Fascinating Spain

Tour Description

Visit the parts of Spain where time stands still.

The route runs through a land marked by the silence and the mystery that at first sight, appears to be a rough and rugged territory, but that soon shows itself to the visitor as a captivating Eden: solitary farmhouses, wide roads, fragile rivers, mountains, orchards that cover the rivers and ravines, villages that stand on hillsides or that lean out dizzily over a cliff. A landscape of balance between nature and history in surroundings that have hardly changed.

Highlight of Fascinating Spain

• Lorca –  stay on the hilltop Parador
• Teruel – visit the medieval city
• explore the beautiful Maestrazgo region
• Alarcon- spend the night in the castle ( Parador)
• Cazorla  – ride through the breathtaking National park

Itinerary 

Day 1. Arrival Day to Malaga

Afternoon – bike allocation, condition check, introduction to other tour participants, meeting. By the time you arrive at the airport in Malaga, there will be one of our guides waiting for you already. About a half an hour transfer to Alhaurin el Grande, dinner, meeting and off to bed, tomorrow is an early start.

alhaurin-golf-hotel

Day 2. Malaga – Cazorla

We start our journey heading east into the Sierras above Malaga before riding south to the coast road near Nerja. After coffeee on the beach ,we will ride up the twisty Sierra del Chaparral and and then turn north into Cazorla National Park . Mountain villages cling to the flanks of the Sierra de Castril , cloven by deep, sheltered valleys and gorges. We will spend a night in a Parador enjoying the amazing nature around us.

Cazorla national park

Day 3. Cazorla – Alarcon

In the morning awe say good bye to the beautiful Parador in the heart of the National Park . We ride along the Embalse de Tranco through the breathtaking national park.The roads are real heaven for every biker and the views are stunning.  You can occasionally spot a deer or a mountain goat grassing next to the road.We leave Cazorla and head north based Robledo. You will be amazed how little traffic you will see. We will arrive in the charming town and it’s beautiful Parador on time for a walk around.

parador de Alarcon

Day 4. Alarcon  – Molina de Aragon

We start north and head to Cuenca for coffee and a short exploration on foot. Cuenca will take your breath away with it’s “hanging houses” and the beauty of it’s  surroundings. We continue north to “Ciudad encantada”(Enchanted city). This natural place situated in the Serranía de Cuenca is characterised by its curious rocky formations, sculpted over the centuries by ice, wind and water. All this has modelled stone figures that look like humans, object and animals that spark visitors’ imagination. We spend the afternoon admiring the beauty of the Parque Natural de Sierra de Cuenca, before we arrive to another medieval jewel of the region.

the hanging houses of Cuenca

Day 5. Molina de Aragon – Alcañiz

Today we continue exploring the  Parque Natural de la serrania de Cuenca and the surrounding Sierras. The natural beauty of this region is renowned . It´s sometimes hard to keep your eyes on the road with so much beauty everywhere around. The roads are thrilling and deserted and the medieval villages with narrow cobbled streets invite you to stop and take photographs on every corner. After another exciting day the plan is to arrive on time to  explore this legendary town before spending the night in “Yet” another castle.

parador de Alcaniz

Day 6. Alcañiz – Vilasira

The silent Route is Spain´s best kept secret. The best is about to begin. If  today´s route has become famous for anything, it is because of its curves, and if anyone likes curves, it is us.

You have to be willing to stop as many times as necessary, because every curve, every bend in the road, holds a surprise. Impossible ravines, villages perched on hillocks, vertiginous viewpoints, infinite landscapes, farmhouses, fortified towers, natural monuments…  Today surely is one of the most memorable days of the trip. We will end the day with a glass of wine produced by our hosts winery.

village of Albarracin

Day 7.  Vilasira – Lorca

We set of south on scenic country roads towards Murcia. All day we will be riding fast fun sweeping roads across Castilla La Mancha. After coffee we circumnavigate the busy traffic of Murcia, and we continue on scenic country roads to Caravaca de la Cruz for lunch. From here it’s an exciting ride on bendy mountain roads with amazing views to our rather trendy hotel with a spa.

parador de Lorca

Day 8. Lorca – Granada

We say good bye to Lorca and ride south towards the desert of Tabernas on  sweeping country roads with little traffic. The roads are real heaven for every biker and the views are stunning. WE pass few western cities, when many western movies have been filmed in the past. Today they are just a fun parks. From here we cross into the Alpujarras and follow the southern side of the magnificent Sierra Nevada mountains. In the evening we will take a stroll through the old town of Granada and admire the unique beauty of the Alhambra palace.

Day 9. Granada – Malaga

We turn south west and ride through a rural and agricultural areas with lakes and olive groves to the lake La Viñuela for coffee. We continue cross country on to El Chorro , famous for the “Caminito del Rey”,a narrow cliffside path hanging 100m above the waters of the river Guadalhorce.After lunch in a local restaurant,  its only a short ride to our hotel back in Alhaurin and then for a farewell dinner on our last evening.

Day 10.  Departure

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