GARROTXA EXPERIENCES LA GARROTXA Catalog 2017 1 How to arrive PERPINYÀ Airport Thanks to its geographical location, the region of the volcanoes can be easily and FIGUERES Train station A26 quickly reached from anywhere. N260 Bus station C66 VIC C37 GIRONA Alta Garrotxa Area of Natural Interest LLEIDA C25 By plane C17 AP7 La Garrotxa Volcanic A2 Zone Natural Park Girona-Costa Brava Airport is 50km from La La Garrotxa – a land of dormant volcanoes, enchanting LA GARROTXA BARCELONA Other protected areas villages with charming places to spend the night, silent Garrotxa; a shuttle bus service runs to Girona Volcano forests, succulent cuisine – in all, a truly surprising bus station, from where TEISA buses connect TARRAGONA to La Garrotxa. place in which to enjoy a variety of outdoor activities. Barcelona Airport (El Prat) is 120km away, it is This is the best-preserved volcanic landscape in the easy to reach the centre of Barcelona by rail or Iberian Peninsula and its allure will leave an indelible airbus and then connect with TEISA services to La Garrotxa. mark as you stroll over its lava flows between dry- RIPOLL stone walls constructed from volcanic rock, from one N260 A26 rural volcanic landscape to the next. All, just a volcanic FIGUERES By train N260 stone’s throw from the city of Olot! C66 The nearest rail station is in Vic and Figueres- Enjoy over 2,500 km of waymarked paths and trails Vilafant, although Girona station is probably OLOT BANYOLES GIRONA stretching from the high Pyrenees to the Costa Brava, a the best bet for connecting to other means GI 524 BANYOLES of transport, where trains from Barcelona, GIRONA wonderful bike lane that is perfect for peaceful cycling, C37 C63 Madrid, Toulouse, Lyon, Marseille and Paris all the warmth of the regions’ varied accommodation stop. and the flavours of its cuisine, based on traditional VIC local products and a touch of savoir faire under the denomination Volcanic Cuisine. SANTA COLOMA Experiències Garrotxa embraces types of activities DE FARNERS suitable for all types of visitors and a wealth of ideas that will leave no one indifferent. Turisme Garrotxa is your entry point into our territory. Our knowledge of the tourist sector and the area we Our experiences... work in is at your disposal, and will enable you to get in touch with the accommodation, restaurants and activity 4. Flora and Fauna companies that you choose and to find the experience INDIVIDUAL COUPLE 6. La Garrotxa, land of volcanic flavors that suits you the best. 8. Volcanic region MTB Tour GROUP FAMILY La Garrotxa – a land within reach of you and your clients. 10 . Picture perfect scenery in la Garrotxa. Art PEOPLE WITH SENIOR REDUCED and Nature MOBILITY 12 . The secrets of Girona’s greenways Welcome to 14 . Old trails, today’s landscapes 16 . Professional volcanic region backroads tour NATURE RURAL La Garrotxa! 18 . Nature, Culture and Gastronomy on foot, by HIKING SPORTS bike and from the air 20. Catalonia from the Pyrenees to the coast CULTURE CYCLING GASTRONOMY LUXURY 22. Suppliers of our Experiences ECOTOURISM 2 GARROTXA EXPERIENCES 3 Fotos cedides per: Finca El Ventós, Mas la Garganta, Enjoy Pyrinees, Nit i Vol, Trescàlia. ALTA GARROTXA One of the most enriching experiences you can have is to discover the Flora and Fauna natural heritage of a region with an expert guide. Orchids, rare plants, birds, Vall de Núria amphibians, butterflies, dragonflies, traces of animals, volcanoes, lava flows Cap de Creus and some unique geological phenomenon are some examples of what we’ll OLOT PARC NATURAL see during five intensive days of real wild nature. Our itinerary will take us to DE LA ZONA VOLÀNICA GUIDED. 7 days / 6 nights Puigsacalm visit 6 Natural Parks from the Pyrenees to the Mediterranean sea. DE LA GARROTXA From the Pyrenees to the sea From: LA GARROTXA / per person € (double room) 971 Minimum 8 people DAY 1 pedunculate oak, orchids, amongst Conservation Area is that it’s a Spurges, blue brooms, Hermann’s territory of remarkable extension and Arrival and accommodation at a many more species. natural environment in the middle of tortoises, Audouin’s gulls, Bonelli’s unique biodiversity. The etymology 6 nights in cottage. 6 breakfasts, 2 ecological packed cottage · Homemade dinner with the mountain with humid climate of eagles, beetles, endemic mollusks, of the word ‘garrotxa’ describes this lunches, 3 lunches of local products in local products. The meals are based DAY 3 Atlantic influences. These attributes … Later on we’ll go to Aiguamolls region perfectly: rough and broken restaurants, 6 dinners. on Catalan traditional gastronomy. Transfer to Queralbs village to get result in luxuriant vegetation and de l’Empordà Natural Park: one ground. It’s a rugged landscape Transfers from/to airport. Lunch will be at local restaurants the ‘rack and pinion’ railway (the amazing landscapes. There are a of the most important wetlands of with many cliffs and narrow valleys, All transfers required. Professional expert guide in flora and or ecological packed lunches on only one in the Pyrenees) that will mosaic of meadows and deciduous Catalonia, a site characterized by the ideal place to watch birds of prey fauna. activity days. take us to Núria valley, at 2.000m forest that lend us the opportunity today’s fluvial courses and old and different species of limestone Access to 6 Natural Parks with official altitude. Walk at The Headwaters to see many species of orchids, rivers’ mouth. We’ll stop to watch flora. It’s easy to see the Egyptian guide. DAY 2 of Ter and Freser Natural Park, butterflies and different kind of birds. the big ornithological diversity of vulture, lammergeiers, griffon We’ll walk around La Garrotxa between 1.280 and 3.000m altitude. wetlands: white storks, great crested vultures, yews, polygala vayredaes, Non included Anything that is not detailed in the Volcanic Zone Natural Park. There This will be a perfect day to enjoy DAY 5 grebes, shorebirds, little egrets, daffodils, bees and orchids, amongst itinerary program are forty volcanic cones and more alpine flora and fauna: Mountain Transfer to Cap de Creus Natural purple swamphens, etc. others. than 20 basaltic lava flows. Not only Pines, rhododendrons, gentians, Park. A place where the sea and volcanoes and lava flows, but we’ll arnicas, Apollo butterflies, chamois, the rocks meet, making a unique DAY 6 DAY 7 enjoy the extraordinary biodiversity marmots, vultures, lammergeiers, landscape home to special flora Walk in the Bac valley, in the Alta Check out from accommodation TRESCÀLIA, of a small territory that hides are just a few of what we can find. and fauna: cork oaks, cistus, Tree Garrotxa Natural Interest Area: it’s a INCOMING TRAVEL AGENCY unique fauna and flora species: License CG-3437 two-tailed pasha butterflies, stag DAY 4 T. +34 972 264 615 beetles, autochthonous crayfish, The characteristics of Puigsacalm M. +34 669 826 322 PNZVG 3.000 M PUIGSACALM CAP DE CREUS [email protected] white-throated dippers, forest birds, and Bellmunt mountains Natural 1 2 3 VALL NÚRIA 4 5 6 ALTA 7 GARROTXA 4 GARROTXA EXPERIENCES 5 Beget Discover beautiful scenery in the land of the volcanoes by walking along Oix its paths and tasting local cuisine. The ideal combination for exploring VALL La Garrotxa, DE BIANYA the region. We’ll visit artisans, participate in culinary workshops, taste Volcanic cuisine and cuisine d’auteur. We’ll fly in a hot air balloon over La OLOT PARC NATURAL land of volcanic flavors DE LA ZONA VOLÀNICA Girona Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park, exploring wonderful places with an DE LA GARROTXA SELFGUIDED. 6 days / 5 nights VALL Santa Pau expert guide. D’EN BAS Authentic culinary experience - A combination of gastronomy, landscape and culture. From: LA GARROTXA / per person 1.182€ Minimum 2 people Check prices for groups of + 4 people DAY 1 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 Arrival in la Garrotxa · Settle down Breakfast of local products · Balloon flight over La Garrotxa Breakfast · Chocolate workshop Breakfast · Departure to Barcelona 2 nights half board in a 4* hotel in in a 4**** hotel in la Vall de Bianya · Ecocycling. A guided excursion on Volcanic Zone Natural Park · Catalan and tasting in a centenary bakery airport. la Vall de Bianya. Visit a baker. Guided visit and electric bikes through la Vall d’en breakfast with local products · in Olot. Learn how to manipulate 2 nights half board in a 4* hotel in bread workshop in a bakery in la Bas. Visit a local artisan cheese Guided walk through the beech forest chocolate and make chocolate bars la Vall d’en Bas. 1 electric bike tour. Garrotxa. Learn what it’s like to be producer, where you’ll be able and the volcanoes. Enjoy a snack of and truffles. 2 guided walk tours. a baker and how to make your own to learn the skills and processes local products inside the crater of Trip to Girona · Visit Girona · *Optional an extra day to visit the Costa 1 night in a hotel in Girona + breakfast bread – which you’ll then take home. involved in producing fresh cow the Santa Margarida volcano · Walk Optional: A guided cultural tour that Brava and get a taste of The Empordà 2 workshops: cheese and chocolate cheese · Afterwards, showcooking through the heart of the Volcanic takes you around the emblematic Wine route. Visit a local winery near artisans. El Cap de Creus. A guided visit to the and lunch at an agrotourism rural Zone Natural Park, discovering the sites in the city. If you have a sweet 1 showcooking and lunch. DAY 2 vineyard and cellar with wine and cava Breakfast of local products · house · Experience the process magnificent volcano, el Croscat, and tooth we recommend you try one 1 dinner in a 2-star restaurant.