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ROAD - Spain
Grade: B/C
RIDE PROFILE Av. daily distance: 50km (31 miles) No. of days cycling: 6 (1 optional) Vehicle support: 100% Terrain and route: the region is hilly, with a few climbs but generally this trip is not excessively demanding. Leader drives the support vehicle, sweeping the route several times a day. This is a flexible trip as maps and route notes are issued and the group can spread out. TRIP DETAILS Group: min. 6, max. 16, plus leader-driver. Accommodation: 6 nights 2 and 3 star hotels, 1 night pension. Food: all breakfasts, 2 lunches and 3 dinners included.
A Journey through Andalucia
Cycle through the beautiful landscape between two of Andalucias finest historic cities - Granada and Seville
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Trip code MWG " 8 days Sun to Sun Trip Code 2008 MWG813 MWG819 MWG823 MWG838 MWG842 Start 30 Mar 11 May 08 Jun 21 Sep 19 Oct End 06 Apr 18 May 15 Jun 28 Sep 26 Oct Land only 699 699 699 699 699 729 729 2009 MWG905 01 Feb 08 Feb MWG911 15 Mar 22 Mar
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No Local Payment Prices are £ sterling per person ¤ Optional single supplement £95 ¤ Land only start Granada airport day 1, end Seville airport day 8 ¤ Exodus can book flights for this trip, package price from £945 ¤ Low cost flights available to Granada and Seville - see Trip Notes for details. ¤ Insurance £26
BIKE HIRE
Spain: Stevens Jazz Hybrid £60, paid on booking From UK: £95, paid on booking
ur journey begins in Granada, home to the romantic Alhambra Palace, and moves on through some of Spains most impressive yet leastknown landscapes. Following roads that for centuries echoed with the sound of Berber and Arab warlords, armies and tradesmen, this is a journey of discovery through a rolling landscape of whitewashed farmhouses, olive trees, citrus groves, rugged limestone gorges and dense forest parks. Ancient fortresses and decaying monasteries reveal the regions changing fortunes, and we continue across the stunning cliffs of Ronda and the Moorish citadel of Arcos de la Frontera to reach Spains finest monument city Seville. Its atmospheric tapas bars are the perfect place to reflect on a fine weeks cycling.
ITINERARY
Day 1 Start Granada airport. 2 Optional morning visit to Alhambra Palace, one of the great wonders of Islamic architecture; afternoon ride through olive groves of the Sierra de Loja to historic Archidona. 3 Ride through rolling farmland to Fuente de Piedra Nature Reserve (Europes largest colony of flamingoes); onto mediaeval Antequera, one of Andalucias architectural showpieces. 4 Follow remote road below Sierra de Torcal past stunning lakes and through pine forest into the Ardales N.P.; lunch near famous gorges of Camino del Rey (Kings Walk); Sierra ride to farming village of El Burgo. 5 Cycle through UNESCO protected Biosphere Reserve into outstanding bandit country of Sierra de las Nieves, home to eagles and vultures; downhill into fortified town of Ronda, with clifftop citadel and stunning gorge.
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6 Into the heart of Sierra de Grazalema N.P., one of Spains finest wilderness areas; lunch in the pretty town of Grazalema. 7 Through Alcornocales N.P. passing various lakes and climbing hills studded with cork oak; onto Moorish clifftop town of Arcos de la Frontera; drive to Seville to enjoy its superb historic monuments. 8 Free time for sightseeing; end Seville airport.
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