{"id":24152,"date":"2014-10-28T16:15:43","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T16:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hipicamasbatllo.com\/turismo-ecuestre-2\/"},"modified":"2021-09-26T08:54:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T08:54:36","slug":"equestrian-tourism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hipicamasbatllo.com\/en\/equestrian-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Horse Riding Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HORSE RIDING TRAILS
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Mas Batll\u00f3 riding center realizes trails of some days since 30 years ago from the hand of Xavier Pastoret. You can make trails of 1 hour duration, half a day, one day, a weekend or even a whole week. We organize trails for all different riding levels. Choose your trail!<\/span><\/p>\n

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HORSES<\/h1>\n

Our horses are a perfect team, completely used to make trails and domesticated with a natural technique.<\/p>\n

Horses races:<\/strong> Spanish horse, mixed between Arabian and Spanish horse, mile\u2019s quarter, Argentine horse\u2026
\nHorse\u2019s high:<\/strong> 1,50cm and 1,70cm. Maximum weight of the riders: 95kg Saddles: English saddle, trekking, prepared with riding bags to carry all we need during the trail.<\/p>\n

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 ACCOMODATION<\/h1>\n

For the trails in Barcelona, Pyrenees, Costa Brava and Alta Garrotxa we have chosen the best accommodation for you, considering a good relation between quality and price.<\/p>\n

The riding center in Camprodon doesn\u2019t have an own accommodation but there are rural tourism apartments really close to the center which we have an agreement and a restaurant too. Abella is a little town of the Cathalan Pyrenees with stone\u2019s houses.<\/p>\n

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DISCOVER OUR HORSE RIDING TRAILS 2015<\/span><\/h2>\n

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PYRENEES TO SEA – 7 days<\/h3>\n

From 1.600 meters of altitude down to the sea level.<\/p>\n

A fantastic trail, where we are going to ride our horses from the mountains to the Mediterranean Sea. We will start our trail at Girona Pyrenees, where we can enjoy the beautiful mountainous landscapes, and will enter into the leafy forests of Garrotxa. It has a quite mild climate; therefore we pass the landscapes of Empurd\u00e0, former the ground of wine and olive grove. At this point, we arrive to the beach where we can behold the beauty of the coast and spend some time there enjoying the Mediterranean ambience.<\/p>\n

The gastronomical variety of our country is guaranteed, as we offer Pyrenean veal with fish and seafood at the Costa Brava all marinated as usual, accompanied by some very great vines in every meal.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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STAGES<\/h3>\n

DAY 1. ARRIVAL. WELCOME TO L’ABELLA<\/strong>
\nYou will arrive to L\u2019Abella on the Pyrenees, a typical and small Catalan village in the middle of the mountains with stone houses. Before dinner, we will go over the week’s program. You will be told about the special characteristics of our Andalucian trail horses. You will be given an introduction to the week\u00b4s programme with an opportunity for a one-to-one conversation designed to find every rider their perfect horse. Then, you can enjoy a fantastic dinner!<\/p>\n

DAY 2. FROM THE PYRENEES<\/strong>
\n6-8 hours riding<\/em><\/p>\n

We will meet at 8 am for breakfast and to prepare the trail.<\/p>\n

The trail will start from Abella going into the Pyrenean direction to Salarsa valley characterized with large-scale landscapes and plenty centenarian oaks. We ride long gallops through beech forests, meadows carpeted in wild flowers. Here we go onto spectacular mountain plateaus, where the views are immense and the terrain is good for galloping. On a good day you can see kilometres of coast,<\/p>\n

In the evening, we will arrive in the village of Oix, another charming mountain village with a magnificent castle, narrow winding streets and lovely cafes. Once arrived in Oix we will accommodate in a rural house.<\/p>\n

DAY 3. UP TO THE HIGHEST PEAKS<\/strong>
\n6-8 hours riding<\/em><\/p>\n

Today we saddle up and ride out through the mountains. During the morning we pass through the scented oak forests above beautiful ravines that so characterise this mountainous region known as the Alta Garrotxa. We arrive to Pont de la Muga, a roman village, where we will cross the river Llerca through a marvellous Romanesque bridge. We are going to continue climbing up until we get to Sadernas lake. Once arrived, we take a track to reach a small lake where you can take a refreshing bath (without horses). Before lunch we lead our horses along a winding forest track. We will lunch at 1.200m altitude on the fairground of Bassegoda.<\/p>\n

After lunch, we ride through the ancient medieval village of Sant LLorenc de la Muga with its castle in the background. We continue until arriving to Alba\u00f1a, where we will rest at a rural majestic tourism place in the valley.<\/p>\n

DAY 4. SWIMMING WITH HORSES<\/strong>
\n6-7 hours riding<\/em><\/p>\n

A day of lively riding and excitement, because we are going to swim with the horses in a lake. An unforgettable experience!<\/p>\n

Meeting for breakfast and preparing the route will be as usual. We will leave Alba\u00f1\u00e1 and go down along the Muga river. We will stop at Boadella lake surrounded by a breathtaking mountainous scenery, for a refreshing swim with the horses. Always a pleasure for both people and horses!<\/p>\n

Afterwards we get back to our route, this time we cross the GR2 with its typical landscape of Alt Empord\u00e0 full of vineyards and olive groves as well as the vegetation of Albera Natural Park. This natural area is perfect to observe the pass from the mountain range to the Mediterranean metamorphous rocks made of schist and clay shale, both of those essences grow in a special terrain.<\/p>\n

Before arriving to Peralada, we pass through various vegetation of cork oaks, durmasts, chestnut trees, oaks and also beech trees, and the pine forest, while we are reaching Peralada we have dinner In front of Casino which located in a Medieval Castle, with his fortress.<\/p>\n

DAY 5. L’ALVERA AND COASTAL VINEYARDS<\/strong>
\n6-8 hours riding<\/em><\/p>\n

Today we leave the mountains and ride through the Alvera wine growing region, olive groves and vineyards, intense natural beauty.<\/p>\n

From Peralada we will ride to the sea you can notice that the vegetation of the mountains has finished, while a new landscape of cork oaks, bushes and coppices appear. We have the picnic at the top of the mountain with nice views over the Mediterranean sea.<\/p>\n

After the picnic, it\u2019s time to do some nice gallops and trots through the natural park of Alvera. Our destination today is the villagePort de la Selva, famous village from Costa Brava, in front of the sea. Here we will settle the horses and we can go for a walk around the beautiful coast village<\/p>\n

DAY 6. CAP DE CREUS! <\/strong>
\n6-7 hours riding<\/em><\/p>\n

Today, we will ride out Port de la Selva to the Cap de Creus peninsula and the sea. We are going to ride up to Sant Pere de Rodes, an ancient romanesque monastery, from where we have an incredible view over the sea of Cap de Creus and Alt Empord\u00e0 with the Bay of Rosas and Port de la Selva.<\/p>\n

Afterwards we start a descent on foot until we arrive at Selva de Mar where we will have a lunch break. After lunch, we will continue with a long gallop along the Cap the Creus. This peninsula of sculptured rock full of flowering shrubs shows a truly lunar landscape. This is Salvador Dal\u00ed’s country; this area inspired many of his paintings. We lead our horses down to Talavera Bay, a smugglers cove and a fantastic beach, where we can have a swim and do some sunbathing. Following a lovely afternoon at the the beach, we ride on to the ridge above the village of Cadaqu\u00e9s. The effects of the tramontane give us the opportunity to watch diverse forms of erosion, which converts the landscape in a special, formed one. Finally, we arrive to Cadaqu\u00e9s, by horse to a hotel located in front of the beach.<\/p>\n

Once arrived, we will have some free time for visiting this touristic town, until dinner time, and later we might be able to enjoy the bohemian night of Cadaqu\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

DAY 7. DEPARTURE<\/strong>
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High Pyrenees – 8 days<\/h3>\n

Route of the Pyrenees par excellence in which we will reach peaks up to 2800m. It is a trail that crosses great valleys and goes up to the peaks. You will enjoy the Pyrenean scenery with its alpine areas, deep valleys, rocky reliefs where it will seem like if you had landed on the moon, and spectacular heights from where you will have a wonderful view above the mountains. A nature spectacle!<\/p>\n

This route is adequate for experienced riders, used to walk on the mountains, because there are some path that it is required. Therefore, we recommend you to do it with a good physical condition!<\/p>\n

ASK US FOR DATES<\/a><\/p>\n

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STAGES<\/h3>\n

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Day 1. Arrival <\/strong><\/p>\n

You will arrive to L\u2019Abella on the Pyrenees, a typical and small Catalan village in the middle of the mountains with stone houses. Before dinner, we will go over the week’s program. You will be told about the special characteristics of our Andalusian trail horses. You will be given an introduction to the week\u00b4s programme with an opportunity for a one-to-one conversation designed to find every rider their perfect horse. Then, you can enjoy a fantastic dinner<\/p>\n

Day 2. The journey begins <\/strong><\/p>\n

4-6 hours<\/strong><\/p>\n

After an early start from l\u2019Abella, we begin to climb up to the 3 peaks that will give us a first  sight of the amazing mountain range crossing Puig Billici, Puig Cerver\u00ed and Black Stone Peak to descends to Querals by crossing several rivers and Vall de Nuria Valley.<\/p>\n

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Day 3. Up to the highest peaks and The Great Valley of the Pyrenees  <\/strong><\/p>\n

4-6 hours<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today we will meet for breakfast and for preparing our trail very early.<\/p>\n

During this day, we are going to ride through an spectacular high mountain landscape, with peaks of 2600m and 2800m.. After lunch, we climb up to the Pic de l\u2019Infern from where we can admire the beautiful lakes of Caran\u00e7a and the valley of Coma de Vaca. Our next step is Nou Creus peak, located in an altitude 2800m, our highest peak in this trail. Descend will be crossing  Tossa\u2019s neck to reach la Molina where we will overnight.<\/p>\n

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Day 4. Natural Park Cad\u00ed-Moixer\u00f3 and Sanctuary of Falg\u00e0s<\/strong><\/p>\n

5 hours<\/strong><\/p>\n

We will begin this day by riding across spectacular valleys with the outstanding views of the Cad\u00ed Moixer\u00f2 Peaks like Pedraforca, and crossing mountain villages still charming as the first day. The Concret train and Museum and La Pobla del L\u2019Illet village will lead us after crossing LLobregat River to the Sactuary of Our lady of Falg\u00e0s to overnight.<\/p>\n

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Day 5. Catllar\u00e0s Range and Avinyonet to Gombr\u00e9n<\/strong><\/p>\n

5 hours<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today, we will have a relaxing day with fast gallops and canters, going to ride across Catller\u00e0s Mountain Range to reach Palomera\u2019s neck and reach the Pinyana range to the village of Gombr\u00e9n were we will overnight.<\/p>\n

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Day 6. The Ribes Valley and Back to the mountain of Ripoll<\/strong><\/p>\n

5-6 hours <\/strong><\/p>\n

Two great mountain Valleys, from the Ribes Valley we will be going to the Ripoll mountains in the Pre Pyrenees mountain range once again an impressive valley crossed by rivers, pine trees forest and Cattle and Montgrony range . We will be crossing the fields and pay attention, a few deer\u2019s might come across\u2026 we will reach El Baell neighbourhood where will overnight.<\/p>\n

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Day 7.Back to l\u2019Abella Serra Cavallera<\/strong><\/p>\n

5-6 hours<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today is our last riding day, we are going back to finish our loop to L\u2019Abella by crossing Serra Cavallera mountains and with views over la Llagona lakes at the Gorgs Plain and with viws over Camrpod\u00f3n Valley . Arrival into the Stables and Transfer to overnight at Setcases next to the Ter River, main River in Catalonia.<\/p>\n

ACCOMMODATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apartments L\u2019Abella<\/strong><\/p>\n

Veinat Abell\u00e1, 0 S\/N,<\/p>\n

17869 Abella<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.casaruralcamprodon.com\/mas-batllo<\/a><\/p>\n