RANDONNEE A CHEVAL EN ESPAGNE
PROGRAMME INDICATIF *
3 DAYS RIDING
Day 1: Welcome at the end of the afternoon at Girona airport or directly to your accommodation, located in the heart of the Baix Empordà, surrounded by nature. In this farm you will feel at home. You will find all the amenities in a rural and traditional environment. Before dinner, presentation of the program of the week. You will be told about the different characteristics of Spanish and cross-bred Arabian horses, the choice of the ideal horse for each rider will be after a conversation. Welcome dinner in a relaxed atmosphere !
Day 2: Montgri Natural Park. Today, you head to Torroella de Montgrí, a medieval city that maintains a balance between modernity and traditional rural life, with its 12th century castle crowning the massif. You ride in the Montgrí Natural Park. The bare limestone that characterizes the massif contrasts with the continental dunes area, with pines to fix the sand terraces. Halfway, down the cliffs, you will discover an exceptional view of the sea. You can take advantage of this idyllic spot to recharge your batteries with a delicious meal. You take a rest and enjoy walking down to Cala Pedrosa, where you can take a bath. You leave by horseback on trails surrounded by scrub and limestone, until you reach the dunes, now completely consolidated, to continue towards the fields and the river. Along the way, a few guard towers, once used as protection against pirates. You will then join your accommodation.
Day 3: Landscapes of the Emporda and medieval history. After a goog breakfast, it is time to prepare your horse to discover the Empordanet, name that the inhabitants give to this region of the Costa Brava: a medieval region. You join Monells, a charming very well preserved village. A spectacular place with a nerve center of the past. You will take the time to stroll through the cobbled streets and have lunch. In return, you pass near Catalan farms, the Castell d'Empordà, and discover the agricultural wealth of the area. On the way you will discover a pearl of the region: the Iberian ruins of Ullastret, the largest and largest in Catalonia. The Iberian people are nowadays a mystery, because it exites few writings. This colony dates from the 6th century BC. JC, until the Roman invasion. A trip from the past to the present to reach your comfortable accommodation.
Day 4: Medieval villages. You discover today the Middle Ages through the small villages of Fontanilles and Palau-Sa-tor, of Roman origin, with its rich medieval 9th century history. Surrounded by nature, green fields and a blue sky, you cross a bright plain. You arrive in Peratallada, with its most important and best preserved medieval architecture in Catalonia. In this village, time seems to have stopped. After a picnic, you will have time to walk around the village, observe its architecture with its houses with Gothic windows and Renaissance style. Back at your accommodation you will enjoy a relaxing moment in the gardens of the estate or in the company of horses.
Day 5: End of your stay after breakfast. Free transfer to Girona airport.
* Indicative program that can be modified if necessary.
5 DAYS RIDING
Day 1: Welcome at the end of the afternoon at Girona airport or directly to your accommodation, located in the heart of the Baix Empordà, surrounded by nature. In this farm you will feel at home. You will find all the amenities in a rural and traditional environment. Before dinner, presentation of the program of the week. You will be told about the different characteristics of Spanish and cross-bred Arabian horses, the choice of the ideal horse for each rider will be after a conversation. Welcome dinner in a relaxed atmosphere !
Day 2: Between rice fields and wetlands. After following the river Daró, you reach El Molí de Pals (15th century), a rice growing area. You approach Pals, where you can visit its historic center, have lunch, relax and enjoy the atmosphere of its cobbled streets rich in history. You leave again by Sant Feliu and Sant Julia de Boada, by Fontclara, where is a Benedictine monastery, with its church with the original paintings of XI ° century. You climb to the Mirador de la Font Pascuala, with a spectacular view of Montgrí, the sea, the Medes Islands, Pals, Begur. After this return in history, you join your accommodation to rest.
Day 3: The Ter River. Today you ride along the last section of the Ter River. There are very few places to cross the river, so you have to go to Torroella to cross it. Fruit trees orchards, including apples, cereal fields, accompany you on trails. The ground is practically flat, allowing more active paces. You arrive in Verges, cradle of the Catalan singer-songwriter Lluis Llach. You continue to browse this rich agricultural alluvial zone. Arrive at Colomers for lunch in the shade of the poplars and with the song of the water, relaxing time before taking the way back. You cross Sant Romà de Sidilla, an abandoned medieval village where the remains of the church remain, then Sant Iscle d'Empordà, site built on the heights to protect the floods caused by the Ter. Back to your accommodation after a nice day.
Day 4: Medieval villages. You discover today the Middle Ages through the small villages of Fontanilles and Palau-Sa-tor, of Roman origin, with its rich medieval 9th century history. Surrounded by nature, green fields and a blue sky, you cross a bright plain. You arrive in Peratallada, with its most important and best preserved medieval architecture in Catalonia. In this village, time seems to have stopped. After a picnic, you will have time to walk around the village, observe its architecture with its houses with Gothic windows and Renaissance style. Back at your accommodation you will enjoy a relaxing moment in the gardens of the estate or in the company of horses.
Day 5: Montgri Natural Park. Today, you head to Torroella de Montgrí, a medieval city that maintains a balance between modernity and traditional rural life, with its 12th century castle crowning the massif. You ride in the Montgrí Natural Park. The bare limestone that characterizes the massif contrasts with the continental dunes area, with pines to fix the sand terraces. Halfway, down the cliffs, you will discover an exceptional view of the sea. You can take advantage of this idyllic spot to recharge your batteries with a delicious meal. You take a rest and enjoy walking down to Cala Pedrosa, where you can take a bath. You leave by horseback on trails surrounded by scrub and limestone, until you reach the dunes, now completely consolidated, to continue towards the fields and the river. Along the way, a few guard towers, once used as protection against pirates. You will then join your accommodation.
Day 6: Landscapes of the Emporda and medieval history. After a goog breakfast, it is time to prepare your horse to discover the Empordanet, name that the inhabitants give to this region of the Costa Brava: a medieval region. You join Monells, a charming very well preserved village. A spectacular place with a nerve center of the past. You will take the time to stroll through the cobbled streets and have lunch. In return, you pass near Catalan farms, the Castell d'Empordà, and discover the agricultural wealth of the area. On the way you will discover a pearl of the region: the Iberian ruins of Ullastret, the largest and largest in Catalonia. The Iberian people are nowadays a mystery, because it exites few writings. This colony dates from the 6th century BC. JC, until the Roman invasion. A trip from the past to the present to reach your comfortable accommodation.
Day 7: End of your stay after breakfast. Free transfer to Girona airport.
* Indicative program that can be modified if necessary.
