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Spanish Trails®
C/ Ronda Sant Pere 23, Principal 3
Plaza Urquinaona
08010 Barcelona/Spain
(VISITS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY)
Phone: +34 93 500 1616
Fax: +34 972 410 776
Coastal Adventures
Costa Brava & Girona Day Tours
Costa Brava & Girona - Costa Brava tours
Cliffs & Coves - Hiking the Costa Brava & Villages
Kayak Day Trips - Kayaking the Costa Brava
Mountain Adventures
Pyrenees tours and Interior routes
Medieval Mountain Villages (Pyrenees)
Peaks and Valleys - Hiking tours in the Pyrenees
Horseback Catalunya - Horseback tours
Barcelona Sailboat Accommodation
Docked in the heart of Barcelona
Wine, Cava & Food Tours
Penedés, Empordá & Priorat Tours
Tasting Barcelona - Food(Tapas) and Wine City Tours
Wines of Catalonia - Tastings and meals in boutique wineries
Routes and Tastings - Cycle and Wine tours
City, Art & Cultural Tours
Barcelona, Girona, Montserrat, Dalí
Montserrat Tours & Wine Country Tours
Girona Day Trips & Salvador Dalí Museum Tours
Specialty Adventures
Even MORE off the trail
Catalunya Countryside Biking Experience
Relaxing country & cultural bike tours in the Girona countryside...
Canyon Conquest - Canyoning Tours in Pyrenees
Canyoning (barranquismo) and rock climbing day trips in the Pyrenees near Barcelona.
Kayak Central - Kayaking & Snorkeling Costa Brava Day Trips
...Sea Kayaking the Best of the Costa Brava
Catalonia's Costa Brava, just north of Barcelona, is regarded as easily the top destination for sea kayaking adventure near Barcelona and possibly in Western Europe. Launching in modern kayaks from a gorgeous Mediterranean beach, you will be guided along the Costa Brava's dramatic cliffs exploring deep caves and warm, secluded coves and beaches. These kayaking small group day trips from Barcelona are all-day trips with approximately four hours in the kayak, stopping for great snorkeling, lunch, swimming and relaxing in the sun. After kayaking our guests are allowed up to an hour of beach time to relax, have a drink and enjoy a bit of paradise before departing. Spanish Trails®' experienced guides hold safety as top priority and accompany kayakers on these kayak day trips to ensure a safe, positive, unforgettable experience. We do require that all guests know how to swim and are comfortable in open waters. These small group toursday are recommended family tours as the there are tandem kayaks available for kid-friendly adventures. A good level of fitness is recommended but no experience necessary.
- Duration: 8-9 hours
- Price: 95€
- Availability: May-September
Cliffs & Coves - Hiking Day Tours on the Costa Brava
...Exploring the Breathtaking Costa Brava - Hiking trips from Barcelona and Girona
Just north of Barcelona in the heart of Catalonia, the rugged Costa Brava on the Mediterranean provides numerous hiking trails with panoramic views and great snorkeling spots for a perfect day trip out of Barcelona. The winding cliff-top trails and hidden coves offer unforgettable views of the Costa Brava as well as perfect swimming and snorkeling opportunities to cool off in the crystal clear Mediterranean. These private tours and small group day trips from Barcelona also take you to charming coastal villages to enjoy a full restaurant lunch (included) after your hike, making these all-inclusive tours out of Barcelona a guaranteed success for all guests. Cliffs and Coves tours are also great kid-friendly, family tours (Barcelona or Girona) for all ages. A good level of fitness is recommended, but these day trips are tailored to accommodate all ages and interests.
- Duration: 8-9 hours
- Price: 95€
- Availability: Year round
Costa Brava Villages and Medieval Girona Day Trips
..Quaint villages, coves, beaches & Girona's old quarter
Spanish Trails® Day Tours and Events provides you with exciting, all-inclusive, small group day trips and private tours from Barcelona to explore and experience the Costa Brava and to Roman/medieval Girona city. As the Costa Brava is one of the few authentic and pristine coastlines in the western Mediterranean, our small group and private day trips/tours to the Costa Brava and Girona city take guests to experience charming fishing villages, outdoor markets, Botanical gardens, short walks to secluded beaches and great panoramic lookout points over the crystal clear coves. Girona city tours take you through the rich history of one of Spain's most charming, medieval walled cities that has been very well preserved since it was founded by the Romans in the 1st century. You'll wind through the narrow stone streets of the old quarter and see Girona highlights such as the Cathedral, Arab Baths and Jewish Heritage museum (entrances inc.) Before or after exploring, guests enjoy a four course restaurant meal of traditional Catalan fare with wine(included), which many guests qualify as their best meal while in Spain. Available all year, great for all ages and families.
- Duration: 8-9 hours
- Price: 95€
- Availability: Year round
Wines of Catalonia - Exclusive wine and cava tastings with lunch at boutique wineries (Penedes & Priorat wine regions)
...World Class Wines and Cavas - Tastings with meals near Barcelona - Penedés, Empordá and Priorat wine tours
Barcelona, Catalonia is home to several high-quality, innovative and ecological wines and cavas (champagne). These Spanish Trails® day trips from Barcelona take you on small group tours or private wine tours for a personalized opportunity to enjoy local flavors via food and wine tasting in private, boutique cellars located in the beautiful, world-renowned Penedčs region and Priorat wine region just south of Barcelona. Both Penedes and Priorat wine tours are small group day tours for two to eight guests and are very entertaining as well as very informative. These experiences are designed and tailored for connoisseurs and general wine enthusiasts who would like to learn about wine and cava, including elaboration methods of the past and present. Wines of Catalonia tours visit charming, small, boutique wineries where we are hosted personally by the local, resident wine makers. A catered meal of Catalan food is served to you in the cellar at one of the wineries as you enjoy extensive and varied pours of whites, rosés and reserve reds and cavas. Whereas we normally enjoy the wines of the Penedes region for our wine day tours, Priorat wine tours and Empordá wine tours are available upon request! Tastings year-round. Salut!
- Duration: 6 hours
- Price: 95€/ person for Penedes
- Price: From 135€ / person for Priorat
- Availability: Year round
Routes and Tastings - Bike & Wine Day Tours (Barcelona and Girona)
...Cycling and wine tasting in "El Penedčs" wine country, Barcelona
Spanish Trails® Day Tours and Events offers you all-inclusive day trips and multi-day options for small group wine tours and private wine tours for great wine tasting near Barcelona and Girona. Enjoy the Catalan countryside and some of Spain's finest wines, cavas and foods mixed with a great cycling tour through the rolling cava and wine country just south or north of Barcelona. Cycling through the picturesque terrain of the Penedčs wine region, flanked by the peaks of the Mediterranean mountains and coastal range, makes visiting these small, boutique wineries all the more memorable. These small group wine trips leave from Barcelona and are fun, informative days for both wine and cava connoisseurs and those simply looking to drink wine and enjoy the backroads of the wine country. Cycling tours are full day excursions and are not difficult. A support vehicle is available upon advanced request for those preferring not to ride or who simply get tired. A charming, full meal of Catalan fare is served in a local traditional restaurant during the day. Family tours, private tours and independent travelers of all ages and abilities are welcome on these great bike and wine tours!
- Duration: 8 hours
- Price: 95€
- Availability: Year round
Tasting Barcelona: The Insider's Food and Wine Experience
..start your visit with a local's insight on the 'where-and-how' for food, tapas and wines in Barcelona!
Tasting Barcelona: Small groups and private groups, all-inclusive wine tasting and food (tapas) tours in Barcelona’s lively old districts. These Barcelona tapas and wine tours are city-based walking tours and the perfect way to begin your Barcelona experience. Your Spanish Trails guide takes you on a gastronomic adventure in tapas and wine throughout Barcelona in which you'll indulge, explore and learn the history of the old and new city, as well as the Catalan region. You'll experience 4-5 venues of true 'local flavor' for generous pours and a full spectrum of Spanish and Catalan tapas and other cuisine. Our Tasting Barcelona wine and tapas tours are offered as either day or evening food and wine experiences, each having its unique twist. Spanish Trails® has hosted Barcelona independent travelers, private group tours and corporate/company events on these informative, entertaining gastronomic experiences since 2005. Tasting Barcelona has served as great solution to seeing and tasting the some of the best of Barcelona's colorful tapas and wine 'foodie' scene while getting to know the side streets in just one afternoon or evening. Although these day or evening tapas tours are great at any point in your Barcelona visit, many past clients have qualified the experience as very beneficial upon arriving to Barcelona to start off with strong insider's insight. Bon Profit!
- Duration: 5 hours
- Price: € 95
- Availability: Year round
Medieval Mountain Villages of the Pyrenees
Pyrenees Mountain Village Explorations and Hiking Excursions (optional)
One of our first tours and easily our "greatest hit" since Spanish Trails was founded in 2001. Explore amazingly well-preserved medieval villages of the Pyrenees that are quietly waiting for you about an hour north of Barcelona. These Spanish Trails® Day Tours and Events' small group day tours (from Barcelona or Girona) take you deep into the spirit and history of Catalan culture that few Barcelona visitors ever see or even hear about. These day trips take you on an unforgettable, full day out to explore one of the most well-preserved 500-year old mountain villages in the Pyrenees. Beyond the village, enjoy scenic hiking routes to excellent lookout viewpoints above the village and from the top of a sheer cliff waterfall. The day experience is rounded out by a hearty lunch of Catalan food at one of the local restaurants which has been serving meals to travelers like yourself since 1805. The walking and hiking routes are of low-medium intensity and are highly recommended but purely optional. While these charming mountain villages are still inhabited, you will not find the crowds of Barcelona on your heels on this day excursion.
- Duration: 8-9 hours
- Price: 95€
- Availability: Year round
Peaks and Valleys - Hiking Day Tours in the Pyrenees
...Walking and hiking in the Pyrenees near Barcelona. Experience Catalonia's Best!
Why not get out of Barcelona for a relaxing, adventurous day excursion of walking and hiking/trekking? Barcelona is less than two hours from the adventure of the peaks and high-altitude valleys of the Catalan Pyrenees. These Spanish Trails® Tours and Events' small group day tours take you out of the bustle of Barcelona to the most impressive mountain trekking and walking routes and charming villages in Catalonia. Our trekking and walking routes take you through high altitude valleys, along rivers to waterfalls and up to lookouts in the Catalan peaks which reach altitudes of 3,000 meters. This day excursion is more than satisfying for any culture, nature and adventure enthusiast. All ages and physical abilities are welcome on all of Spanish Trails® day trips, but our Peaks and Valleys hikes are generally very rigorous and difficult, requiring a good level of fitness.
- Duration: 10 hours
- Price: 110€
- Availability: Year round
Horseback Catalunya
...Horse Trekking near Barcelona, Catalonia
Expert horseback riding guides lead riders along the trails that flank the Mediterranean's interior range of Barcelona and pass through the gorgeous valleys and rugged mountains of Catalonia. Trot and gallop (those with suitable ability) through meadows and winding pine forests that flank the Mediterranean. Spanish Trails® Tours and Events invites you to get out of Barcelona to 'horse around' and experience the beauty of Catalonia from horseback! These small group day tours are guaranteed to make an unforgettable impression on any new or experienced rider. Day excursion destinations and lengths vary depending on horse riding experience and preference.
- Duration: 8 hours
- Price: 105€
- Availability: Year round
Barcelona City Tours
...Small group Barcelona tours (2-8 persons/van) and private group tours
Barcelona is one of the most beautiful and vibrant cities in the whole of Europe. Our Spanish Trails® Barcelona city tours are led by our knowledgeable, entertaining guides who give you a great overview of Barcelona’s origin and rich history as well as some of the most prominent features of this magnificent Mediterranean destination. Barcelona city tours provide the perfect addition and introduction to any Barcelona itinerary in offering guests a relaxed, non-touristy experience in which they will be more inclined to explore freely and confidently on their own later.
- Duration: 4 hours
- Price: 290€
- Duration: 6 hours
- Price: 390€
- Availability: Year round
Girona City Tours with Salvador Dalí museum tours
...a full day of culture, art, history and cuisine
Our Spanish Trails® day trips from Barcelona to Girona and Dalí museum in Figueres are well-rounded experiences into the heart of the Girona region of Catalonia for a full day of culture, art, history and local cuisine. The former Roman city of Girona (1st century) and neighbouring Figueres are about an hour north of Barcelona situated in the beautiful province of Girona, home to charming villages of the eastern Pyrenees and beautiful beaches and villages of the Costa Brava. Girona / Dalí day trips/tours are personalized, guided tours that have proven to be popular excursions for travellers of all ages and interest levels. Entrances to Dalí museum are included as are entrances to the Girona cathedral or Jewish museum. The restaurant venue for lunch (included) specializes in grilled meats and fish but is vegetarian friendly.
- Duration: 8-9 hours
- Price: 95€
- Availability: Year round
Montserrat Tours and Wine Country Tours (Penedés region)
...Stunning rock formations, world-class art and architecture and world class Penedés wines
Our Spanish Trails® Montserrat and Wine Country Day Tours are well-rounded, 6-hour experiences for travelers of all ages and interest levels in which guests are guided from Barcelona to the impressive Monastery of Montserrat located 45 minutes west of Barcelona and standing at an unexpected 725 mts. /2378 ft. above sea level. Guests enjoy the great views of the Mediterranean coast and western valleys below amidst the astounding, unique rock formations of this holy place that has been the destination to countless numbers of pilgrims and active travellers for a thousand years. Also on the menu of the day’s events are listening to the boys choir sing and visiting the “Moreneta” or black virgin of Montserrat and for who this great place was founded. Following a great lunch of local cuisine in a traditional restaurant, we have an exclusive field tour, guided visit and three product wine and cava tasting at one of the premeir smaller wineries in the Penedčs wine region.
- Duration: 8-9 hours
- Price: 95€
- Availability: Year round
Canyon Conquest
...Canyoning Tours in the Rugged Pyrenees - from Barcelona to the heart of the Pyrenees
Experience a true out of Barcelona adventure by spending a day descending beautiful river canyons and waterfalls by rappelling, sliding and jumping off astounding rock formations into crystal clear pools. A Canyoning day excursion could very well be the most memorable day you have while traveling around Barcelona. The unique landscape, proximity to Barcelona, weather and pristine conditions of the Pyrenees make northern Catalonia one of the best destination in Europe for Canyoning, or Barranquismo. Canyoning is safe and is today one of the most popular adventure sports around Barcelona and Europe. Specialized training and equipment and a great lunch are provided to guests on this day excursion. Safety is the highest priority with all of Spanish Trails® Tours and Events's guides, who are always the first and last to go over the edge.
- Duration: 10 hours
- Price: 130€
- Availability: April-October
Catalunya Countryside Bike Experience
...Girona (Barcelona) biking day tours - Nature and Cultural cycling tours for all abilities
Explore the Girona countryside (just north of Barcelona) on one of our relaxing and entertaining Girona (Barcelona) cycling tours! Pedal along poppy fields, sunflowers and endless cyclepaths through numerous medieval villages which take you back into time. Explore 16th century villages with original stonework will make it hard to believe you are so close to Barcelona. Girona province with the Pyrenees mountains and stunning Costa Brava is famous for high quality, diverse mountain biking and road biking tours options. The region is a producer of great wines and olive oil, of which you'll be enjoying, and contains Spain's potentially most beautiful Mediterranean landscapes. Catalunya has been the setting for many wars, invasions and conquests over the centuries which has left its mark in the form of beautiful ancient castles and forts scattered over the landscape for you to discover and enjoy.
- Duration: 6-8 hours
- Price: 95€
- Availability: Year round
Running Costa Brava
...Running trails on the Costa Brava
The rugged Costa Brava, from Platja D'Aro to Portbou, provides numerous trails and "camins de ronda" to run into. Mountain trails, gorgeous nature, fantastic views, nice villages to cross and some small unknow beaches makes a good mix for those of them who loves freedom and who loves running. We propose you to run the time and the distance you decided depending on you phisical condition, guided for a former profesional triathlete or not if you like more adventure, then we can provide you just a GPS. Once in destination, we go to a hotel where your clean clothes will be waiting for you and where you will have the chance of a shower. After that a great traditional meal waits for you.
- Duration: 8 hours
- Price: 95€
- Availability: Year round