2025 France & Spain Adventure - Mataró & Barcelona

 End of another great bicycle adventure:  

Total distance:  860 km

Total elevation gain: 3,522 ms

Our bicycles are packed and we are in Barcelona visiting the sites and meeting friends. 

On our way to Mataro. 

Discussing the trip with two nice German cyclists also going from Lyon to Barcelona, but much faster!

Ending on the wrong track following Komoot directions. 

End of the wrong track at a RR tunnel!!

On the beach in Mataro. 

Taking N-2 to Barcelona.  

Roof top pool at the hotel 1898.  

Gaudi's Casa Batllo.  

Gaudi's la Pedrera, Casa Mila.

Barcelona Cathedral.  

On the Cathedral roof.  

Taking the boxed bicycles back to our hotel.  

Great help and support with our bicycles at:  

Bike Rental & Shop | By-Cycle Barcelona

Carrer del Notariat, 6, Ciutat Vella, 08001 Barcelona, Spain

2025 France & Spain Adventure - Girona, Caldes de Malavella, & Lloret de Mar

 Total distance:  779.4 km

Total elevation gain:  3,157 ms

We have now traveled back to Mediterranean to Costa Brava, to spend a few days on the beach in Lloret de Mar. 

At our hotel in Girona. 

Moorish bath in Girona. 

Walking the defensive walls. 

Girona cathedral. 

Galettes for dinner.

At our unexpected hotel in Caldes de Malavella. 

On top of  first climb of the day. 

Coming out of the tunnel at the end of the last climb. 

A room with a view in Lloret del Mar. 

In a little warmer Mediterranean. 

With our uncle Mak & Mireya in Lloret.

Catalona concert in Lloret.