Walk & Taste. Barcelona, Costa Daurada i Terres de Lleida #buycatalunya
a trip
Share- Tuesday, June 5, 2012
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www.costadaurada.info
(Barcelona – Poblet = 126 Km – 1h45’)
The Costa Daurada is the ideal destination for family tourism. It has 4 certified municipalities: Salou, Cambrils, Calafell and Vila-Seca/La Pineda Platja, 92 km of beaches and the PortAventura theme park. Culture and art are epitomised by Tarragona, Reus and the Cistercian Route.
Natural beauty spots such as the Montsant Mountain Range and the Mountains of Prades are a paradise for Active Tourism.
Its excellent Mediterranean gastronomy, set off by a wine culture endorsed by 6 DO, provides the ideal complement for getting away from it all in the finest spas, or for organising any kind of business event. -
Guided visit of Monestir de Poblet (10:15 am)Paseo Abat Conill, 9, 43448 Poblet, Spain | 977 871 247
Poblet is the biggest monastery on the Cistercian route and the only one of the two monasteries that has a community of monks. In 1991 it was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO
Guided visit offered by La Ruta del Cister -
Hiking along the Cister route near Poblet – Nordic Walking (11:15 am)Paseo Abat Conill, 9, 43448 Poblet, Spain | 977 871 247
www.larutadelcister.info/es
The Cistercian Route is an expression that identifies a particular territory that is made up by the counties of Alt Camp, Conca de Barberà and Urgell and its 65 municipalities.
Its name comes from the artistic and cultural heritage of each of these counties that has a Cistercian monastery: Santes Creus, Poblet and Vallbona de les Monges. Since the joining together of these three monasteries, visitors can discover a land rich in culture, heritage, nature, wine and champagne, celebrations and traditions, crafts. -
www.covesdelespluga.info
C/ Font Major, s/n - 43440 L’Espluga de Francolí T 34 977 871 220
The Caves of Espluga are natural cavities used by man since Paleolithic times. The museum inside will allow us to participate, through large projections on the surface of the same cave and through virtual theatrical scenes, so that the discovery of the cave and its human history are played out for us to intensify our feelings. At the end of the tour, discover the origin of the family, a Neolithic village located outside of the cave.
Guided visit offered by La Ruta del Cister -
Guided visit of Torres cellar and taste two kinds of wines (D.O.Conca de Barberà) (5:00 pm)43430 Vimbodí, Espanya | 619 83 13 14
(Espluga de Francolí – Vimbodí =6,6 Km – 15’)
www.torres.es
Within the lands of Milmanda Castle, where the Emperors Charles V and Phillip II hunted, extend the vineyards of Milmanda.
These 75 hectares are situated at 500 metres above sea level in Conca de Barberà. The soils are ideal for the cultivation of some of the best grapes.
The famous Milmanda vineyard is located here, a single vineyard of Chardonnay that lends its name to a white wine appreciated by the finest palates everywhere.
Meeting point: Reception
Contact: Laura Palau
Tel: 606 731 443
Guided visit offered by Miguel Torres -
Accommodation and dinner at Balneari de Rocallaura/ Rocallaura Spa (7:10 pm)afores s/n, 255669, Vallbona de les Monges, Lleida, España | 973 33 06 32
(Vimbodí – Rocallaura = 23 Km – 35’)
Check-in Balneari de Rocallaura/ Rocallaura Spa
www.balnearioderocallaura.es
c/ Afores, s/n 25269 Rocallaura
T 34 973 330132
Enjoy the Thermal circuit and swimming pool
Dinner - In the hotel
Dinner offered by Patronat de Turisme de Terres de Lleida - Wednesday, June 6, 2012
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Departure to Vallbona de les Monges (8:15 am)
(Rocallaura – Vallbona de les Monges = 6 km)
The tremendous diversity of the Lands of Lleida is surprising; the landscapes of the plains are crossed by a thousand and one enchanting routes which include “The River Sió Castles Route” and “The Cistercian Route”.
The capital, Lleida, is an open city in which cultural heritage —including the magnificent old cathedral, La Seu Vella— co-exists with the most modern items of architecture which include the new Congress and Conference Centre and the Lleida-Alguaire airport.
Festivals and age-old traditions, natural settings that are ideal for ornithologists, and a local gastronomy based on natural products; these are just a few of the attractions of a territory whose welcoming people and settlements full of character, will seduce visitors. -
Hiking along the Cistercian Route
Monastery Tallat to Vallbona de les Monges (8Km)
www.larutadelcister.info/es
The GR 175, the Cistercian Route is the only path that connects the three monasteries of this order to most emblematic New Catalonia: Santes Creus, Poblet and Vallbona, located in the counties of Alt Camp, the Conca de Barberá il'Urgell respectively.
The sum total of the route is 105 kilometres for those who walk and 108 kilometres for cyclists. The route is circular, has 4 variants for cyclists and sign posts in both directions plus a description of the route, the connection with other GR and PR networks and the multiple services offered by local people. All of which create the perfect setting to make this route so enjoyable and easily accessible, you can travel the entire route or journey on other circuits, combining several sections of the trail, which can also be adapted perfectly for the visitors preference.
Guided visit of The Monastery Vallbona de les Monges
This is the only female monastery and the only route that has been preserved by the community continuously for over 850 years, except, of course in times of war. The Monastery de Vallbona is such a beautiful monastery. Small in size and equipped with a unique beauty, it is the clearest exponent of the importance of women during medieval times.
Guided visit offered by La Ruta del Cister -
www.olivera.org
(members of la Ruta del Vi de Lleida – Costers del Segre)
c/ La Plana, s/n - T 34 973 330276
Socially Responsible Wines and Oils
At L'Olivera we grow grapes and olives and make wines and oils meant to express the place they come from: an origin, a land and a people who interpret it by making these products.
We are a social integration cooperative whose members are people with difficulties who participate actively in the entire process. And we are convinced that work is a vital and emotional experience.
We began this adventure in 1974 in Vallbona de les Monges, in rural Catalonia.
The result of this labour is a range of different wines and oils that we invite you to savour and enjoy.
Guided visit offered byAssociació Ruta del Vi de Lleida -
Transfer to Belianes
(Vallbona de les Monges – Belianes = 8,3 Km – 15’)
Visit and lunch at Cal Menut (Rural House)
www.calmenut.com
(members of la Ruta del Vi de Lleida – Costers del Segre)
Pl. Comandant Serret, 16 - 25266 Belianes
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Visit to Casa Arrufat (Rural House) (4:45 pm)
at 10 Km – 20’
www.casaarrufat.com
(members of la Ruta del Vi de Lleida – Costers del Segre)
Bassa, 17 - 25266 Nalec
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Accommodation at Hotel Me Barcelona (7:15 pm)Carrer de Pere IV, 272, 08005 Barcelona, Spain | 902 14 44 40
Architecture that staircases the sky; a beacon watching over an energetic cityscape-ME Barcelona Hotel offers a new interpretation of contemporary design, international cuisine, and the urban experience; fusing personal and professional into one emblematic hotel! -
- total distance: 140 miles (225 km)
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