Llagostera sausage sandwiches are a Pg. Romeu, 2 feature of the establishment and have been served here since 1949. 17240 Llagostera Traditional-style restaurant with a daily set menu and a weekend à Tel. +34 972 830 141 la carte menu. Smoking and non-smoking sections, courtyard and Fax +34 972 805 268 open-air terrace. Bike repairs and spare parts next to hostel. A [email protected] classic cyclists’ stop-over.

27 HOTEL RESTAURANT BARCAROLA SANT FELIU DE GUÍXOLS Hotel Barcarola, located in the township of Sant Feliu de Guíxols, shares with S’Agaró Sant Pol beach, one of the most privileged spots C. de Pau Picasso, 1-19 17220 Sant Feliu de Guíxols on the Costa Brava, surrounded by vegetation. At this establishment (platja de Sant Pol) you can enjoy a restful stay in a family setting providing quality Tel. +34 972 326 932 service. An ideal place for all hiking and biking fans, with the nearby Fax +34 972 820 197 coastal promenade between Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Platja d’Aro, [email protected] as well as the Sant Feliu de Guíxols - Girona Narrow-Gauge Railway www.barcarola.com Route. 28 HOTEL HOSTAL DEL SOL SANT FELIU DE GUÍXOLS Hostal del Sol is located right on the greenway as it enters Sant Feliu de Guíxols, in an adapted late 19th-century Modernista building. Ctra. de Palamós, 194 17220 Sant Feliu de Guíxols a cillary ser All rooms have exterior-facing windows and are equipped with full Tel. +34 972 320 193 d an vic bathroom, TV, telephone and safe box. Gardens with two swimming cc an es Fax +34 972 820 677 o ion pools (one for small children), free WiFi zone, and bar service. Bicycle [email protected] m rtat garage (no extra cost). The hostel provides detailed information on m po cycling routes in the area. o ans dat s tr ion restaurant

29 HOTEL SANT POL SANT FELIU DE GUÍXOLS Hotel Sant Pol, located on Sant Pol beach in Sant Feliu de Guíxols, 27 offers a pleasant atmosphere and friendly service. All the rooms are fully equipped (air-conditioning, full bathroom, television set, etc.) Platja de Sant Pol, 125 and are complemented by a restaurant service providing a wide 17220 Sant Feliu de Guíxols range of maritime fare. From Hotel Sant Pol you can engage in all Tel. +34 972 321 070 kinds of open-air activities such as the Sant Feliu de Guíxols - Girona Fax +34 972 822 378 Narrow-Gauge Railway Route, the first section of which lies 300 m [email protected] from the hotel. www.hotelsantpol.com

30 CÀMPING SANT POL & BUNGALOW PARK SANT FELIU DE GUÍXOLS Sant Pol campsite and bungalow park is a small, friendly business located half-way between S’Agaró and Sant Feliu de Guíxols, 350 C. del Doctor Fleming, 1 metres from S’Agaró beach and 500 metres from the town (GPS 17220 Sant Feliu de Guíxols 41° 47’ 10” N, 3° 2’ 28” E). The landscaped grounds are laid out in Tel. +34 972 327 269 / terraces and gardens with over 1000 species of plants and flowers. +34 972 208 667 Swimming pool, grocery shop, bar and open-air terrace, library, Wi-Fi, Fax +34 972 222 409 games room, mini-golf, ping-pong and small, welcoming restaurant. [email protected] Mediterranean-style wooden bungalows in natural surroundings are www.campingsantpol.cat available to rent. Special camping rates for cyclists.

31 APARTAMENTS MERCEDES SANT FELIU DE GUÍXOLS

APARTAMENTS MERCEDES, located on the sea front in Sant Feliu de Psg. Marítim President Guíxols, offers clients a private car park and a special lock-up area Irla, 24 for parking and cleaning bicycles. 17220 - SANT FELIU DE Safe, easy access at the end of the esplanade. GUÍXOLS After all that pedalling, treat yourself to a few days’ well-deserved Tel. +34 972 321 684 rest beside the sea at APARTAMENTS MERCEDES. Fax +34 93 217 41 90 [email protected] www.marmuntanya.com

32 CÀMPING CALA GOGO PLATJA D’ARO Enjoy the privileged setting of the Bungalow Park-Campsite with its welcoming beach, superb tent sites and spacious top-class facilities. You will enjoy a peaceful stay in a family atmosphere with all the services of a campsite recognised in the finest European guides (ADAC and ACSI). Rent a bungalow or mobile home fully equipped Av. d’Andorra, 13 with bed linen, kitchen utensils, barbecue facilities and garden 17251 Calonge furniture. Air-conditioning in some units. We also offer a bicycle Tel. +34 972 651 564 and kayak rental service, an underwater diving school and three Fax +34 972 650 553 swimming pools, two of which are heated by solar energy. Campsite [email protected] open from May to September. The campsite is located 3 km from the www.calagogo.es start of the greenway in Sant Feliu.

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33 CÀMPING CASTELL PARK PALAMÓS 28 Small, easily-accessible campsite with a friendly, peaceful atmosphere, located on flat terrain near Castell and La Fosca beaches and Palamós Bay, and just a few metres from the “Little Train” Route running between Palamós and Palafrugell with branch Ctra. de Palamós a greenways leading off to the beaches. The campsite is a suitable Palafrugell (C-31), km 328 17253 Vall-llòbrega base for cycling or hiking around the agricultural and forest land Tel. +34 972 315 263 of Empordanet plain. Our area offers visitors a range of stimulating Fax +34 972 315 263 experiences and sensations which, together with the rich historic [email protected] heritage of the locality, make this a privileged place. Ideal for ATB www.campingcastellpark.com trips over the Gavarres, a mountain range with many different points of interest. Open from Easter to September. Special rate for overnighting cyclists (bike + tent).

34 HOTEL TAMARIU TAMARIU (PALAFRUGELL) Hotel Tamariu is a small 17-room establishment located beside the sea at the pretty cove of Tamariu, open since 1930 and now run by fourth-generation members of the same family. Restaurant and bar service on the sea-front esplanade, with superb views over the HOTEL TAMARIU beach and the bay. Facilities adapted for disabled people. Pg. del Mar, 2 17212 Tamariu (Palafrugell) The hotel also has completely updated 2- or 3- room apartments, Tel. +34 972 620 031 rented out by the day. The management will be delighted to welcome Fax +34 972 620 500 you for a pleasant stay at Hotel Tamariu. [email protected]

35 EMPORDÀ BIKE RESORT LA BISBAL D’EMPORDÀ Empordà Bike Resort is located in the heart of Baix Empordà county, Apartat 170 between Empordanet plain and the Gavarres mountains. We have 17100 La Bisbal d’Empordà GPS-guided ATB itineraries, cycle tourism and routes, most of Tel. +34 972 64 18 20 / which start and finish at our bike resort. Bring your own bike or +34 607 863 738 rent one from our bike centre. Safe bicycle lock-up, well-equipped [email protected] with tools and cleaning area for bike maintenance. Welcoming fully- www.empordabikeresort.com equipped rural apartments for 2-16 persons located outside La Bisbal d’Empordà in a 16th-century farmhouse. Empordà Bike Resort is the perfect place for 4, 6 or 8-day cycling holidays!

1 RESTAURANT SANT MARÇAL AMER Restaurant Sant Marçal is located 500 m off the Olot - Girona Narrow-Gauge Railway Route and offers based on high quality fish and meat products. The long menu carries a wide Ctra. d’Olot (C-63), km 47 range of dishes, ranging from traditional pig’s trotters, snails and 17170 Amer river trout (from our own fish farm) to more modern dishes such as Tel. +34 972 430 723 roast vegetable timbale and anchovies with tapenade. Fax +34 972 430 986 The restaurant boasts three dining rooms, one of which can be [email protected] hired for private use on special occasions. A banquet service is also www.hotelsantmarsal.com available. In the summer there is a poolside terrace. Restaurant Sant Marçal has been in the catering business for 36 years. 2 RESTAURANT-HOTEL PASTERAL EL PASTERAL - LA CELLERA DE TER Restaurant-Hotel Pasteral, “a house with the comfort of a hotel”, is located very near the former narrow-gauge railway station illary s at El Pasteral (now converted into an art school), right beside C. de les Brugueres, 16 bis a anc erv the Ter River and surrounded by small reservoirs, woods and c and ices El Pasteral co ion mountains. The hotel’s individually-decorated 6 rooms and 2 suites 17165 La Cellera de Ter m tat can accommodate up to 26 persons and are fully equipped with Tel. +34 972 424 115 m or bathroom, hydro-massage bath (two-seater bath in suites), TV, hair [email protected] sp www.pasteral.com od ran dryer and Wi-Fi. A computer is available for guests. Open-air thermal at s t pool. Large reception rooms with open fireplace and spectacular ion ant views. restaur The restaurant, with a set menu and an à la carte menu, is open to the public and also caters for groups and celebrations.

3 EL LOCAL LA CELLERA DE TER El Local offers a full menu of tapas, salads, sandwiches, starters, 29 grilled meat and other main courses, desserts. Daily set menu, dish of the day, take-away meals (ordered in advance), Pl. de l’Església, 5 17165 La Cellera de Ter children’s birthday parties and other events (ask us for estimate). Tel. +34 972 421 613 [email protected]

4 RESTAURANT EL PATI VERD GIRONA The El Pati Verd restaurant of the four-star Hotel Carlemany located right in the heart of the city of Girona is a restaurant surrounded by a welcoming garden. It is the ideal place in which to appreciate an appetising menu, with the chef’s own dishes, seasonal produce and Pl. de Miquel Santaló specialities based on traditional Catalan cuisine. All these ingredients 17002 Girona make up an attractive gastronomic proposal made-to-measure for Tel. +34 972 211 212 individual customers and small groups. Set lunch from Monday to Fax +34 972 214 994 Friday. Sundays closed for staff day off. [email protected] The urban link between the greenway from Girona to Olot and the www.carlemany.es one from Girona to Sant Feliu de Guíxols passes just 100 metres from our restaurant.

5 RESTAURANT L’ALZINA CASSÀ DE LA SELVA Restaurant L’Alzina in Hotel Mas Ros is located in an old restored farmhouse and presents a down-to-earth cuisine based on high- quality products and knowledge of local coastal and inland gastronomy. The restaurant has achieved prestige and recognition Ctra. de Girona for its balance between tradition and modernity. a Sant Feliu, s/n 17244 Cassà de la Selva Friendly, personal service. Tel. +34 972 461 233 Open 365 days a year. Fax +34 972 463 868 [email protected] www.hotelmasros.com

6 RESTAURANT BAR EL CARRIL LLAGOSTERA Restaurant situated half-way along the Girona - Sant Feliu Narrow- Gauge Railway Route greenway, on the cycle lane and beside a park. Full Catalan breakfasts and Llagostera sausage sandwiches are a feature of the establishment and have been served here since Pg. Romeu, 2 1949. Traditional-style restaurant with daily set menu and weekend 17240 Llagostera à la carte menu. Smoking and non-smoking sections, courtyard Tel. +34 972 830 141 and open-air terrace. Bike repairs and spare parts next to hostel. A [email protected] classic cyclists’ stop-over.

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7 RESTAURANT FONT PICANT SANTA CRISTINA D’ARO 30 Restaurant Font Picant is particularly noted for its peaceful setting, in an area that is free of cars at the foot of the Girona - Sant Feliu de Guíxols Narrow-Gauge Railway Route. It has ideal spaces for children and offers a cuisine that is based primarily on top-quality fare grilled Urb. Bell-lloc, 1 over wood embers, not to mention traditional dishes with a touch of 17246 Santa Cristina d’Aro Tel. +34 972 833 350 charm and innovative spirit. There is a magnificent summer terrace Fax +34 972 833 350 and live music all year round. [email protected] Bicycle rental service. www. fontpicant.cat

1 BICYCLES LOGISTIC CENTER OLOT Bicycles Logistic Center is located in the former railway station at Les Preses, on the Olot - Girona Narrow-Gauge Railway Route greenway, in Garrotxa Volcanic Area Nature Park and only 3 minutes from Olot, capital of Garrotxa county. There is a regular bus service to Les Preses, with the bus stop just 5 minutes away. The Centre offers bike rental, bike transport to wherever you require, Av. de l’Estació, 3 end-of-stage pick-up, expert guides, and logistic support including 17800 Olot picnics, follow-up vehicles, transfer of persons or equipment, and Tel. +34 972 692 023 accommodation organization. A completely integrated service is Fax +34 972 692 020 available, leaving cyclists free to enjoy nature and the landscape. [email protected] www.atma.cat

2 MATAS BIKES SANT FELIU DE PALLEROLS

Matas Bikes in Sant Feliu de Pallerols (in the south of Garrotxa Ctra. d’Olot, 64 county), on the Olot - Girona Narrow-Gauge Railway Route, has bikes 17174 Sant Feliu for all ages, child seats, helmets, etc., for enjoyable cycling around de Pallerols the prettiest parts of the county. Tel. +34 972 444 234 / Matas Bikes organises guided routes at different levels of difficulty; +34 637 852 776 transport of bikes, equipment and/or persons to or from your [email protected] chosen starting and finishing points along the route; sales and repair services for all types of bicycle.

3 BICICARRIL.COM AMER Bicicarril.com is located on the Olot - Girona Narrow-Gauge Railway Av. de la Selva, 2-4 Route in the town of Amer in La Selva county, bordering on Garrotxa, 17170 Amer Osona and Gironès counties. We offer young and old alike the Tel. +34 972 430 013 / opportunity to enjoy cycling along the greenways in the province of +34 620 547 323 Fax +34 972 430 589 Girona, from Ripoll to Sant Feliu de Guíxols. Sale, rental and repair of [email protected] all types of bicycles, including tandems, adapted bicycles for persons www.bicicarril.com with reduced mobility, etc. Cycle route planning with guide for trips of varying degrees of difficulty. Transfer service of bikes, baggage and/or persons from wherever you decide to start and finish your route. 4 TRÀFACH BIKES SALT - GIRONA This family-run Girona firm was founded in 1956 by Lluís Tràfach i Arnau and specialises in the sale and repair of bicycles and C. Major, 14 a cillary ser motorbikes, with one shop in Girona city and another at the company 17190 Salt an vic headquarters in Salt. Long experience in the field has placed this c and es Tel. +34 972 234 943 co tion company at the forefront of the cycling and motorcycling sector. The m rta firm is currently among the main dealers for Yamaha and Piaggio C. de Salt, 25 m spo motorbikes and sells a wide range of road, leisure and mountain 17001 Girona od tran bikes in different makes. Tel. +34 972 406 067 ati ts Tràfach Bikes also rents out top-quality mountain, hybrid and road [email protected] on restauran bicycles. www.motostrafach.com

5 CICLOTURISME I MEDI AMBIENT GIRONA We rent all types of bicycles for young and old: trekking bikes and 31 road bikes, tandems and adapted bicycles for handicapped persons, C. dels Impressors Oliva, 2-A junior mountain bikes in various sizes, front and back children’s 17005 Girona seats, rods and other devices for coupling children’s bikes to adult Tel. +34 972 221 047 bikes, etc. Fax +34 972 206 115 A nine-seater transfer van with bike trailer is available for [email protected] transporting clients to the start of the route and picking them up www.cicloturisme.com at the end. Our office is located beside Girona bus and train station, very near the start of the Girona greenways.

6 CICLES JK CASTELL D’ARO - PALAFRUGELL The family-run company, situated in the heart of Baix Empordà county, offers many different options for cycling enjoyment: over 600 C. d’Àngel Guimerà, 49 bikes (including adapted bikes) for rent, cycle tourism routes along 17200 Palafrugell Girona’s greenways and throughout the province, bike workshop, Tel./fax +34 972 610 709 transfers, and a long list of other services for cycling enjoyment with [email protected] peace of mind all year round, in the excellent Girona climate. www.ciclesjk.com The same company also runs Baix Empordà All-Terrain Cycling Centre in Castell-Platja d’Aro, on the Sant Feliu de Guíxols - Girona Narrow-Gauge Railway Route greenway.

7 TAXI BIKES - ANTONI JUANALS TAXI ANTONI JUANALS SANT FELIU DE GUÍXOLS Ctra. de Girona, 215, 1r Taxi service in 5- or 7-seat vehicles, for collecting or transporting 17220 Sant Feliu de Guíxols passengers, bicycles and equipment. Pl. de Catalunya, s/n Company specialising in greenways routes. 17240 Llagostera Taxi Bikes offers a reliable, professional service adapted to your Tel. +34 699 365 253 requirements. Fax +34 972 822 422 Emergency service for bicycle breakdowns and other circumstances. [email protected]

8 DOJO SANT FELIU SANT FELIU DE GUÍXOLS Dojo Sant Feliu is located in the town of Sant Feliu de Guíxols, right beside a cycle lane at the end of the greenway, near the sea and the mountains. The company offers guided walking and cycling Rbla. de Joan Bordàs, 32 routes; rental of hybrid bikes (ideal for greenway cycling) and road 17220 Sant Feliu de Guíxols bikes (carbon fibre and aluminium); transport for bikes and cyclists; Tel. +34 972 321 146 / also child seats, helmets, tools, pumps, tyre patches and other +34 647 064 286 accessories. Specialist bike workshop. [email protected] www.lloguerdebicicletes.splay.cat

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1 CEA ALT TER SANT JOAN DE LES ABADESSES 32 Alt Ter Environmental Education Centre (CEA Alt Ter) is an association aiming to promote, restore and protect the natural and cultural Ecomuseu El Molí Petit, s/n heritage of the Eastern Pyrenees. They offer guided visits, nature 17860 Sant Joan de les routes and itineraries, educational activities, monographic courses, Abadesses etc. for individuals and groups of all ages (families, schools, senior Tel. +34 972 721 317 / citizens, leisure groups, etc.). The same association manages El Molí +34 686 113 344 [email protected] Petit Eco-Museum, a watermill and river ecosystem interpretative www.alt-ter.org centre in Sant Joan de les Abadesses.

1 CICLOTURISME I MEDI AMBIENT GIRONA This agency specialising in cycling and walking tours offers interesting services to all who wish to enjoy Girona’s greenways: C. dels Impressors Oliva, 2-A - Comprehensive packages: offers for stays ranging from 2 17005 Girona days/1 night to 7 days/6 nights, with the possibility of including Tel. +34 972 221 047 accommodation, bicycle rental, transfer of people and bicycles to the Fax +34 972 206 115 starting point or from the end point of the route, baggage transfer, [email protected] www.cicloturisme.com paperwork, information about the area and route, etc. - Individual services: bicycle rental, bicycle rental including transfers, etc.

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The secrets of the Greenways can be yours!

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These guides enable you to travel by bicycle or on foot along trails steeped in hidden secrets dating from prehistoric times to the present day. Signs along the route will guide you through past and present, providing multi-dimensional explanations under four themes: places of identity, cultural landscapes, nature trails, and history of the land and its literary heritage.

For children of all ages… colouring albums and postcards.

Guides and albums can be purchased from main bookshops and from www.viesverdes.org ALL-TERRAIN CYCLING CENTRES

All-terrain cycling centres (locally known as “Centres BTT”) are open to the general public and situated in natural settings. These centres offer a range of trails of varying difficulty levels that are marked for all-terrain cycling. 34 The centres target all-terrain cycling buffs of all levels, from newcomers to experts, where they find a space to safely practise their activity and where they can find a number of basic complementary services for the practice of this sport: washing, rental or repair facilities, reception and information centres, and a wide range of other services depending on the characteristics of the Centre. High quality and service standards are consistently maintained. There are now over 2,000 kilometres of different trails adapted to all-terrain cycling in the Pla de l’Estany, Gironès, La Selva, Baix Empordà, Ripollès and Alt Empordà counties. These 2000-plus kilometres of trails are marked and classified for exclusive all-terrain bicycle use, and are run by the fiveCentres BTT in our area: Pla de l’Estany All-Terrain Cycling Centre, Gironès All-Terrain Cycling Centre, La Selva All-Terrain Cycling Centre, Baix Empordà All-Terrain Cycling Centre, Ripollès All-Terrain Cycling Centre, and Salines-Bassegoda All-Terrain Cycling Centre, the latter two of which have opened very recently. Each trail is marked with signs from the departure point all the way to the arrival, at intervals of approximately 500 metres, and particularly at intersections and sudden changes in direction.

General information: www.turismedecatalunya.com/btt · [email protected]

1 Pla de l’Estany County ATB Centre 5 Ripollès County ATB Centre Ctra. Circumval·lació de l’Estany, s/n Àrea d’Esbarjo de l’Estació El Vilà-17834 Sant Joan de les Abadesses Tel. +34 972 720 495 / +34 972 720 599 Tel. +34 699 770 647 [email protected] [email protected] www.santjoandelesabadesses.cat http://www.plaestany.cat/centrebtt www.rutadelferro.com Centres BTT Km: 253 Km: 562 Nre. de rutes: 10 No. of routes: 24 2 Gironès County ATB Centre 6 Salines-Bassegoda ATB Centre C. del Tren, s/n C. de l’Educació i de l’Esport, s/n Quart (Zona Esportiva) Tel. +34 972 213 262 / +34 609 452 198 Navata [email protected] Tel. +34 972 565 004 www.girones.cat/turisme [email protected] Km: 173 [email protected] No. of routes: 13 www.salines-bassegoda.org Km: 597 3 La Selva County ATB Centre No. of routes: 33 Pujada de l’Estació, 15 (Antiga Estació del Carrilet) Amer Tel. +34 972 430 160 [email protected] www.laselvaturisme.com Km: 412 No. of routes: 25 4 Baix Empordà County ATB Centre Av. del Carrilet, s/n (Antiga Estació del Carrilet) Castell d’Aro Tel. +34 972 825 151 / +34 607 314 996 [email protected] www.visitemporda.com Km: 325 No. of routes: 19 35 ROUTE TYPES easy average difficult very difficult Graded progressively according to the difficulty of the route

AREA ROUTES TOTAL

1 Pla de l’Estany County No. of routes 2 2 4 2 10 Kilometres 18.5 28.43 115.12 90.48 253

2 Gironès County No. of routes 2 5 4 2 13 Kilometres 17.92 47.59 77.13 30.22 173

3 La Selva County No. of routes 2 7 11 5 25 Kilometres 16.63 100.76 179.17 115.4 412

4 Baix Empordà County No. of routes 3 2 6 8 19 Kilometres 17.45 23.49 76.49 207.74 325

5 Ripollès County No. of routes 2 2 9 11 24 Kilometres 13 17 220.14 312.18 562

6 Salines-Bassegoda No. of routes 8 11 8 6 33 Kilometres 81.08 177.1 146 193 597 CULTURE The geographic, climatic and scenic diversity of the Girona counties can be summed up in three words: mountain, plain and coast, or three ways of living, thinking, creating. It is thus a logical consequence that culture in our land is manifested in an extraordinary variety of ways. Visitors to the region can find everything from time honoured fairs, folk dances and traditional music to a rich architectural heritage from the megalithic age right up to the 21st century. We find buildings in the Romanesque, Gothic, 36 Baroque and Modernist styles, as well as more vernacular utilitarian constructions such as farmhouses, mills and watchtowers. The region has produced more than its fair share of luminaries in the fields of painting, literature and music: Dalí, Ruyra, Pla, Albéniz, the master painters of the Olot School, etc. There is an abundance of museums as well, covering many aspects of human activity (archaeology, ethnology, sculpture, pottery, painting, etc.), and any description of our region cannot end without mentioning the proliferation of world-class music festivals held CUISINE here. It has been written that cooking is scenery placed All of the peoples and ethnic groups that have in a pot. Given the variety offered by our scenery, inhabited this land have left their mark. Visitors a matching diversification of our range of culinary can find notable ruins from Greek and Roman offerings is to be expected. That is indeed the times (Empúries-L’Escala) and numerous case: connoisseurs of our traditional cuisine know vestiges of Hebrew culture, like Girona’s very well that the so-called “surf & turf” (fish Jewish Quarter, Castelló d’Empúries, and the and seafood mixed with products from the land) purification baths and synagogue at Besalú. combinations abound, and they are also aware of the quality of our meat, sausages and cold meats, garden produce, oils, and many fish and seafood delicacies. All of them go extraordinarily well together with the cavas and wines of the Empordà-Costa Brava designation of origin, and in many cases bear prestigious seals of quality. However, Girona’s cuisine is not limited to traditional fare (still very much appreciated as witnessed by the numerous culinary events held throughout the year). Our cuisine, like that found in other parts of and Europe, has managed to adapt to new tastes and develop highly innovative dishes, to the extent that the cuisine of our local chefs is recognised in the world’s most prestigious food guides. Be that as it may, however, the balance between tradition and the fantasy of the new “chef-artists” has been preserved. In Girona, cuisine merits a special chapter on any tourist’s agenda. FESTIVITIES Popular, traditional, musical, religious... the calendar is chock-full of festivities, and the range of offerings is virtually endless. It could be no other way in a Mediterranean country like ours. But there are a number of festivals in Girona that stand out above the rest in terms of their history, originality or colour. 37 These include the procession Dance of Death in Verges on Maundy Thursday and the Dance of Death, with characters donning skeleton outfits dancing in the streets, the living Way of the Cross in , the floral carpet festival in Arbúcies, the Hobby Horse dance in Sant Feliu de Pallerols, the Ball del Cornut i la Plantada de l’Arbre de Maig in Cornellà del Terri, the Tura Festival in Olot, the live nativity scenes in many towns and villages... not to mention the major music festivals, some of them internationally renowned, such as Castle and Torroella de Montgrí festivals, which draw world-class performers, as well as opera and contemporary music figures.

ACCOMMODATION Online Accommodation Reservation www.costabrava.org Possibilities? There’s something for everybody. The counties of Girona boast one of the largest accommodation offers of all Catalonia, with a wide range of hotels, apartments, campgrounds, spas and rural houses. Many establishments, commited to quality certification systems, provide their guests with access to all kinds of nearby attractions, and visitors can even find hotels with internationally famous restaurants. P I R I N E U France Llívia

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