Crossing Pyrenees By Self-Drive
By this tour you can cross this mountain ranges in Spain with style of fly drive and take a best driving route across Pyrenees mountains ( Spanish Alps ) to Discover the magic and fascination of the one of the main attraction in mountains between France and Spain . By having a road trip in Pyrenees mountains Spain you will feel where are the Pyrenees mountains as well as Pyrenees highest peak .
In this Pyrenees tour you will drive from Barcelona to great Pyrenees mountains in northern Spain and the itinerary will take you to the Spanish Alps and Alberes to visit unique natural attraction as well as main city in northern Spain .
You are equipped with Pyrenees mountains map and it’s attractions like Albera Massif and you would go through best driving route across Pyrenees .
While in every several days , you will be in one selected hotels in Pyrenees mountain , each day is planned and you have detailed and flexible schedule/routes to visit most of point of interests as well as attraction in the beautiful scenes in Pyrenees mountains Spain .
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• Spain Self-Drive tour in Pyrenees Mountain (Spanish Alp) with one of Our Cars
• Stay in selected hotels with facilities like Spa , ….
• Driving in Spain through Pyrenees mountains
• Could be shortened to 14 days .
• Visit northern Spain provinces attraction in Navarra, Aragón (Huesca) and Cataluña.
• Arrive to northern Spain airports (fly drive ) or ports by ferry ( ferry drive ) and Start this Pyrenees mountains tour Or Start this tour from Barcelona .
• Beautiful mountain roads & passes
• Breath-taking scenery of the Spanish & French Pyrenees mountains
• Impressive castles, medieval towns & villages
• Start in Barcelona and end in Bilbao or other Spain northern airport depend on your departure
• Drive through various national parks
• Visit exciting medieval towns
• Stay in wonderful locations
• drive superb high mountain passes
• Tour around the French and Spanish border region
• Spectacular Nature Parks
• Unique cultures & architectural styles
• Delicious wines, cheeses & mountain fare
In the first day of Pyrenees mountain tour and your self-drive travel to great Pyrenees mountains , you will head to north east Spain to be in the first stage of crossing Pyrenees mountain tour .
You will spend 3 nights in this area and can visit Figueres - Besalú - Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park - Santa Pau and Olot .
Besalú with its ancient Jewish quarter Cuina Volcanica , is one of the top 10 Spanish towns to visit and you can take daily guided tours centered around the Jewish heritage and then you can head to Garrotxa Volcanic park which it’s forty volcanic cones has been formed between 8000 to 700.000 years ago and you can visit one of the most beautiful spots like La Fageda d'en Jordà there . then you can take car and visit Santa Pau which is one of the spain old towns surrounded by medieval walls and is arranged around the castle .
If you have a time you can get to Figueres and visit Dalí Theatre-Museum or head to Castelló d'Empúries to enjoy driving though national park and enjoy culture and historyin old town with a rich architectural heritage of medieval origin .
Accommodation would be in selected hotel in mountain or sea side depend on the session and availability and also in the volcanic park you have a opportunities to do trek or rent a bike or Segway .
In the forth day of Pyrenees mountain tour and your self-drive travel to great Pyrenees mountains, you will head through spanish alp to be in the second stage of crossing Pyrenees mountain tour.
You will spend 2 nights in this area and can visit Olot - Ribes de Freser , Queralbs - Vall de Núria and Ribes de Freser
In Ribes de Freser which is near to Olot you can visit one of the most outstanding examples of Catalan Romanesque , and it is first female monastery in Catalonia dated back to 887 .Also you can dedicate a day to take a rack railway in Ribes de Freser to climb up to the Vall de Núria ski and mountain resort.
In Vall de Núria , there is a lots of place for enjoy with a family like fun park with its sledging zone or zip line are some of them .
Campelles, Pardines, Planoles, Queralbs, Toses or Ribes de Freser. The Tourist Office will be able to give you information about all of them. Choose to visit one or as many as you like, depending on the time available.
Accommodation would be in selected mountain hotel in with wooden room depend on the availability your hotel could have the Spa and Jacuzzi and you can take a rest in hearth of mountain enjoying the nature and driving to your favorite point of interests.
In the seventh day of Pyrenees mountain tour and your self-drive travel to great Pyrenees mountains, you will head through Spanish alp to be in the third stage of crossing Pyrenees mountain tour by passing La Seu d'Urgell by it’s cathedral standing in the town and lots of picturesque field surrounding.
In this area also there is rafting park in park Olímpic del Segre which you can have Rafting, hydro-speed, canoeing, boat trips and many other water activities for the families with child and couples.
Then you will head to Val d'Aran to have accommodation nearby and have a chance to visit the area in next 2 days like ski resort like Port Ainé, Espot Esquí, Tavascan or Virós-Vallferrera , National park , churches , charming villages as well as enjoying local foods like cheeses, honey and even caviar!
In the ski resort of val d’aran you can have winter activities such as snowshoeing, snowmobiling or dog sledding or enjoy explore nature and the mountain scenery in several hiking trails .
Accommodation would be in selected mountain hotel and depend on the availability your hotel could have the Spa and Jacuzzi and you can take a rest in hearth of mountain enjoying the nature and driving to your favorite point of interests.
In the tenth day of Pyrenees tour and your self-drive travel to great Pyrenees mountains, you will head through spanish alp to be in the forth stage of crossing Pyrenees mountain tour by passing ordesa as well as Monte Perdido and Sierra de Guara to visit natural park and medieval villages and taste exceptional red wine , Somontano wines .
There is possibility to go around Pyrenees' highest peak in this area and then you can have a time for visiting Valle de Tena which you have chance for many activities like Walking, climbing and all other mountain activities . in Valle de Tena you visit some natural parks like La Cuniacha Pyrenean Wildlife Park as well as unique monastery of San Juan de la Peña .
If you are tired and would like to be fresh you can have a luxury Spa baths in Panticosa .
Accommodation would be in selected mountain hotel and depend on the availability your hotel could have the Spa and Jacuzzi or beside a natural gulf resorts. you can take a rest in hearth of mountain in your hotel or enjoying the nature and driving to your favorite point of interests.
In the 13th day of Pyrenees tour and your self-drive travel to great Pyrenees mountains, you will head through Spanish alp to be in the fifth stage of crossing Pyrenees mountain tour by being in north west of Navarra where there is gateway to Camino de Santiago in Roncesvalles .
You will spend 2 nights in this area and can visit Forest of Irati which is European second largest beech forest , gorge of Arbaiun which is a deep canyon with the river Salazar in the limestone rock of the Sierra of Leire and a town of Lumbier which is jacobean for its history, being the Camino de Santiago and mountain villages like Otxagabia and Isaba.
Accommodation would be in selected mountain hotel and depend. And we try to select bast hotel to be in center of all points of interest in the area and also with acceptable quality .
In the 15th day of Pyrenees tour and your self-drive travel to great Pyrenees mountains, you will head through Spanish alp to be in the sixth stage of crossing Pyrenees mountain tour by being in north and center of Navarra where there is gateway to Camino de Santiago .
You will spend 2 nights in this area and can visit Forest castels in Olite and Artajona , east of Irati forest , visit the valley of baztan with Stages and localities that crosses the road of Santiago Baztan , Bidasoa and La Ribera .
Accommodation would be in selected mountain hotel and depend And we try to select bast hotel to be in center of all points of interest in the area and also with acceptable quality .
In the last day , based on your departure airport in northern Spain or your schedule you will drop of the car at airport and the you will depart back to your home .