Mediterranean Mountain Motorcycle Tour
From Málaga to Barcelona
Spain
Can you imagine a better plan for this Spring than riding a motorcycle up the Mediterranean coast from the south of Spain all the way to Barcelona?
The Mediterranean is famous for its beautiful beaches, mild temperatures, crystal clear waters and picture perfect towns. What’s less famous are the many small mountain ranges that line the Spanish coast. These little known mountains are ideal for riding as they are chock full of twisty roads. These serpentine back roads wind through forests, canyons and over mountain passes with virtually no traffic and excellent asphalt.
But the fun doesn’t stop there and this tour is more than just perfect riding roads. You’ll get to see the sun rise directly out of the blue waters, enjoy an authentic Paella in Valencia, sleep in luxurious hotels and discover secrets that are way off the beaten track. You’ll have many opportunities to admire sea views, but you’ll also experience the rugged beauty of Cabo de Gata Natural Park and the wild Costa Brava. You’ll ride through vineyards in the famous Priorat and Penedes regions and taste some of the best cuisine in the country. Will you let this opportunity pass you by? Join us!
*Price includes BMW G310R
IMTBIKE ROUTE rating
It is essential to know the different skill levels needed to participate in the IMTBIKE TOURS that are offered to you. IMTBIKE makes sure that it offers different tours for all riding styles and levels. The IMTBIKE team always works diligently in designing our routes. This is a laborious process which entails reviewing all road choices before selecting the best option for an IMTBIKE tour.
The most experienced motorcyclists looks for roads that require technical skill; narrow twisty roads with little traffic and endless curves. But these same roads would be too difficult for a less experienced rider.
The local driving habits, the amount of traffic, the asphalt quality and the radius of the curves vary considerably from country to country and even in different regions of the same country. They will also vary depending on the season of the year. All of these factors have been studied by IMTBIKE and have been taken into consideration when rating our tours.
IMTBIKE thinks it is also important to know about the different types of roads you will be enjoying on your tour. To understand the road types easier, IMTBIKE has divided them into two categories, and we have calculated an approximate percentage of each on all of our tours.
- TOURING ROADS: These are wider roads comprised mainly of larger radius sweepers. They are still curvy roads but not tight mountainous twisty curves. Please remember that you will ride very few straight roads on IMTBIKE tours!
- CHALLENGING ROADS: These are roads that are tight twisty turns which require more technical skill. Many times they will be narrower roads without a shoulder and sometimes with steep inclines or descents. Normally they will be mountainous roads accompanied by spectacular sceneries.
If you have never ridden a motorcycle outside of your country, or if you have little experience riding on mountain roads with many curves, we recommend that you choose a tour rated moderate or intermediate. If you have any questions or doubts please do not hesitate to call or email us. We are always happy to answer your questions to make sure that you choose the best tour for your riding level.
Moderate
This route offers wider sweeping turns that are easy to maneuver. This route may have some tighter turns in a few places but this will be the exception. Regardless, even on moderate tours you must be able to ride a large cylinder motorcycle in any condition. Never plan to learn how to ride a motorcycle on an IMTBIKE tour. We recommend having a minimum of 8.000 km (5.000 miles) of experience riding a large cylinder motorcycle to participate on a MODERATE rated IMTBIKE Tour and you should ride a motorcycle on a regular basis at home.
Intermediate
This route rating can have sections of very twisty curves on narrow roads with no center line to divide the road. There will also wider radius curves on these routes. Traffic conditions can be intense at times in some urban environments and the local driving habits may seem aggressive and unpredictable to you. It is imperative that you are an experienced motorcyclist. We recommend that you have a minimum of 12.000 km (7500 miles) of large cylinder motorcycle experience to participate on a INTERMEDIATE rated IMTBIKE Tour and you should ride a motorcycle on a regular basis at home.
Advanced
This route rating has long sections of technical narrow twisty roads and sometimes single lane roads. These twisty roads will often be in mountains where steep inclines and descents will be commonplace. Some riding days can be long and challenging. Traffic conditions can be intense at times in some urban environments and the local driving habits may seem aggressive and unpredictable to you. It is imperative that you are a very experienced motorcyclist on a large cylinder motorcycle. We recommend that you have a minimum of 16.000 km (10.000 miles) of large cylinder motorcycle experience on an ADVANCE rated IMTBIKE Tour and of course you should ride a motorcycle on a regular basis at home.
IMTBIKE Average Daily Riding Hours
5 to 7 hours
6 to 8 hours
7 to 9 hours
How many hours a day you ride on a tour is important information in helping you decide on the right IMTBIKE tour for you. Some tour members want to ride as many hours as possible everyday, while others prefer to stop more frequently and dedicate more time to enjoying the scenery, visiting cultural sights and arrive at the hotel earlier to relax before dinner. The daily riding hours are calculated including the coffee breaks and photo stops but they do not include the time taken for lunch.
Normally we’ll start our riding day at 9:30am and we will take about a one hour lunch break sometime between 1pm and 2pm. So if the daily riding hours for a given tour are 5-7, then you will arrive at the hotel between 3:30pm- 5:30pm depending on the average speed of the group.
Tour Facts
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Start / End Málaga / BarcelonaTotal Distance 2890 km / 1796 milles
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Total Time 12 DaysRiding Days 10 Days
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Rest Days 1, ValenciaBreakfast 11 Included Breakfasts
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Daily Mileage 300km / 190 millles
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Hotel Overnights 11 NightsRiding Season Spring, Autumn, Early winter and late summer
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Highlights: Málaga, Málaga Mountains, Tropical Coast , Alpujarras Mountains, Alicante Mountains, Valencia, Mediterranean Coast, Maestrazgo Mountains, Ribera del Ebro, Priorat Vineyards, Costa Brava, Montseny Mountains, Barcelona.Accommodations: Amazing Hotels. High quality Motorcycle Friendly Hotels, some located in front of the sea, others in historical centers or in mountain enclaves.
*All IMTBIKE lodgings are hand-picked for their quality of service, local charm and strategic locations.
From: € 4595*
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Daily Itinerary
- Day 1: Arrival in Málaga
- Day 2: Málaga - Sierra de Granada
- Day 3: Sierra de Granada – Costa de Almería
- Day 4: Costa de Almería – Alicante
- Day 5: Alicante – Valencia
- Day 6: Rest day in Valencia
- Day 7: Valencia – Sierra del Maestrazgo
- Day 8: Sierra del Maestrazgo - Ribera del Ebro
- Day 9: Ribera del Ebro – Cardona
- Day 10: Cardona – Costa Brava
- Day 11: Costa Brava – Barcelona
- Day 12: Return flight home
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Day 1: Arrival in Málaga
One of your guides will be waiting at the airport to pick you up and bring you to the hotel if you arrive on this day. You’ll have the rest of the day to rest or see the city. In the evening we’ll have a welcome briefing with the guides and the rest of the group. After that we’ll have dinner in a delicious local restaurant.
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Day 2: Málaga - Sierra de Granada
We’ll start the tour with a magnificent ride into the mountains along the Costa del Sol. We’ll cross the Montes de Málaga and the Sierras de Tejeda y Alhama Natural Parks. We’ll finish the day in the Sierra Nevada, home to the highest peak on the Iberian Peninsula.
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Day 3: Sierra de Granada – Costa de Almería
Today we’ll have 4 big highlights. We’ll begin with the Alpujarras and its charming white villages. Next we’ll hit one of the best riding roads in the country, over the Sierra de los Filabres. Then we’ll ride through the Tabernas Desert, where many of the Spaghetti Westerns were filmed. Finally, we’ll touch down next to the blue waters of the Mediterranean on the Almerian Coast.
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Day 4: Costa de Almería – Alicante
Today will be a little less intense, but we’ll ride another great road in the Sierra de Filabres before crossing into the region of Murcia. We’ll take some fun back roads that only the locals know and ride through picturesque farmlands on our way to the bustling marina of Alicante.
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Day 5: Alicante – Valencia
Today we have another full plate of curves to devour. Our route will take us on some of the most famous and most photographed riding roads of the coast, between Alicante and Valencia. It’s a colorful day full of pine tree forests and small villages. We’ll end our day in Valencia after crossing the Albufera where the famous Paella rice is grown.
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Day 6: Rest day in Valencia
Rest day in Valencia, a beautiful sunny city with plenty to do. You can visit the City of Arts and Sciences, the palaces of the Barrio del Carmen, the Lonja de la Seda (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and the Central Market. There is also an optional morning ride.
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Day 7: Valencia – Sierra del Maestrazgo
Today we have another fantastic route through the mountains north of Valencia. Its also a day full of curves through canyons and along rivers, some of the best riding anywhere. The Maestrazgo awaits us.
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Day 8: Sierra del Maestrazgo - Ribera del Ebro
The Maestrazgo is home to some of the least known mountains in Spain, even amongst Spaniards. We’ll cruise lonely roads, visit the walled city of Morella and finish the day on the banks of the mighty Ebro River.
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Day 9: Ribera del Ebro – Cardona
Today we’ll ride through the heart of Catalunya, the mountains that rise slowly from the sea into the majestic Pyrenees Mountains. We’ll start the day in the vineyards of Priorat following the roads used in the World Rally Car Championship. We’ll also ride around the sacred Montserrat Mountains before finally arriving at our destination.
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Day 10: Cardona – Costa Brava
We’ll head back towards the coast today on some more fantastic roads in the Pyrenean foothills. We’ll ride through the Garrotxa volcanic area and visit medieval towns like Besalú on the way to the Costa Brava.
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Day 11: Costa Brava – Barcelona
Our final riding day will allow us to experience the “Road of the Year,” with its 365 curves in just 22km. But we’ll also get to see the beautiful Montseny Natural Park, another famous motorcycling destination. Our arrival in beautiful Barcelona will be the icing on the cake after so many days of motorcycling nirvana.
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Day 12: Return flight home
Today you can take a flight at any time to return home, we’ll see you on the next one!
€ 4595*
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*Price includes BMW G310R