Preliminary day- by-day program
DAY 1 - WELCOME IN CATALONIA
Arrival at the equestrian country house dedicated to rural tourism, located halfway between the foot of the Pyrenees and the nature and wild reserve of the Medes Islands: the ideal place for a horse-riding start and an original way of discovering the region. On arrival day, you can enjoy a comforting convivial home cooked dinner and you will be told about the special characteristics of our Andalusian, Thoroughbred and Arabian crossed trail horses. You will be introduced the week´s program with an opportunity for a one-to-one conversation with the team, designed to find every rider their perfect horse.
DAY 2 - THE JOURNEY BEGINS
Today, after breakfast, short briefing with your guide and saddling the horses, we are ready to start our adventure. We cross Vilafreser village and its medieval Sant Sadurní church, then a gentle ride through oak forest, accompanied by scents of thyme and rosemary. We continue through the beautiful area of Vilademuls, a large municipality made up of 12 small villages and numerous "masias", testimony of the traditional Catalan rural life. After our daily picnic, we will enjoy again nice trots and canters through Mediterranean forests to the hotel Masía La Palma. It is an interesting Catalan country farmhouse restored in the historic respect of protected buildings and transformed into a comfortable hotel. After settling our horses in the paddocks that await them there, we enjoy a rest at the swimming pool or in the gardens before a delicious dinner.
DAY 3 - THROUGH THE EMPORDÁ REGION
After an excellent breakfast, we will join our horses and saddle up again and we will start going in West direction, back to Vilafreser. Despite being a prosperous area, the Empordá region still conserves the traditional rural and village way of life. The paths and tracks have not been asphalted nor has the countryside been fenced off so there is an unlimited combination of paths and bridleways to explore.
DAY 4 - ROSES GULF
Today is a long day in the saddle. We leave the equestrian centre in West direction and we enjoy long canters through the Alt Empordà pine forests. Every hour we pass another beautiful village, castle, churches, arches, tunnel, old wooden doors with wrought iron knockers, the beauty of the stonework of the past. As the afternoon draws on, we can sense the proximity to the coast and at last we arrive at the Mediterranean large gulf of Roses. The assistance team is waiting for us and has prepare everything for the rest of our horses. For dinner, a delicious paella to complete this amazing day.
DAY 5 - ¡¡¡VAMOS A LA PLAYA!!!
After an earliest start, we trot our horses down to the beach. The long curve of the bay of Rosas stretches before us, kilometers of golden sand. Here we enjoy some excellent canters on the beach, then, we head inland again following the river Fluviá, past a bird sanctuary where we can see flocks of migrating birds. The terrain is flat with lots of rice fields and peach, pears, and apple orchards. The pace today is lively! After our daily picnic in an evergreen oak forest, we continue our journey to the equestrian farmhouse of Can Sort. The horses will have a rest in the paddocks while we are transferred home to spend the night.
DAY 6 - HOMEWARD BOUND
After breakfast, we tack up and leave the hotel South direction through Mediterranean Catalan scenery, crossing the small villages of Galliner and Vilamarí. We enjoy spectacular views over the coast plains and the foothills of the Empordà region. Crossing pine and oak forest, we stop for a rest and to have our daily picnic. For the last part of today, a gentle ride to finally join again the equestrian country house, where we can shower our horses and enjoy a delicious dinner.
DAY 7 - ADIÓS AMIGOS
Breakfast and departure
NOTE: The itinerary can be modified in case of incidents due to climate change (high temperatures, birds’ migration, fire, dryness, etc…). Particularly with the beach ride: it is not possible to canter when there is too much wind for i.e..
