Why Girona?

We looked all around the world for the perfect training location for our camps and we are sure we have found it. The Province of Girona is in Catalonia, in the north east of Spain. This means there is year round sunshine with very few rainy days, enabling year round training. In fact, if it does rain it is usually a thunder storm in the late afternoon, when training for the day is usually completed.

As well as having beautifully warm weather, this area has fantastic training possibilities.
From the cycling point of view, there are the fantastic network of good quality quiet roads, which wind across the Mediterranean lowlands, then up through the wonderful volcanoes of the Garrrotxa, before finally reaching the Pyrenees. The foothills of the Pyrenees are within an hours ride of the masia, giving one all sorts of possible training rides depending on ones fitness and ones training schedule. The scenery is also fantastic, this is an area of exceptional natural beauty, where 60% of the land is still forested. Around every corner you seem to come across another stunning vista. So it is of no surprise that this area is a cycling heartland, with many pros making this their base year round, including a 7-time tour winner.

There are also amazing swimming facilities with competition 25 and 50 meter pools, and the pristine Banyoles Lake just 5km from the masia. There are also myriad of picturesque wooded off road trails, from the easy trail around Banyoles Lake to the steep trails climbing the surrounding volcanoes and mountains.

As well as being a fantastic area for training this area also has so much more to offer.
This area has an immense wealth of history, from the prehistoric caves at Serinya, to the ancient Greek and Roman cities preserved at Empuries, to the monasteries, churches and castles that litter the region. This area is also famous for being Dalí's homeland, with his castle at Pubol, his Teatre-Museu in Figueres and his house, the Casa Museu Dalí, in Port Lligat, near Cadaqués. In Barcelona, only 70 minutes away, you can also experience the architecture of Gaudí and the works of Picasso and Miro, who all made Barcelona their home for many years. Girona itself has a wealth of architecture and artistic viewings, with its Cathedral, Romanesque churches, ancient bath house and museums. While Besalú has its magnificent 11th-century bridge and boasts two beautiful Romanesque churches. Every town in this region has something to offer the visitor, making this area such a pleasure to visit. In fact the Girona province is such an exceptional area, we feel that words just do not do it justice. It is definitely a jewel that should not be missed.