Savour Catalonia's rustic charm

This 5-day, short holiday is only two hours from Barcelona and close to the borders with Andorra and France. It begins in the remote village of Estamariu on the southern edge of the Pyrenees with walks that meander through local hamlets, the Cadi-Moixeró National Park (home to golden eagles, vultures, lammergeiers and red deer) and Romanesque Seu de Urgel – one of the most important towns in the Catalan Pyrenees with its wonderful open-air market.

Price £562 departing 11 June 2008 includes flights, transfers, 4 nights half-board accommodation at the charming and rustic 3* Cal Teixidó in Estamariu, (breakfast and 3 evening meals), and the services of a tour leader. And as an additional bonus, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays is also offering a complimentary bottle of Cava and fruit basket in each room plus a 25 minute massage for each person during their stay.

In addition an evening meal will be taken at the 4* El Castell de Ciutat Hotel (part of the prestigious Relais and Châteaux), owned by the Tápies family since 1970. The food in the “Tápies”, Michelin star restaurant is of the highest quality, sourced locally from the hotel’s kitchen gardens, the surrounding mountains and the Mediterranean. Use of El Castell’s extensive ‘Wellness’ spa facility (treatments at extra cost) is also included.

For more information, visit Ramblersholidays.co.uk.