Pyrenees Guide

Barcelona - Barcelona is Spain's second city and one of the most dynamic and exciting cities on the western Mediterranean seaboard, sedulously promoting itself as a European metropolis, a link between the sub-Pyrenees peninsula and the heartland of Western Europe. The capital of Catalunya (Catalonia) is ...

Besalu, Catalan Pyrenees - Besalu is an attractive small town about 20 km west of Figueres. Besalu was designated as Spain's historical national property in 1966. The most striking feature is the Roman bridge (12th century) across the Fluvia which was constructed on existing rocks in the riverbed and has an unusual angular ...

Catalan Pyrenees - Beginning on the Coast, where the cliffs drop to the waters of the Old Mediterranean, we leisurely move toward the Catalan Pyrenees. Beautiful clusters of lakes and the headwater valleys of Catalonia's chief rivers nestle between towering peaks. This area, made up of the regions of the ...

Destinations in Barcelona - Ciutat Vella & La Rambla La Rambla (popularly called Las Ramblas) is a tree-lined pedestrian boulevard packed with buskers, living statues, mimes and itinerant salespeople selling everything. The noisy bird market on the second block of La Rambla is worth a stop, as is the nearby Palau ...

Destinations in the Catalan Pyrenees - La Garrotxa La Garrotxa, one of Girona's most verdant regions, features an exceptional Volcanic Area, with 30 craters and a protected space of over 12,000 hectares. A land of myths and bandits, the Garrotxa region constitutes a stimulating proposal for those avid to discover singular ...

Garrotxa Natural Park, Catalan Pyrenees - The Natural Park of the Volcanic Area of the Garrotxa is the finest example of volcanic scenery in Spain and one of the most important in Europe. The park extends over an area of 12,000 hectares, within which there are more than 40 volcanic cones and 20 lava flows and places with their own unique ...

Hotel Cal Sastre, Santa Pau, Catalan Pyrenees - Located behind the wall of the old quarter of Santa Pau with peaceful sorroundings. The 3 star Hotel Cal Sastre is located behind the wall of the old quarter of Santa Pau. In a quiet and isolated area, where peaceful sorroundings, rich in vegetation can be enjoyed. All Hotel Cal Sastre rooms are ...

Hotel Calitxo, Mollo, Catalan Pyrenees - Hotel Calitxo is a country inn surrounded by mountains and nature, on the road to Mollo, deep in Camprodon Valley, few kilometres from France. The area has a rich history and heritage with lovely landscapes. Hotel Calitxo offers 24 comfortable standard rooms, all in a quiet and homely atmosphere, ...

Hotel del Prado, Puigcerda, Catalan Pyrenees - Hotel del Prado has a family atmosphere and 54 rooms with bathroom, television, security box, outdoor swimming pool, garden and tennis court. Hotel del Prado is located in a quiet area well communicated with the commercial and historic centre of Puigcerda, capital of the Cerdanya area. Hotel ...

Hotel Grevol, Llanars, Catalan Pyrenees - The 4 star Hotel Grevol is built in the typical Bavarian style, and offers 36 rooms with names of the local geography and flora. In the hotel you will find a familiar and lovable atmosphere and a very attractive Catalan cuisine. Hotel Grevol restaurant is a pleasant place, ideal for enjoying the ...

Hotel La Coma, Setcases, Catalan Pyrenees - The 3 star Hotel La Coma is located in a height of 1279 m in Setcases, a beautiful village in the Catalonia Pyrenees. Hotel La Coma is a spacious mountain resort only 8 km from the Ski resort of Vallter 2000. Hotel La Coma offers 21 comfortable rooms, all of them with full equipped bathrooms, ...

Hotel Melia Golf Vichy Catalan, Caldes De Malavella, Costa Brava - The Melia Golf Vichy Catalan is located in the heart of the PGA Golf de Catalunya, alongside Caldes de Malavella, a spa resort on the Costa Brava in notheast Spain. Although modern in design, decorated in warm and welcoming colours and employing superior quality materials, the hotel is superbly ...

Hotel Perla d'Olot, Olot, Catalan Pyrenees - The 3 star Hotel Perla d'Olot is located in the city of Olot, nest to the Volcanoes Museum and inside the Natural Park at the impressive Garrotxa Volcanic zone. Hotel Perla d'Olot is a family run hotel, with great experience and modern amenities, guarantees a stay in a welcoming and quiet ...

Hotels in the Catalan Pyrenees - Beginning on the Coast, where the cliffs drop to the waters of the Old Mediterranean, we leisurely move toward the Catalan Pyrenees. Beautiful clusters of lakes and the headwater valleys of Catalonia's chief rivers nestle between towering peaks. This area, made up of the regions of the ...

Restaurant Les Cols, Olot, Catalan Pyrenees - Hotel & Restaurant Les Cols is ideal for those who are looking for either avant-garde architecture or Nouvelle Cuisine gastronomy. Les Cols is located in Olot, in the Catalan Pyrenees with scattered hills like pimples, extinct or dormant volcanoes of the Parc Natural de la Zona ...

Romanesque Churches, Vall de Boi, Catalan Pyrenees - The Vall de Boi is a narrow, steep-sided valley and a small municipality in the Spanish province of Lleida, in the autonomous community of Catalonia (also known in Spanish as Valle de Bohi). It lies in the northeastern corner of the comarca of Alta Ribagorça, on the edges of the Pyrenees. It ...

Sant Joan de les Abadesses Monastery, Catalan Pyrenees - The visit to the town of Sant Joan de les Abadesses starts with the observation of the perfect line of the streets of the Vila Vella. They were planned and built in the 13th century with names according to the guilds that occupied them (Carrer dels Tints and Carrer dels Canonaires, for example). ...