The Brugarol winery, Finca Bell-Lloc and Bikefriendly have designed more than 30 bicycle routes between vineyards suitable for road, mountain bike or gravel bikes that allow you to enjoy the autumn landscapes of the Empordà, live the experience of the grape harvest and, incidentally, …try their wines!
With the imposing view of the Pyrenees to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the east, there is no doubt that The Emporda, in the most northeastern corner of Catalonia, is a land rich in contrasts and spectacular scenery. But if you have to choose a time of year to visit it and let yourself be impregnated by its tradition and its smells, it is, without a doubt, this: the vintage time.
Between the beginning of September and the end of October, the intense green that bathed the Vineyards It begins to turn ocher and the vine gradually pales as the workers work to pick the grapes from the vine. A spectacle worth seeing that is completed with the aroma of pressed grapes and must that the surrounding wineries give off.
Routes between vineyards
And what better way for us, cyclists, to enjoy that experience than by pedaling? What better plan for the first weekends of autumn than pedal along bicycle routes between vineyards on fun tracks and paths or even on winding roads? And by the way, of course, finish the day tasting the wines from their cellars.
Well, just that adventure, adapted to all types and levels of cyclist, is what is offered this season by Celler Brugarol, a unique winery and architectural rarity excavated under its own vineyards in the bowels of the Bell-Lloc Estate.
And you will say, what is so special about this farm? Well, it is a rural complex that offers the possibility of staying in a house surrounded by vineyards or even in a old restored Catalan farmhouse which, in addition, strives every day to satisfy the needs of its cyclist guests and that is why it has the Bikefriendly quality seal.
On a road bike, MTB or gravel bike
But not only that, with the help of Bikefriendly they have designed a whole network of circular routes from the Finca to the delight of cyclists who stay at its facilities. 21 road routes, six for mountain biking and another six for gravel of different distances and levels of difficulty make up the track catalog that Finca Bell-Lloc makes available to the most demanding cyclist. And as a cherry on top, the wine tourism experiences for cyclists offered by the establishment with a briefing of the routes to be taken, visit to the winery and wine tastings, oil, cheeses and other products that are made by hand on the farm itself.
Ah! And this Sunday, September 22, the Finca Bell-Lloc celebrates the grape harvest festival and offers the possibility of participating in the process of picking the grapes and even stepping on them in barrels with your feet as was done in the past. A family party which will continue with a visit to the winery and a meal based on its products. If you still don't have a plan for the weekend you can sign up, because for Sunday... it doesn't rain!
If you want to know more about Finca Bell-Lloc, click here and if you want to know the wines of the Brugarol winery, visit their website here.
And if what you want is to complete this cycling experience other bike routes between vineyards, know our La Rioja Wine Tracks, travel with us and become a sommelier on wheels.
