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My wife and I are just now planning a vacation to Spain. We want to go there either at the end of August or already in the autumn.
Please, share the contacts of the guides who helped you in this trip.
Tell me, please, what places are worth visiting in Girona? What viewing spots and sights are there? I have already added the main attractions such as fortress walls and churches to the list. I love shooting the city and sights with a drone because it makes them more beautiful, but not all of them are worth shooting from a bird's eye view.And also how much money on average can be spent on such a 4-5 day trip?
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Please, share the contacts of the guides who helped you in this trip
- We used The Service Course but other cycling shops with guides are available e.g. Hors Categorie CC
Tell me, please, what places are worth visiting in Girona?
- mainly in the old town which is quite easy to find and signposted. Lots of churches and cathedrals, a Jewish quarter with some original Roman walls too. The best way to find out about everything was a walking tour which we did at the start of the week, one evening. It's about 2 hours but saves you hours of reading guide books etc. Best place for choice of restaurants is in the Independence Square but there are loads of restaurants dotted about town
And also how much money on average can be spent on such a 4-5 day trip?
- how long is a piece of string? Eat out every night and it can be expensive but prices are generally cheaper than the UK so a budget/self-catering holiday is also possible
- We used The Service Course but other cycling shops with guides are available e.g. Hors Categorie CC
MTB-Idle
I’ve just returned from four days cycling, five nights in Girona.
I originally booked and paid for this in November 2019 for April 2020 with my club but due to Covid etc. I finally arrived in the city last week for a keenly anticipated trip.
Many of my cycling trips are with riding mates or with my two sons but this time I took my non-cycling wife with me. Girona is a beautiful city with plenty to do and she was more than happy to occupy herself during the day and meet up in the afternoon for a late lunch/early dinner so there was no guilt factor about enjoying myself while she was home alone. We also bolted 3 nights in Barcelona onto the trip so the lovely Mrs Idle is more than happy with me for the time being.
The club used The Service Course as guides for the week. I will often ride self-guided but it was great having the guides on hand for their local knowledge to make the ride run smoothly e.g. where are the best coffee stops en route, should we head up this mountain or that mountain depending on expected rain forecasts etc. (we never did get caught in any rain but it was useful anyway).
Highlights of the week in no particular order were:
The only slight disappointment was that after two year’s delay and having heard so much about Girona in the interim I was expecting to bump into pro-cyclists or ex-pros (David Millar et al) around every corner. This didn’t happen but it was clearly a cycling city with loads of top end cycle shops with plenty of bike pron to view, new kit to buy and lycra-clad riders on expensive bikes swanning around all the coffee shops.
The guides confirmed that in terms of roads to ride we had barely scratched the surface during the four days and as @hippy confimed on another thread the whole area is also teeming with gravel trails. For various reasons I had decided on road but others in the group were gravelling and were very effusive about the quality of the gravel routes.
So next time you are booking a holiday give Majorca a miss and go to Girona instead.