Walking holiday in the Pyrenees

Molló is a traditional mountain village and has a fine 12th century church with the tall, slender belfry typical of Catalan Church architecture. The surroundings of this small town have a big variety of fauna and flora and it’s a good place to discover the wild of the Pyrenees.

For the first two nights, you will stay at Hotel Calitxó, surrounded by the nature of the Camprodon Valley. It is a traditional mountain hotel offering comfortable rooms and spacious suites in a quiet, family-friendly atmosphere. In addition to a cozy coffee bar, there is a restaurant that works with the finest seasonal products.

Camprodon is the main town of the Camprodon Valley, standing at the confluence of the Ter and Ritort rivers. One of its interest is the 12th century bridge, renovated in the 14th century, which spans the Ter and which you cross on your first day’s walk.

An interesting area of the town is the “new” quarter of houses built early in the last century in Art Noveau style. Overlooking the village is the Romanesque Monastery of Sant Pere.

On Sunday you can visit the market and during  the first half of august the festival of “ Musicians without Solfeggio” is interesting to visit.

Setcases literally meaning “ seven houses” is a town in the Pyrenean county of Ripollés in Girona, near the French border. The source for the Ter River is in the mountains just above Setcases.

Setcases has most of its economic base in year-round tourism, including hiking in the warmer months and skiing during the winter season with a lift at Vallter.

The next two nights will be spent at Hotel La Coma, located ten kilometers from the slopes of the Vallter 2000 ski resort at an altitude of 1,279 meters above sea level. With 21 rooms, it is an ideal location for skiers, anglers, hikers, and mountain bikers. After your walk, you can relax in the heated pool, the jacuzzi, or the sauna.

This day you will be able to discover Setcases and surroundings. There is a walk from the  ski station which would give access to a high level circular walk and then down to Setcases, which would be an exciting alternative.

A wonderful walk for fit people is to climb above the Ull de Ter refuge to Mountain Bastiments (2.881 m). This makes for a long day’s walk of around 7 hours and half.

Llanars is a small town located in the Camprodon valley that offers several possibilites for do lots of activities. It is very close to Camprodon, so you might wish to return there for shopping or exploration.

There are several possible circuits should you wish to have a walk like the country lane south to Espinalba and the water source of la Bona Font. Other option is to take a taxi to St. Joan de les Abadesses where there is a 5th century Romanesque monastery, and then take a local bus ( there is one around mid-day ) back to Camprodon, from where it is a 2 km walk back to Llanars.

Your next overnight stay is at Hotel Grèvol Spa & Wellness. The hotel blends perfectly into its surroundings and features welcoming rooms, an excellent restaurant, and a wellness center.

Ribes de Freser is a spa town, at the confluence of three rivers and known for its health-giving waters, and also a busy market town. It is the start point for the lovely journey by rack railway up the Núria Valley via Queralbs, a journey well worth doing if you are spending and extra night at Ribes. This town is also important because communicate Barcelona with Puigcerdà (one of the best places in the Pyrenees to ski).

You will stay at Petits Caçadors, an ecological mountain hotel in the Catalan Pyrenees at the gateway to the Vall de Núria. It surprises with its combination of tradition and avant-garde, offering—in addition to a restaurant—an outdoor hot tub, a terrace, and the "Sala de la Lluna" (Moon Room).