Costa Brava and Mallorca 2023 Tour
May 31 - June 15, 2023 (full tour)
May 31 - June 11, 2023 (Girona to Valencia)
June 5 - June 15, 2023 (Barcelona to Mallorca)
Please check out the daily details of our Love Spain 2023 Costa Brava and Mallorca Tour itinerary from May 31 - June 15, 2023 below. Participants can choose from one of three options that best suit their schedule. The main option is to join the full tour from May 31 - June 15, 2023 beginning in Girona and ending on Mallorca. A second shorter option is to begin in Girona on May 31, 2023 and fly out from Valencia on June 11, foregoing the final four nights on Mallorca. A third option is to join the tour after it has started by arriving directly into Barcelona no later than mid-afternoon on June 5, 2023 and staying through to the end on Mallorca on June 15, 2023. The route from Girona in Catalunya, northeast Spain, to Valencia on the southeast coast is over 700 kilometers which we will cover in eight cycling days , which averages out to 85-90 kilometers per cycling day. After a quick transfer, this will be followed by several days cycling on the island of Mallorca. On cycling days, those who do not wish to cycle will experience intense cultural engagement and a chance to walk around and explore the places we are visiting. The trip caters to cyclists and non-cyclists alike. Non-cyclists will have their own full activities along the way with tourism opportunities and cultural engagement facilitated at each site. Anyone with a moderate level of fitness should be able to complete the trip and this is one of the least challenging routes we have done in order to maximize time at the many splendid beaches and sights along the way. Road bicycles are strongly recommended. We will be staying at many beautiful beach resorts and you will have a great chance to explore historic Girona, Barcelona, and Valencia. Mallorca is a tourist and cycling paradise. Accommodations throughout are centrally located and extraordinarily relaxing allowing you to mix biking, great scenery, tourist attractions, comfort, and a great cause! Approximately 300 USD of each registrant’s fee will go to support the Mosaico Cultural Center (80%) and a national missional worker in Spain (20%).
Itinerary
Wednesday, MAY 31
All participants should arrive at our hotel in Girona by early to mid afternoon. We will be staying at the Hotel Ciutat de Girona, which is centrally located and cyclist friendly! Girona is known as a global mecca for cycling. Lance Armstrong used to keep an apartment here. It’s historic and beautiful! Portions of Game of Thrones was filmed in Girona, which also means it is unique. Read more about what TripAdvisor says about Girona here. The Barcelona airport is only an hour and 20 minutes away. There are also flights directly into Girona, and if you prefer to fly into Madrid, it is only a quick three hour and fifteen minute bullet train ride to Girona. Fast and comfortable. We will use the afternoon to prepare bikes and begin to get to know each other!
Thursday, June 1
After breakfast, cyclists will depart for a 68-kilometer loop ride called the Els Angels / Girona Loop. Globally famous cyclists use it regularly as an easy training ride. It’s beautiful and goes through a number of rural Catalan villages. For an interactive map of the route, click here. Those who choose not to cycle will be able to spend the day exploring Girona. Click here for some ideas for things to do. We will also spend this night at the Hotel Ciutat de Girona, so no need to move your bags. Check out the Strava route for the day here.
Friday, June 2
After breakfast we will ride north out of town for about 40 kilometers to our first stop - the Salvador Dali Museum in the town of Figueres. Perhaps this will be the perfect artist for a surrealistic group like ours! After a museum tour and lunch we will continue on another 65 kilometers to the Costa Brava to our beach resort for the night - the Park Hotel San Jorge. After this, we will largely be following the coast south until we reach Valencia. The Strava route for the day is here.