Cap de Creus

Just before everyone is off for Easter break, we got a chance to do the route to Cadaques and Cap de Creus we have planned for the Breakaway group. It was a beautiful almost summerlike day and there was none of the famous tramuntana wind.

The white-washed village of Cadaques is one of the most beautiful on the Costa Brava and holds a special place in the heart of all who visit. Walking in the little streets up to the church, tucking in little shops and seeing all of the local cats is a wonderful respite from the sun and tourists along the waterfront.

Now, just a little more on the bike and we come to the tip of Cap de Creus, the easternmost point on the Iberian Peninsula. Here, where the Pyrenees meet the sea is a rugged, worn land with the contrasting deep blue of the sea. The perfect place to stop and contemplate this raw beauty before returning to Girona.

Made it!

Sa Tuna

The beautiful Costa Brava beckons as the spring brings summerlike afternoons and cool sweater candle evenings.

The article Sa from Sa Tuna is from what they call ¨salty¨ Catalan, from the sea. Previously isolated villages along the coast and on the Balearic Islands speak with a different accent and expressions. In standard Catalan, the article would be el/en/lo or la and in ¨salty¨ Catalan, the articles are es/so or sa(feminine).

Sa Tuna is a wonderful little cala or cove located down the hill from the town of Begur. From here you can take the Camí de Ronda (path along the coast) in both directions to get different perspectives of the coastline and access more private calas, especially useful in the summer when there are many people.

In the area you can see many Indianos, mansions built around 1900 after sailors came back from the Americas where they had sought their fortunes and came back to settle down.
There are several little hotels to stay and relax after a bike tour...or anytime. July and August aren´t really recommended for the crowds and how that makes everything a bit less charming.