EVERYTHING We Learned After 1 Week in GIRONA! (watch this before you go)

Great video. We just returned from a stay in that area and other areas of Spain A few comments and observations based on that. Cars - While the Spanish drivers are generally very good when dealing with cyclists, there are exceptions so as others said, be careful, especially in the city. There also can be lots of French tourists in the Girona/Costa Brava areas during the school breaks and I had a couple close calls with them. Mallorca is also bad because so many of the drivers are rubber-necking tourists, not locals Trains - in theory, bikes can only travel on the fast trains if they are in quite small bags. We had to use regional trains because we had loaded touring bikes. There are no designated bike areas, like on the French trains, and there is no limit on how many tickets are sold so you may be standing holding your bike for your journey. Also, I'm not sure if there are any regional trains to Girona on Sundays - I couldn't find one but that may be because the local and regional train websites are terrible and the apps are non-existent. In contrast, the French ones are fantastic. Planes - flying from Vancouver, Lufthansa allows you to take your bike as your checked bag if you only have carry on bags. The checked bag fee was $75 Cdn each way. Air Canada, Westjet and Air Transat (and many American airlines) have relatively low bike fees but suck. KLM/AF's bike fees are high. Spanish/English - I was really surprised how much English was spoken by people working in the supermarkets in Girona. You expect the bike stores to speak English but often I would speak in (poor) Spanish and clerks would respond kindly in decent English Prices - if you are preparing your own food and drink, Spain is really cheap compared to Canada and the US Stay - I now find Booking.com much better than AirBnb for quality and quantity of listings and prices. Plus you can see the exact location before you book and you get the name of the property and/or listing agency so you can look online to see if it is cheaper to book directly. We got a beautiful 2 bedroom apartment in the old town in October for a very reasonable price. Apologies for the long comment but thought it might be helpful to others

Water is Spain is like 20c/liter at the food store, otherwise they like to charge tourists for it As a Canadian retired, i have been living in Spain for 15 yrs now, so biking is very important form me and the best. I would add another positive point about cycling in Spain compared to North America: you can ride 100km without stopping for a red light. The roundabout are so great and respected by car drivers which is so amazing. Few weeks ago, my ride of 160km, i slowed down once at the intersection, no red lights and no stop signs. You should also know that Spain has the highest number of bar/resto/coffee places per habitant in Europe and coffee/beer and wine are way cheaper than Italy and France. Another advice for cyclists is to start your ride early like 7:30-8am, so your ride could end by 2pm, time for lunch and rest with the beer/wine.

I just returned from a magical week in Girona and basically experienced everything that you mention in this video. Paying for water was the only downside, but it was a small price to pay when you consider the incredible cycling there. Great video guys!

Here's a tip if you come with car. You can easily park in Pavelló de Fontajau, Konig La Font, and Ocine Theaters, there's a lot of parking and it's so close to the old town. Girona is a Catalan speaking city, so if you wanna integrate, just learn some words in Catalan, such as bon dia (goor morning), si us plau (please), gràcies (thank you), adéu (good bye)... I love this kind of video and I like how you love my cycling city. You're all benvinguts (welcome).

I'm going to Girona for the first time next week and cannot wait to hit up these roads and stunning scenery! Great video 👌👌👌

Love it! Definitely on my list of places to ride looks epic 💪

This is so informative. This is definitely way more realistic and practical review on a cycling location for sure. This will help me plan all of my headaches in advanced haha. Riding around cars in the US is a nightmare I hate it

Great video, helpful info! Good vibes

Thanks for the very informative video. I was just there on a family trip over New Year’s, partly to scout it out for a potential bike trip. It looks fantastic and I’m planning a trip this spring. I wondered if you thought it was easy to meet fellow cyclists of similar abilities.

Thanks, super Information !

Looking forward to my long weekend in Girona, thanks for the great tips guys

Thanks dudes! Useful 🙌

super helpful. thanks soooo much. you guys are great.

Fantastic advice 👍 I've just found your channel - new subscriber here 🙂

Charles and Tristan make a great team. So what's going on? You guys deserve more subscribers. I'm trying to do my part by watching the videos twice. 😉

Thanks guys some great tips

This is super helpful thanks! Does anywhere do organised rides do you know?

Great info! I’m gonna save this video for reference…. 😎🍻

Great video! Have wondered about Girona. Oh yeah, in some Asian countries they charge you for water too. Don't expect napkins either! I have found that only in North America is water free.

What a stunning location! Would love to make it there one day! Literally a buttload of the biking channels I follow are either out of, or spent time there!