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A number of UK tour operators offer travel and holiday packages to Catalonia. Here are just a few suggestions for a memorable visit.

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Details: Written by: Roger Fulton; Last Updated: 11 May 2018

Inntravel

Inntravel offers self-guided cycling holidays through some of the most beguiling corners of Europe, including Catalonia. Try the ‘Cava Country’ trip through Penedès. A compelling adventure taking in rolling vineyards, sparkling wine-making traditions.

Price: 7 nights from £985pp.

inntravel.co.uk

Explore!

Explore specialise in small group adventure holidays, with over 600trips in 130 countries. Try ‘Self-Guided Catalonia Cycling’, which takes in La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park and a guided cycle tour of Barcelona.

Price: 8 nights, price on application.

Macs Adventure

Leading self-guided holiday experts in the UK, Europe and worldwide. Their ‘Road Cycling Catalonia: Coast, Cols & Pyrenees’ is a journey from Girona via coastal roads and over Pyreneean cols steeped in cycling history.

Price: 7 nights from £935pp

macsadventure.com

Exodus

Exodus has been running global adventure holidays since 1974. New for 2018 is Discovering the Ebro Delta by Bike, a single-centre holiday exploring the waterways and natural habitats of this region on a mix of quiet roads and riverside trails.

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Price: 8 days from £1,149pp

Headwater

Established in 1985 Headwater has nine Catalonia trips, including Undiscovered Southern Catalonia Cycling, exploring the Terres de l’Ebre on a mixture of riverside paths, vies verde and quiet roads.

Price: 8 nights for £1,179pp

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Bike Adventures

Since 2000, Bike Adventures have been running cycling holidays in the UK, Europe and around the world. They include Catalonia in two options, a Bordeaux to Barcelona ride and a challenging Barcelona to Gibraltar coastal ride.

Price: 15 nights for £1,879pp

bikeadventures.co.uk

Sherpa Expeditions

Founded in 1973, Sherpa Expeditions offers walking & cycling holidays in Europe and the UK. Their Pyrenees to Mediterranean trip is a self-guided tour, on roads and Greenways, from Ripoll to San Feliu de Guixols, exploring the Catalonia interior.

Price: 9 days from £930pp

sherpaexpeditions.com

Wheel 2 Wheel

Set up in 2012, Wheel2Wheel offers a choice of cycle tours throughout Europe and beyond, including Catalonia Greenways, a self-guided cycling holiday, along a disused railway track through the volcanic region of La Garrotxa.

Price: 6 nights for £789

wheel2wheelholidays.com

For more info, go to catalunya.com

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