Sporting life

It has been so generous to the area that man has only needed to make a slight effort to bring a ge of sporting possibilities within reach: from natural outdoor sports such as rock climbing and with routes excellently sign-posted according to international regulations, canyoning, winter aragliding, canoeing, etc., to other sports that call for special facilities, such as parachuting, awing, athletics, horseback riding, etc. For cycling trips we recommend following the course eenways, former railway lines that link Girona-Olot, Ripoll-Sant Joan de les Abadesses-Ogassa, iant Feliu de Guixols, or using the services of the various mountain bike centres strategically rround the region. re should not forget one of the most notable features of the Costa Brava, the narrow paths their way along the coastline between the rocks and the pine trees: the coast paths.

Five resorts, four for alpine skiing and one (Guils Fontanera) for cross-country skiing make up the range of winter-sport options in the Pirineu de Girona. La Molina, Masella, Vail de Nuria and Vallter 2000 have now become skiing classics in Catalonia, at a time of a real leap forward due to improved services and facilities. The Alp 2500 area, thanks to the connection between La Molina and Masella, can offer the largest skiable area in the Pyrenees, with a surface area of 100 kilometres. With their close proximity to Mediterranean Sea, the ski resorts in Girona province offer visitors the added bonus of a mild climate and clear sunny skies that make for pleasant, comfortable skiing.