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The Hostal del Carme is one of those perennial meeting points. It was previously situated beside the old N-II road which now passes as a dual carriageway at a kilometre’s distance. The hotel has been renovated and has modern installations and large rooms. The district, l’Urgell, is one of the best areas of Catalonia for cycling at all levels.
Services: Large terraces, meeting rooms, large restaurant, traditional and modern cuisine.
Activities: Golf (at 8 kms), visits to the “frontier castles”, possible link-ups with the Hostal Senglar, visits to the Toy Museum in the nearby village of Verdú.
prices:
price: doble single off season: 39,5 47,5 main season: 39,5 47,5
Prices are orientatives for one person/day/half board. Ask for more prices and special offers
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Routes and Excursions
1. The Barony of Bellpuig (easy, 3h, 23km, 100m). A circular route passing by hermitages, villages and fields of wheat. 2. The plains of Almenara (easy, 3.5h, 26km, 200m). Beside a section of the Urgell canal to the Almenara viewpoint. 3. Guimerà and the river Corb (difficult, 35km, 5h, 400m). A circular route combining flat lands, valleys and moors. 4. The reclaimed lake of Ivars (easy, 3h, 25km, no important climbs). A circular route to the largest natural lake in Catalonia. 5. Tarrega-Espluga de Francolí (very difficult, 6h, 45km, 800m). Along GR paths and the Cistercian route to the Hostal Senglar of l’Espluga de Francolí.  |