Day 1: For those who have been on the Southern Spain tour, we will be flying from Seville to Barcelona on the evening of Sept 15th. (One hour flight). We'll stay overnight near the city center. For those newly arriving for this tour, we will meet at our hotel in Barcelona at 11:00 on the 16th. From here it is two hours to our first hotel - the wonderful Parador in the old market town of Cardona in the Pre-Pyrenees. The Cardona region offers a marvelous introduction to this area, with a low population density, winding roads and picturesque villages on hillsides and cliffs. Afternoon walk on old farm trails help us to get a first taste of the region.

Day 2 - 4: We’ll turn our face northwards to the high Pyrneees, heading to the region of the National Park of Aigüestortes.  The blend of high mountains, forests, rivers, lakes and valleys, populated with their mammals (including chamois and alpine 

marmot), butterflies, plants and birds makes this an ideal spot for all kinds of nature lovers.  

High mountain trails, numerous lakes and varied terrain offer the possibilities of many different excursions. In the high Pyrenees, enigmatic birds such as Wallcreeper, Lammergeier, Snowfinch, Alpine Accentor &  Alpine Chough are found. Two nights in Espot, a tiny mountain village in the national park. See our Peregrinatio  blog for a short article on one of our hikes here.