Montserrat is the magical mountain close to Barcelona, and a bike tour is the best way to discover it. The meaning of Verge de Montserrat for Catalan people goes beyond the religious feeling. Visiting the virgin in pilgrimage is the usual thing to do to thank for anything that happened. This is also the reason why visiting the Monastery and the Basilica is better on working days rather than at the weekend. Saturdays and Sundays local people are also visiting, on top of the usual foreign visitors. Then, much better avoiding the weekend. The usual thing to do in Montserrat is touching the virgin (for that you will have to wait in the long queue at right on the Basilica) and also lighting a candle. Sports in Montserrat are a great experience. No need to say that rock climbing is king in these steep walls. Lots of rock climbers around! Also hiking is a great experience in Montserrat. Our recommendation is to get the highest point of the mountain (Miranda de Sant Jeroni, at 1200 mts), from the monastery (at 700 mts). You can do that in just a couple hours (way and back) and the views from the top are stunning! Click here for the detail of the route. In our cycling tours we will lead you to the best roads around Montserrat. We will take you to tiny roads without any traffic, and will surround the whole mountain. This way you will see the massif walls from all prospectives. This is an amazing trip with great views, do not miss it! The end of our cycling tours is, obviously, the monastery. The steep final climb is, in words of one of our customers, a mistic experience, fighting the road and the slopes! Once at the Monastery, the classical
Montserrat is the magical mountain close to Barcelona, and a bike tour is the best way to discover it. The meaning of Verge de Montserrat for Catalan people goes beyond the religious feeling. Visiting the virgin in pilgrimage is the usual thing to do to thank for anything that happened. This is also the reason
We are working on new merchandise for the 2020 season, and especially on Barcelona cycling jersey. First thought was a jersey with FC Barcelona colors, the red and blue characteristic colors of our football team (famous all over the world), but later we realized that, it wouldn't fit the cycling as we want. The main color being yellow (like the Tour de France leader) sounds much better, don't you think? Also, the fact that we include some of the most iconic places in Barcelona would be something that everybody would love. Is there a better memory of a cycling tour in Barcelona that the jersey we are offering? Stating "I love Barcelona" and seeing the Barcelona skyline? We think there is not a better one. You can see the Sagrada Familia, the Agbar tower, Montjuic, Tibidabo... We love this Barcelona kit by @mozia_sportswear matching with our Montefusco Cycling shorts. This jersey is available in all sizes (small, medium, large, extralarge) in our tours and we also accept orders online. We also offer cycling shorts matching the jersey. Of course we still have our usual Montefusco Cycling jersey, mainly in white color, matching our shorts. Join our tours and of course buy our outfit!
We are working on new merchandise for the 2020 season, and especially on Barcelona cycling jersey. First thought was a jersey with FC Barcelona colors, the red and blue characteristic colors of our football team (famous all over the world), but later we realized that, it wouldn’t fit the cycling as we want. The main
All of us into cycling love having a nice beer when finishing a ride, don't you? Bikes and breweries match, and it is becoming a very popular way to know a city or a region. Also in Barcelona, of course. Even if we are focused on serious cycling on carbon road bikes, we love sharing with our visitors this part of the Catalan culture, and at the end of a demanding ride tasting some nice beer in a local place plenty of charm. They are very few such pleasant things to do after a bike ride! Our tours around Barcelona are demanding and plenty of climbing, that's one of the main attractions when cycling in Barcelona, but once we finished, it is time to enjoy ourselves and find a great place, being a small brewery or one of the main Catalan beer producers. By the way, they are Damm and Moritz. Let us recommend especially Moritz, as they have an amazing tapas restaurant in which you can enjoy not only the several types of beers but also some very nice tapas. Then we have some small breweries which are totally worth to visit and taste their beer such as La Cassette. They also love bikes, so that's a plus! Bikes and breweries in Barcelona match, no doubt! In case you don't need such a demanding ride, we can also adapt the route to your needs. We can customize the tour for you and your group, as we are focused on private tours. We also have some e-bikes to make a little easier the tour. This way, some not-so-fit friends can join the ride! Bikes and breweries in Barcelona are one of the best ways to get to know the Catalan way of life. Join us to discover it!
All of us into cycling love having a nice beer when finishing a ride, don’t you? Bikes and breweries match, and it is becoming a very popular way to know a city or a region. Also in Barcelona, of course. Even if we are focused on serious cycling on carbon road bikes, we love sharing
Barcelona is a great cycling destination, that's for sure. And cycling the hills around Barcelona is a must for any keen cyclist. Even if it is a big city, cycling is great in Barcelona, with nice climbs, smooth road surface, very good weather, and polite drivers. Very close to Barcelona there are several hills very interesting for us cyclists. Not big first category mountains, as they are a bit further, but from the same Barcelona there some very nice ones, really worth cycling up there. The average range would be about 350-400 mts height with 5-6 km of climbing. As said before, very interesting to put together some of them to do some nice workout! 10 hills around Barcelona Tibidabo is the main hill around Barcelona. The church on top overlooks the whole city and is the main destination of every keen cyclist arriving in Barcelona. 500 mts height. Forat del Vent (literally "Hole of the wind" in the Catalan language). Very interesting loop including this climb and Tibidabo, a classic for the after-work local rides. The road to Forat del Vent is very nice especially on the Cerdanyola del Valles side, with scarce traffic and nice views of Montserrat from the top. La Vallensana. In the north of Barcelona, belonging to Serralada del Prelitoral. Especially recommended from Montcada i Reixach, no traffic. Very interesting (and steep) add-on the climb to Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol (Can Ruti), on top of the hill, on the seaside of the climb. La Conreria. Vallensana and La Conreria is another perfect loop, very similar climbs. Nice views over the sea from the top. Coll de Parpers. Very much recommended. About 30 km from Barcelona, it is the road from La Roca del Valles to Argentona. A classical loop would be climbing Parpers from
Barcelona is a great cycling destination, that’s for sure. And cycling the hills around Barcelona is a must for any keen cyclist. Even if it is a big city, cycling is great in Barcelona, with nice climbs, smooth road surface, very good weather, and polite drivers. Very close to Barcelona there are several hills very
Cycling coffee shops are becoming more and more popular in Barcelona and all over Catalonia. It is not just a nice place to have a good coffee and some good food before or after your ride. It is also a meeting place for riders, with decoration cycling related. Most of them also sell cycling stuff (Tshirts, maillots, culottes, socks, cups...). They are becoming a kind of cyclist pilgrims destination where you can find other cycling lovers and have a chat whilst you watch some grand tour stage or a spring classic on TV... Possibly one of the most popular coffee shops in Catalonia is La Fábrica (the factory) in Girona. Girona is one of the best cycling destinations in the world, and La Fábrica, located in the old town, is a fantastic place to have a coffee and meet other cyclists. The owner is the ex-professional Canadian rider, Christian Meier. Recently opened another great cycling coffee shop and also a restaurant, called "Hors Categorie", whose owner is Robert Gesink. Another cool place to visit when in Girona! In Barcelona, cycling is becoming also very popular. Great cycling in Barcelona even if it seems that traffic could ruin that! The mountains surrounding the city are really worth, with some steep sections with hardly any traffic. And then having some cake and coffee in any of the cycling coffee shops is a very good option. Demanding routes around Barcelona! You can discover all of them in our Barcelona hills tour, by the way! If you are into cycling and love cycling coffee shops, here you have my 4 recommendations. Recommended cycling coffee shops in Barcelona Eroica Coffe shop: Recently open (mid-October 2018), it is a large cycling coffee shop, a meeting point for local cyclists with some big rooms for groups. The
Cycling coffee shops are becoming more and more popular in Barcelona and all over Catalonia. It is not just a nice place to have a good coffee and some good food before or after your ride. It is also a meeting place for riders, with decoration cycling related. Most of them also sell cycling stuff
If you need to rent a carbon road bike in Barcelona we have some BH Quartz for you! Full carbon, compact crank 34-50, 11 speed... Ready to roll! Our rental bikes are ready to climb the steep mountains around Barcelona and also to race in the multiple Triathlon competitions we have in Catalonia. More information here.
If you need to rent a carbon road bike in Barcelona we have some BH Quartz for you! Full carbon, compact crank 34-50, 11 speed… Ready to roll! Our rental bikes are ready to climb the steep mountains around Barcelona and also to race in the multiple Triathlon competitions we have in Catalonia. More information
The perfect sunday morning in Barcelona. Ride around the hills surrounding the city, with the best views over Barcelona, and then at the end a paella in Barceloneta neighbourhood, is there a better plan? So did today Jeremy and Hannah! #barcelona #roadcycling #guidedtour #strava #bike #cycling
The perfect sunday morning in Barcelona. Ride around the hills surrounding the city, with the best views over Barcelona, and then at the end a paella in Barceloneta neighbourhood, is there a better plan? So did today Jeremy and Hannah! #barcelona #roadcycling #guidedtour #strava #bike #cycling
If you are into cycling and you visit Barcelona, you have to climb to Tibidabo. 500 mts height, to get the church and the famous amusement park. Really worth!
If you are into cycling and you visit Barcelona, you have to climb to Tibidabo. 500 mts height, to get the church and the famous amusement park. Really worth!
