The Pyrenees mountain range and also the mountainous area of the Pre-Pyrenees in Catalonia’s northern region offer you many possibilities to spend activity holiday. In the summer visitors can try out mountain sports as hiking or climbing, in the winter the mountain chain provides the best conditions to go skiing, have a snowmobile or dog sleigh trip.
Hiking
Guided hiking tours are offered, which bring you to the most idyllic spots, impressive forests and charming villages in the Pyrenees. Signposted tourist routes and paths enable visitors to discover the woods, fauna and enormous geological diversity of the region. Can you imagine it? Gentle hills, leafy woods, paths crossing rivers, rolling fields, small forgotten villages and, right in the middle of it all, you, far from crowds, hiking all over Catalonia.
Skiing
Catalonia has several ski resorts, which are ideal for learning to ski, since they have specially marked-off zones for beginners. Visitors will find a variety of circuits enabling them to enjoy the beauty of the landscape, with its forests of mountain pine and impressive views of the valleys. In this matchless setting, the ski resorts offer the finest spots for Alpine and cross-country skiing.
Snowboarding
Winter comes and all of a sudden everyone seems to believe that the only option is to go skiing. Think again: go snowboarding. Several snowboarding schools can help you to practice this sport at every level.
Snow Mobile
Get away on a snow mobile and discover the magnificent mountains in the winter from a snowmobile, which will ensure that you can enjoy the breathtaking beauty and sweeping landscapes here to the full. Find your way along signposted, authorized forest tracks in the company of a guide at all times.
Dog Sleigh Rides
Ride through mountainous terrains here, full of pastureland, forests and rivers, where you can discover the natural wealth of Catalonia’s mountains. Dog sleigh riding is, above all, fun. It is a chance to get away from the daily round and rediscover your spirit of adventure. Enjoy yourself to the full!
Mountain Biking
The Pyrenees offer a wide range of mountain bike routes, which enable you to discover a sparsely-populated land of ancient stones and places full of history, tradition and legend, where you can relax in the heart of nature and enjoy the thrill of playing different sports. Using your own bike or a hired one, follow routes to discover hidden legends in the Catalonia countryside!
Climbing
Take a chance, dare to break your routine! Go climbing and experience adventure to the maximum. In Catalonia’s mountain ranges, there’s a place waiting to be discovered, respected and enjoyed. Come to Catalonia and experience a climbing adventure. Discover the charming spots, colorful landscapes and picturesque villages from above.
Horse Riding
Catalonia boasts many outstanding beauty spots and narrow mountain paths ideal for horse riding. Horse riding routes and excursions, riding classes, pony rides… everything is offered in the region. You can even take a course in classical, western or natural dressage. Wander through a gorgeous landscape on horseback!
Orienteering
You’ll have a map with some control points marked on it, and you and your compass will be somewhere in the middle of a circuit. You’ll have to orient yourself to find each fixed control point. This orienteering competition is designed as an integral learning experience, as it will test not only your endurance, but also your capacity for orientation and concentration as you try to go through one of the three levels of difficulty.
Take the chance to do mountain sports and follow Catalonia’s paths through forests, along rivers and across mountains, getting in touch with nature in the Pyrenees whilst discovering the history, culture, customs and most outstanding beauty spots.
