Headwaters of the Ter and Freser Natural Park: Experience the majesty of the Pyrenees with peaks that exceed 2,800 meters. The headwaters of the Ter and Freser rivers form unique river landscapes with exceptional biodiversity.
Montseny Natural Park: The green lung of Catalonia, Montseny offers lush forests, diverse flora and fauna, and panoramic views. Perfect for outdoor activities, it is a natural gem near Barcelona.
Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park: A surreal landscape with more than 40 inactive volcanoes, Garrotxa will captivate you with its volcanic terrain. Ideal for hiking and nature observation.
Cap de Creus Natural Park: Discover the rocky and untamed coast of Cap de Creus, where the Pyrenees meet the sea. Adventure along cliffs, hidden coves and unforgettable seascapes.
Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park: With majestic peaks and valleys, Cadí-Moixeró is perfect for mountaineering and hiking. Enjoy panoramic views and discover the high mountain flora and fauna.
Montserrat Natural Park: Montserrat, with its impressive rock formations, is a sacred and natural site. Climb its spiers or walk the trails to connect with this Catalan icon.
Alt Pirineu Natural Park: At the highest end of the Pyrenees, this park offers alpine landscapes, glacial lakes and biological diversity. Perfect for climbing, skiing and nature watching.
Discover these natural paradises with our activities at guiesamadablam.com and connect with Catalan nature in unique experiences. Venture out and position your company with us!
In Catalonia we have a very diverse landscape, and this means that we have a multitude of activities to do from the Pyrenees to the CostaBrava passing through the interior. Here we present some of the best activities to do in winter in Catalonia.
Via ferratas are very dynamic activities where we are in constant motion, this means that the cold does not affect us to carry out the activity. Here is an example of ferrata routes to do in winter:
The winter canyons that we present here are a very good option to enjoy during the coldest season of any year.
The Hot Springs Canyon, is a unique canyon in Europe of these characteristics, its waters at some point come out at a temperature of 60º.
The dry canyons we do are located on the South Face of Montserrat. There are several dry canyons in the Montserratarea, the most famous being Joc de l'Oca and Tres en Ratlla.
Snowshoe excursions are recommendedactivities for all audiences, from the oldest to the youngest. We have easy trips like walking in the snow, buildingan igloo, walks under the light of the Full Moon or we also have more demanding trips like hiking a snowy peak or trips of several days sleeping in shelters or even sleeping in tents.
In Catalonia we have many climbing areas ideal for winter. Most of the climbing walls in Catalonia face south and therefore, the sun touches them all day long, meaning that in the middle of winter, you can be climbing perfectly in short sleeves!
Multipitch rock climbing, ideal for people who already climb and want to live the experience of climbing a needle in Montserrat or climb to reaching the top of Pedraforca...
Rock climbing course
Ridges: if you want to experience the world of ridges, we also have several proposals that may interest you.
Hiking is a highly recommended activity for the less hot time of the year. In our country we have many areas where you can practice hiking with many different types of landscapes and vegetation. Some examples of diversity of outputs could be these:
Excursions to La Garrotxa, where there is low and mid-mountain with some of the most beautiful vegetation in Catalonia.
Excursions to the Costa Brava, we will find a very different landscape to the other excursions we can do in Cataloniawith 100% Mediterranean vegetation.
Excursions in Montserrat, in this peculiar area, we find a maze of paths where if you don't have a good orientation, you can get lost inside. It really is a magical mountain!
Excursions through the Collsacabra, straddling Osona, la Selva and la Garrotxa, we find this plateau of cliffs and waterfalls where you can enjoy leisurely hiking.
We organize orienteering courses in the Vall d'en Bas, it is a very beautiful area and perfect for this type of activity. Ideal for families, schoolgroups and also for company activities.
Do you want us to accompany you in any of these activities? Do you have another activity in mind? Do not hesitate, we will take you there!! Contact us!
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The best via ferratas in Catalonia. In Catalonia we have many via ferratasand some very beautiful ones. The best via ferratas in Catalonia near Barcelona, according to our criteria, would be:
Do you want us to accompany you in any of these activities? Do you have another via ferrata in mind? Do not hesitate, we will take you there!! Contact us!
In la Garrotxa we have several possibilities to enjoy different activities with children:
Canyoning in the Vall d'en Bas: ideal for summer! Children from 7 years. We will learn to rappelling with a beautiful 7m abseil, we will do several jumps and slides of up to 4m (optional) and a siphon (also optional). Young and old will enjoy the most refreshing and spend a morning or an afternoon of the most fun in the middle of an explosion of nature.
Canyoning in the Estrets of Sant Aniol: ideal for spring. Children from 7 years. 7m abseil and several jumps up to 7m (optional !!). For everyone! Very beautiful formations and a brutal turquoise water color!
Orienteering race at the Hostalets d'en Bas: ideal all year round and from 6 to 7 years old, we will enjoy an orienteering circuit in the beautiful and picturesque village of Hostalets d'en Bas! The circuit will be through an area with rivers, springs and lots of vegetation, a very beautiful area of our beloved Valley. By teams or with a single team, you will have to find the different landmarks hidden in the territory with the help of a map and compass with a certain time. Highly recommended!
Hiking in the Volcanoes: discover the volcanoes of la Garrotxa with the help of mountain guides with the title of the Good Connoisseur of La Garrotxa!
Hiking in Alta Garrotxa: discover the stories hidden in the Area of Natural Interest of Alta Garrotxa, discover its most spectacular caves!
Rock climbing experience in Garrotxa: learn how to climb the walls of Alta Garrotxa, in the area of Sadernes in Sant Aniol, where apart from enjoying magnificent views and if it's hot, a swim in the river , we will enjoy the experience of climbing the beautiful walls that it offers us.
RIPOLLÈS:
In Ripollès, in the Pyrenees region, we have several activities to enjoy with children:
Canyoning in the Freser Valley: ideal for summer !! Initiation canyoning from 7 years in a high mountain environment! small abseil of 3m, several jumps up to 4m (optional).
Via Ferrata Roca de la Creu: all year round, less recommended in summer, as it will be very hot. Best time: autumn, winter and spring. Children from 7 years old! Via Ferrata of initiation that begins with a vertical part and then, loses verticality. We will find several bridges: Nepali, Tibetan. A good via ferrata to start! Beautiful views of the Vall de Ribes and the Taga.
Climbing with children: they learn rock climb by climbing the walls offered by the Ripollès region. Different climbing areas throughout Ripollès. Ideal for those boys and girls who want to climb everywhere!
Snowshoeing: snowshoeing route around the Vallter ski resort !! Black pine forests, steep mountains, ... a very beautiful environment! From 7 years.
Igloo construction: ideal activity for children from 6/7 years. We will travel with snowshoes to a good area where together, we will build an igloo !!!! A great refuge in case of bad weather. Big and small we will learn a lot!
Hiking: excursions with children all over the Eastern Pyrenees !!! Núria and Vallter area. Also, other areas of Ripollès. Routes of different styles from 7 years!
Discover canyoning near Barcelona and yes, in 1 hour or 1 hour and a half we have many canyons that will do us a lot enjoy and for all levels!
Canyoning 1 hour - 1 hour and a half from Barcelona:
Gurn Canyon, Vall d'en Bas (Garrotxa). Nice canyonof initiation for all those looking for a first contact. Also suitable for children from 7 years. We will find abseiling, jumps, slides, siphon, ... all optional. Located in an incredible environment such as the Vall d'en Bas, lots of vegetation, very green, very cool.
Forat Negre Canyon, Vallcebre (Berguedà). Initiation. Limestone rock canyon a lot narrow. Nice formations and very cool abseils, we will end up being some cracks of the abseil! Suitable for children from 8 - 9 years.
Gravet Canyon, Rupit (Osona). Medium level Canyon. Incomparable environment. Near the spectacular Salt de Sallent (100m waterfall), we find the Torrent del Gravet, a fenced corridor that suddenly opens into a spectacular and aerial abseil of 30m. Ideal in spring. We will do several rappels. From 14 years approximately.
With less than 2 hours we find anothers canyons:
Estrets de Sant Aniol Canyon, Sadernes (Garrotxa). Nice initiation canyon where we will enjoy the jumps as we have jumps up to 8m (always optional) and abseiling. Crystal clear waters and very well formed rock formations, it is a canyon similar to the style of canyons that exists in the Sierra de Guara in Huesca. Suitable for children from 7 years.
Freser Inferior Canyon, Queralbs (Ripollès). Initiation canyon. High mountain environment. Granite walls and blocks in cool water and with a very beautiful color. Jumps and abseils. Suitable for children from 8 years.
Núria Inferior Canyon, Queralbs (Ripollès). Medium level canyon where in an incomparable High Mountain environment such as the Vall de Núria area, we will enjoy a canyon with abseils of up to 20m and several jumps and slides up to 7m (always optional). Recommended for children from 14 years.
Estrets del Freser Canyon, Queralbs (Ripollès). Medium level Canyon. It is a canyon where we will enjoy its slides, jumps and abseils in a very beautiful and quiet high mountain environment located within the Natural Park of the Heads of the Ter Freser. Recommended for children from 12 years.
Anelles Canyon, Ceret (France, just past Figueres). Beautiful canyon that will not leave us indifferent! Close to the Coast, it is a real mountain canyon! It starts with a spectacular 28m abseil and then, we will find several abseils, jumps and slides up to 7m (optional). Medium level. Recommended for children from 12 years.
Núria Integral Canyon, Queralbs (Ripollès). The canyon of the Catalan Pyrenees par excellence! Advanced level, will require that we have done a few canyons before entering it and is that, its launcher slides up to 15m will make us take adrenaline to dojo! 12m heart attack jumps. That if, icy waters that will do us not love slide by slide! Ideal in summer, when it is very hot. From 16 years and necessary experienced.
Sant Aniol Canyon, Sadernes (Garrotxa). One of the most beautiful and complete canyons in Catalonia. 30 and 40m abseils, 7m jumps and all, surrounded by large limestone walls and turquoise waters. The Canyon located within the Area of Natural Interest of Alta Garrotxa. Ideal spring and early summer. Advanced level, previous experience required. From 16 years. Also, we will need good legs, as we have 3 hours of approach, 4 hours of ravine and 2 hours of return but for those who want to enjoy more of the activity, and it becomes THE BEST CANYON we have the opportunity to do the approach and return by jeep 4x4, thus enjoying the best places of the Alta Garrotxa, that rough and bad footprint where a few years ago so many people lived and that today we find, mostly, abandoned. A land of smugglers, coal miners, shepherds and ranchers, among others, and roads of exile. A land that collects many stories that when you hear them, will not leave you indifferent, the Alta Garrotxa.
Canals or de les Comelles Canyon, Sadernes (Garrotxa). On a personal level, our favorite canyon is that, taking it with water is difficult, there must be continuous periods of rain (spring), but when it is achieved and the day is sunny, we will enjoy one of the canyons with the most crystalline waters there are. Paradise in the middle of mountains and oak forests. Abseils and many jumps, more than his older brother Sant Aniol. Similar features and also option of Jeep 4x4, as the approach and return are the same length as those of Sant Aniol. An essential also of advanced level.
Here we present the best Via Ferrata near Barcelona, the Costa Brava and the Girona Pyrenees. With just over 1 hour by car we have many via ferratas to enjoy this vertical world with total safety. We have via ferrata for all levels.
Via Ferrata of different levels between 45 minutes and 1 hour 30 minutes from Barcelona:
Via Ferrata Roca de la Creu, Ribes de Freser: This is an ideal via ferrata to start in this world of heights. We will find vertical, horizontal sections and monkey bridges. Located in Ribes de Freser very close to the Vall de Núria and the Capçaleres Ter - Freser Natural Park, in the heart of the Pyrenees, it is a via ferrata with spectacular views. It is 1h 30 minutes from Barcelona.
Via Ferrada Familiar de Centelles: We will do the easiest section of the well-known and busy via ferrata de les Baumes Corcades, ideal for people who want to get started and who do not want to drive more than 45 minutes from Barcelona.
Via Ferrata de les Baumes Corcades, Centelles: We will do the only via ferrata in Osona, 45 minutes from Barcelona. This via ferrata runs along the entire wall of the emblematic summit of Puigsagordi where we will progress through vertical walls, an extra plumbed part just before reaching the top and the icing on the cake, the longest Nepali Bridge in Europe. It is a demanding activity recommended for beginners.
Via Ferrata Cala del Molí to Sant Feliu de Guíxols: In this via ferrata we suggest you go and see the sunrise while we do the via ferrata. It is one of the busiest via ferratas in Europe and that is why we suggest you do it in a different way and without crowds. It is 1h 30 minutes from Barcelona.
Via Ferrata Roques d'Empalomar, Vallcebre: Located in Berguedà, very close to Pedraforca, the emblematic mountain of Catalonia, it is a very vertical and beautiful via ferrata for lovers of heights. It is 1h 30 minutes from Barcelona.
Via Ferrata Integral de les Baumes Corcades: We will do the well-known Via Ferrata de Centelles for all its hardest parts, Nepalese bridge, extra lead of the stairs and the part of the Esperó de la Tosquera, the latter some of the most hard considered a K5. Only suitable for experienced with a desire for cane. It is 45 minutes from Barcelona.
Via Ferrata de Cal Curt, Vallcebre: We will combine this via ferrata with the Via Ferrata de les Roques d'Empalomar, where we will warm up for what will come to us once we start this via ferrata. The Cal Curt is athletic, and few breaks, where we will end up with very tired but very satisfied arms. It is 1h 30 minutes from Barcelona.
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