Tours and Tickets by Catalan Trails
Montserrat Hiking Off the Beaten Path & Monastery. Small Group Tour
Montserrat (also known as the “Serrated Mountain”), is a towering rock formation famously home to a mountaintop Benedictine monastery. This tour provides round-trip transportation from Barcelona and allows you to experience Montserrat’s highlights in a single day. During the excursion you can hike through hidden trails and enjoy panoramic views from the mountain’s highest point, visit the monastery, and (on weekdays) hear the famous Escolania de Montserrat—a resident boy’s choir.
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6 hours 30 minutes
Rural Catalonia Hiking Experience & Rupit medieval town. Small Group Tour
Experience the scenic beauty of rural Catalonia on this guided hiking excursion. After meeting up with a knowledgeable guide at a convenient location, embark on a hike through beautiful forest and across the Collsacabra cliffs. Enjoy picturesque views of Susqueda reservoir, marvel at the region’s tallest waterfall, spot impressive local wildlife, and enjoy a three-course complimentary lunch in the medieval town of Rupit.
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9 hours
El Penedès Hike & Wines. Premium Small Group Tour with a local guide.
Hike around the vineyards of el Penedès wine country, Catalonia’s leading wine and cava producing area, visit a traditional wine cellar and taste their organic wines on this unique half-day excursion from Barcelona.
El Penedès is one of the oldest wine-making regions in Europe, world-famous for producing wines of exceptional quality, and specially for being the place where cava (sparkling-wine) is produced.
We will get ready and start hiking between the vineyards of this beautiful mediterranean countryside. Our path will go around a landscape dotted with farmhouses and wineries set among vines. As we hike we will learn about the grape varieties, traditions and history of the region.
While hiking, we will have beautiful views of the iconic mountain of Montserrat.
Then we will get to a family-owned organic winery where we will enjoy a guided visit to the cellar and will taste three wines from their range of white, red and sparkling wines.
El Penedès is one of the oldest wine-making regions in Europe, world-famous for producing wines of exceptional quality, and specially for being the place where cava (sparkling-wine) is produced.
We will get ready and start hiking between the vineyards of this beautiful mediterranean countryside. Our path will go around a landscape dotted with farmhouses and wineries set among vines. As we hike we will learn about the grape varieties, traditions and history of the region.
While hiking, we will have beautiful views of the iconic mountain of Montserrat.
Then we will get to a family-owned organic winery where we will enjoy a guided visit to the cellar and will taste three wines from their range of white, red and sparkling wines.
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6 hours 30 minutes
Medieval Villages & La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Hiking. Small Group Tour
Experience Catalonia’s geology and rich medieval history on this small-group day trip from Barcelona, during which you can hike through the forested landscape of La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park; visit the picturesque town of Besalú, and explore the village of Castellfollit de la Roca—one of Spain’s best-preserved medieval towns. This tour provides convenient round-trip transportation, ensuring you spend more time exploring each site.
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9 hours
Costa Brava Coast Path Hiking & Tossa de Mar. Small Group Tour with local guide
See an ancient medieval town by the sea during this guided, full-day hike around Brava Coast with an included 3-course lunch. With the Mediterranean Sea in the backdrop, take the costal path along coves stopping to swim. In Tossa de Mar, enjoy a guided tour, traditional Catalan lunch, and wander around an ancient fisherman's village
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9 hours
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Our special trip with Ramon truly represents our return to freedom after the very intense lockdown in Barcelona. The fresh air and beautiful views were our reward. Ramon is an outstanding guide. He is so knowledgeable about the area and added a lot of details and context about the geology and history that we wouldn't have gotten on our own. At the same time, he didn't force conversation on the drive, which I think shows a level of comfort with silence that is uncommon in the industry, but also probably appreciated by many clients. All three stops were gorgeous and special. Besalu is definitely a must-see. We opted for the restaurant lunch, and it was really nice. Overall, wonderful tour. …
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I had the best time with Ramon on a hike in Monserrat. Not only was the place beautiful but the pace of the hike was great and adjusted for us, the group was a lot of fun and he was so nice and entertaining. I would recommend them in a heartbeat.
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Date of experience: March 2020
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This is a beautiful way to get outside the city and learn about the landscape of Catalonia, a perfectly balanced day of physical activity, breathtaking views and cultural experience. Ramon was a knowledgeable, friendly and experienced guide, able to plan the tour activities to our interests and abilities, or adjust to whatever the day brings. Please add this to your itinerary, you will not be disappointed.…
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Date of experience: March 2020
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Excellent tour! Excellent guide! Highlight of our Barcelona trip. Our guide Ramon was awesome. We left on time and early8:00am and as a result able to get parking in the lot and tour the church and see the Black Madonna with no line at all. He was informative and patient with us as we hiked up the mountain. We stopped to see the spectacular views and to take pictures. He told us about the plants and trees growing there. We had a picnic snack of cheese and beef stick on the top of the mountain before we headed back down . As we were leaving the line of cars to get in the parking lot was backed up for at least a mile. P.S. we are both over 60 so don’t be shy about hiking with Ramon (Catalan Trails) it beats a bus tour anyday!…
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Superb day out, this was THE highlight of our trip to Barcelona. This is a must-do! Nice to escape the crowds. Peaceful and serene. Easy meeting point, great transport vehicle. Ramon is a friendly, knowledgable and professional mountain guide. He grew up walking the mountains and cares about the environment deeply, explained as we walked about the geology of the mountains and all about the flora and fauna. Also all about the amazing history of the mountains, and the history of the monastery, which was fascinating. Whilst we are not religious, the monastery and how it came to exist was really interesting. It is a beautiful place. What drew us to this trip was the ‘off the beaten track’ wording, it was breathtaking to see such amazing mountains and views. We are walkers and can quite honestly say we’ve never seen such stunning scenery, all with an amazing professional guide and we felt totally safe. Ramon also had local delicacy treats for us to try at lunch break, very yummy! This trip is definitely a must-do 👍🏻😊…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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