Barcelona-Montserrat-Penedes
4 days self-guided Tour (from 2 people, very suitable for couples or small groups)
Level: Intermediate
Cycling trip in 4 stages/5 nights
Recommended all year long. On this trip, you start in Barcelona and lead to Montserrat (recommended to start on Saturday or Sunday). From the amazing magical mountain you will lead to the Penedes wine region. Cycling, but also food and wine is the goal of the trip! Ending in Sitges, a classical coastal destination with lots of things to see!
Stages (see Itinerary tab for elevation profile):
Barcelona-Montserrat, 78 km
Montserrat-Sant Llorenç d’Hortons 77 km
Sant llorenç d’Hortons-Pontons 54 km
Pontons-Sitges 69 km
This trip can be tailor-made throughout the year to suit your requirements.
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- Why us:
- This route takes you to the best roads around, as we know every little road, keeping you away from busy and dangerous roads. Only the first day getting out of Barcelona can be a bit busy for some parts.
- We can adapt every stage to your needs in terms of distance and difficulty (we might change some destination towns)
- Tour can be shortened or made longer if needed.
- Our hotel selection is very accurate. We mix some of the best urban hotels (in Barcelona you will enjoy a fantastic 4 stars hotel with the best location) with other hotels at the seaside and even some rural cozy hotels. You will enjoy all of them.
In short:
- Price: 1.100,00 euros per person in double room.
- On request: Transportation Sitges-Barcelona by van on the last day (130 euros) and ebike (100 euros/bike)
- 4 cycling days
- From 300 kilometers
- 5 nights in 3-4 stars hotels
- Recommended March-November
- Recommended first day of cycling on a sunday (arrival at Barcelona on a saturday)
- This trip can be tailor-made throughout the year to suit your requirements
- Why us:
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Day 1: Departure
Barcelona-Montserrat.
A real pilgrimage to a pilgrims destination. Getting out of Barcelona can be a bit difficult but our guide will help you to get to Sabadell and Terrassa, crowded towns close to Barcelona. Once in Terrassa you will begin the climb to Coll de l’Obac in a very nice, quiet and solitaire road. In the descent you will see for the first time Montserrat mountain. From then on, you won’t be able to take your eyes out of it. Save some forces for the end. The last 8 km leading to the Monastry are, by far, the toughest of all the route. Epic climb.
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Day 2
Montserrat-Sant Llorenç d’Hortons. From the holy catalan mountain to the vineyard region. Penedes has nothing to envy to other famous wine regions as Tuscany in Italy, Provence in France or Napa Valley in the States. Navigating in such small roads can be sometimes a bit difficult. Keep an eye on your gps device!
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Day 3
Vilobí del Penedés Vilobí del Penedes. Over 70 km to discover tiny roads just used by winemakers. In the afternoon you can visit Bodegas Torres, one of the best wineries in the whole region. Also, it’s time to enjoy the swimming pool among vineyards in the fabulous house you will stay.
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Day 4
Vilobí del Penedes Sitges. 75 km of nice roads leading back to the sea. Sitges is a very popular destiantion, southern Barcelona. Some climbing at the very beginning and then a very long descent towards the sea. Sitges is also very close to Barcelona airport, just in case you need a quick transportation after the last stage!
Great biking, cuisine, winery experience in the Penedes region, thanks to Claudio and his exceptional hospitality. I suggest to all rider who is looking for great experience, challenging uphills and beautiful and jaw-dropping downhills, even in January the weather was not less than 10C, which is ideal for bikers arriving from Budapest, Hungary in this part of the year
Fabulous day with Claudio. 74km in the region of Penedes. Claudio picked me up in Barcelona and dropped me off in Sitges. A wonderful local lunch was part of the day as was a great wine tour at the Torres Winery. Claudio brought a bike for me…put my pedals on…a helmet and water was provided. Claudio quickly knew what my fears were and pushed me to conquer it and to finish the absolutely lovely route. It was a hot hot day…35 degrees!
