Name: Catalonia - Woman, Walking, Wine - Sept. 2024
Start: 2024-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Barcelona, Spain

Nancy at Adventure Marketplace

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Sep 22 - Oct 3, 2024

Group size: 6 - 12

Catalonia - Woman, Walking, Wine - Sept. 2024

Barcelona, Spain

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Nancy at Adventure Marketplace

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60 reviews

Sep 22 - Oct 3, 2024

Group size: 6 - 12

I hope you will join us on this (rescheduled from 2020) Women, Walking & Wine small group adventure. The Catalonia region of Spain offers a truly immersive, out of the ordinary adventure that showcases the region's natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, and culinary excellence.

We will begin our adventure in Barcelona at La Mercè "an annual festival of street arts"

Then we continue with a combination of hiking, wine, and food to create an unforgettable experience. We will be trekking from village to village on guided hikes on local trails, sipping Priorat wines (primarily reds made from Garnacha and Cariñena grapes), enjoy an olive oil tasting, a historical train ride, picnic lunches and other delicious meals that fuse Mediterranean and Spanish flavors, incorporating fresh seafood, locally sourced meats, and seasonal produce.

Space is Limited to 12 - Sign up soon! Don't delay, NOW is Someday!!

Double Room - 2 beds

Rate based on 2 people in one room - Two beds - $3559 per person

Each person must register separately. If you know who you would like to room with, please add the name of your roommate in the notes or if not add "roommate requested" and you will be matched with another amazing adventurous "soon to be" new friend.

International Airfare and Travel Insurance purchased separately.

Contact Nancy for rates and to purchase! nancy@adventure-marketplace.com

$3,559

Deposit:$500

Past Trip

Single Room - One person - One Bed

Rate based on 1 person in 1 bed - $4559 per person

International Airfare and Travel Insurance purchased separately.

Contact Nancy for rates and to purchase! nancy@adventure-marketplace.com

$4,559

Deposit:$500

Past Trip

Extension in Costa Brava / Barcelona

Details pending - Click here if you're interested in extending your journey for a few more days on the coast or back in Barcelona.

Sunday, Sept. 22
Sunday, Sept. 22
Depart USA for Barcelona
Depart USA on Sunday, September 22 to arrive Barcelona on following day -
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Monday, Sept 23
Monday, Sept 23
Arrival at Barcelona - Day 1
Welcome by the local guide at the airport then transfer to Hotel Colon 4*

Chat with the guide about the whole week. Welcome drink up the terrace of the hotel, with views over the cathedral of Barcelona. Breakfast included.

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Tuesday, Sept. 24
Tuesday, Sept. 24
Full day in Barcelona. Day 2
Discover Barcelona; enjoying different cultural activities of La Mercè street festival with our local guide. On foot from the accommodation. Breakfast Included

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Wednesday, Sept 25
Wednesday, Sept 25
From Barcelona to Priorat. Day 3
Morning Barcelona guided panoramic tour by bus (around 4 hours). At midday, pick up and transfer to enjoy lunch at Restaurant Can Fisher with a traditional lunch of paella or fideuà (drinks not included).

Afternoon: Departure to Priorat. Arrival at our Boutique Hotel Cal Llop in Gratallops, Priorat ~ Supper + breakfast included.

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Thursday, Sept 26
Thursday, Sept 26
From La Vilella Alta to Scaladei and La Morera - Day 4
Guided Trek & Wine & Olive oil from La Vilella Alta to Scaladei and La Morera. Organic olive oil tasting in Scaladei, paired with local food.

(11 km, around 3h30min walking)

* The minibus picks you in the morning, to save a first stretch of the walk, drops you in La Vilella Alta and your luggage in la Morera de Montsant. Accommodation with breakfast in Hotel Balcó del Priorat
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Friday, September 27
Friday, September 27
Transfer to Siurana - Day 5
In the morning, transfer to Siurana, walk around the village and enjoy a guided Trek down to Cornudella, where we can enjoy a wine tasting. We head back to la Morera de Montsant (15 km, around 4h 30min walking).

Accommodation at Hotel Balcó del Priorat with breakfast included
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Saturday, Sept 28
Saturday, Sept 28
La Morera de Montsant to Balaguer - Day 6
Transfer from La Morera de Montsant to Balaguer. Take the historical Tren dels Llacs to La Pobla de Segur. Lunch on your own

Transfer in the afternoon to Peramea. Accommodation half board + picnic (http://www.casaparramon.net/, Supper + breakfast included
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Sunday, Sept 29
Sunday, Sept 29
Guided walk Peramea to Plana de Mont-ros, transfer to Senterada -Day 7
Guided walk from Peramea to Plana de Mont-ros. Transfer to Senterada, half board + picnic. Supper + breakfast + picnic included Casa Leonardo
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Monday, Sept 30
Monday, Sept 30
Guided walk from Senterada to Claverol - Day 8
Guided walk from Senterada to Claverol. Group stays at Casa Churchill and another accommodation ~ Half Board (Supper + breakfast included)
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Tuesday, October 1
Tuesday, October 1
Departure to Figueres - Day 9
Departure to Figueres. Lunch at hotel Restaurant Can Duran to immerse yourself in Dali's everyday's life. The local guide will pick up the group and walk with you along the center of Figueres to the guided visit at Dalí museum. Sightseeing and guided visit of Museu Dalí. After the visit, transfer to Calella de Palafrugell, accommodation with breakfast (https://www.hotelcalelladepalafrugell.com/en/). Breakfast + picnic included. Dinner on your own.
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Wednesday, October 2
Wednesday, October 2
The Coves of Costa Brava - Day 10
Guided round walk in Calella de Palafrugell, with picnic included, discovering wild and unspoiled small coves of Costa Brava, walking past Iberian ruins and then crossing a Mediterranean forest (11 km, around 3h30min walking) .

Free afternoon. Supper included and accommodation in Hotel Calella de Palafrugell Supper + breakfast included
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Thursday, October 3
Thursday, October 3
Transfer to Barcelona Airport - Day 11
Departure to Barcelona Airport and/or Hotel in Barcelona. Possible extension of more days in Costa Brava or in Barcelona/Sitges.
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Sunday, Sept. 22

Depart USA for Barcelona

Depart USA on Sunday, September 22 to arrive Barcelona on following day -

This has been a dream of mine for a very long time to go to New York City during the Christmas time to see all the lights and just see the Rockettes. I’m so glad I stumbled up on Nancy‘s advertisement on Facebook and I booked it right away. I hope to book many more trips with her. I had an amazing time and so did my sister.

By Lesli Y for NYC Holiday Weekend Spectacular - Dec 5-8, 2024 on Dec 11, 2024

We had a smooth trip, well-located accommodations, and just the right amount of structured and unstructured time. The Rockettes were fabulous, and we loved the city tour by Jonathan.

By Denise R for NYC Holiday Weekend Spectacular - Dec 5-8, 2024 on Dec 10, 2024

My husband and I spent two weeks Vienna and stayed at the Hotel Kaiserhof. We loved this hotel and highly recommend it. Our room was spacious (a superior king room), comfortable, quiet, clean. Kaiserhof provided lots of amenities—complimentary drinks, a clothesline in the shower (helpful for our longer stay), umbrella, and more. We could even request extra pillows to fit our sleeping habits! We loved that it was “green” and that it provided glass bottles in the room to fill with the great Vienna tap water: no plastic water bottles needed on this trip. Breakfast was amazing—suiting all sorts of preferences—and we could order Viennese specialty coffees every morning. The staff was extremely professional and helpful. We loved the location, just a couple of streets outside the Innere Stadt (the busy tourist center). That meant that the hotel was very quiet (situated on a side street) but still very central. We could walk almost everywhere, including to our evening music events. For longer trips, a main subway station (Karlsplatz) was just 5 minutes away. And lots of restaurant options nearby. Should we ever return to Vienna, we would definitely stay again at the Kaiserhof. Nancy Dorrans of Adventure Marketplace handled arrangements for our trip—hotel, airline tickets, airport transfer. As always, Nancy identified the best air travel option, with a direct flight from Boston to Vienna, and figured out what we would need to add to our fare. She made the hotel reservations and recommended booking the hotel for the night before we arrived so we could check in in the early morning. We would not have thought to do this and Nancy’s suggestion made our first day much more relaxing and pleasant. Nancy made payment for the hotel easy and also organized our airport transfer. We loved working with Nancy, who is an excellent, experienced travel agent and consultant. And we look forward to working with her on our next adventure.

By Donna C for Hotel Kaiserhof on Oct 27, 2024

Thank you Donna for your detailed review of the Hotel Kaiserhof - Can you also review the service you received by booking your stay with Adventure Marketplace? Thank you! ~ Nancy

By Nancy at Adventure Marketplace on Nov 04, 2024

I had a great time, the accommodations were wonderful, guides were flexible knowledgeable and friendly. My only recommendation would be to provide more explanations/information in the original itinerary, I thought we would hike maybe three days and would have more other activities the other days, the train ride was great.

By Cynthia O for Catalonia - Woman, Walking, Wine - Sept. 2024 on Oct 06, 2024

Thank you Cindy O for joining me and for your review of our adventure in Catalonia. Yours is the one and only review that was received. I truly appreciate your recommendations and in the future, I will work to include more details of the itinerary before hand and send it out several times so that everyone understands the activity level of the adventure before they decide if this is the right trip for them. PS - Where else would you like to go?

By Nancy at Adventure Marketplace on Nov 04, 2024

We had a wonderful time. The Daffodil Parade was great. We visited a lot of different places, and were kept busy. Accommodations were were very good. The bus was clean and comfortable, and the bus driver a hoot! Nancy was very friendly and knowledgeable. Definetely would go on another trip with her.