Coast Countryside & Cava 2017

Coast Countryside & Cava 2017

Code: 12340

Grade: 4

March group is a private group

Day

Overnight Acc’n

Meals

Highlight Summary

Thur
1 / Sitges (7) / Hotel Galeon / D / Arrive BCN and transfer by coach to Hotel Galleon, Sitges for 7nts. / 16
Mar
2 / BD / Walking programme from Sitges with free day.See revised order of itinerary / 17
3 / B(D) / 18
4 / BD / 19
5 / BL / 20
6 / B(D) / 21
7 / BD / 22
8 / B / Depart for BCN airport by coach. / 23
Mar

B =BreakfastD = dinner at hotel (D) = dinner in local restaurants arranged and paid by leader

Dinner on Monday day is swapped for lunch. Dinner will be at clients own expense giving them a night off.

Day

Overnight Acc’n

Meals

Highlight Summary

Thur / Thur / Thur / Thur
1 / Sitges (7) / Hotel Galeon / D / Arrive BCN and transfer by coach to Hotel Galleon, Sitges for 7nts. / 20
Apr / 11
May / 21
Sep / 05
Oct
2 / BD / Walking programme from Sitges with free day. / 21 / 12 / 22 / 06
3 / BD / 22 / 13 / 23 / 07
4 / BL / 23 / 14 / 24 / 08
5 / BD / 24 / 15 / 25 / 09
6 / BD / 25 / 16 / 26 / 10
7 / BD / 26 / 17 / 27 / 11
8 / B / Depart for BCN airport by coach. / 27
Apr / 18
May / 28
Sep / 12
Oct

B =BreakfastD = dinner at hotel (D) = dinner in local restaurants arranged and paid by leader

Dinner on Sunday is swapped for lunch. Dinner will be at clients own expense giving them a night off.

CONTACT LIST

HOTELS:

Hotelis booked directly with the accommodation

Hotel Galèon
46-48 Calle de San Francisco
08870 Sitges
Spain / Tel: 0034 938 948 835 / 34 938 940 612
Fax: 0034
Email: (Elisabeth Arellano – Reservations Department)
Web:

TRANSFERS:

Airport transfers for all groups booked directly with the supplier

Autocares Julia
C/Pueblo Iglesias 84
08908 L’Hospitalet
Barcelona / Tel: (0034) 93 261 5859
Fax: (0034)93 261 5860
24hr no: 0034932615858
E-mail:
Contact: Montse Sancho

Coach prearranged for walks transport for Private March Group with:

Hillsabus
hispano llacunense, s. l.
Pol. Ind. Can Ferrer II
C/ Itàlia, 2 i 3
08770 Sant Sadurní d'Anoia (Barcelona) / Tel: (0034) (93) 891 25 61
Fax: (0034) (93) 818 41 76
E-mail:
Contact: Montse Monasterio

holiday administration information:

ROOMING LIST / See contract for room allotments. Rooming List to be emailed to hotel 4 weeks prior to arrival
MEALS / The holiday is on Half Board.Mix of dinners at hotel (subject to season) and local restaurants. Leader to arrange and pay locally. Sunday (Monday for private March group) will have lunch instead of dinner. Restaurant for lunch prebooked by Pilar Carbo and paid locally by leader. EUR25pp (eur30pp for private group). In the low season, the hotel only offers dinners on Fri and Sat.
AIRPORT TRANSFER / Airport-Hotel-Airport transfers booked with Autocares Julia
Transfer list to be sent to agent 4 weeks prior
WALK TRANSPORT / Walks transport costs are included in the holiday price. See CF and WB for information on arranging transport for the walks.
PG has pre arranged transport by the RWH office as follows:
Friday 17 March: Depart from Sitges at 0900 for Lavern Subirates / Depart from Caves Llopart for Sitges at 1430
Monday 20 March: Depart Sitges at 0900 for Garraf NP (Industrial Pruelles) / Depart Vinya Restaurante Sant Pere de Ribes at 1630 for Sitges
Tuesday 21 March: Depart Sitges at 0930 for Canyelles / Return from Canyelles at 1600 for Sitges
Wednesday 22 March: Depart Sitges at 0930 for Castellet / No return
ENTRANCE FEES / Not included in the holiday cost except for Cavatast/cava tasting
Caves Llopart has been prebooked by the RWH office on the following dates/times:
Group 1: March 17th 1130 Prepaid by RWH office
Group 2-5 Day 3 of the itinerary (Saturday) at 1130 Pay locally.
Leader should reconfirm prior to departure from the UK. The Gran Reserva visit has been booked at the cost of €23.80pp (leader free). Approx 2h30m visit with tasting and tapas.Contact: Cristina Soler I Marti or 0034 606704 742
LOCAL GUIDE / The Garraf NP walk is guided and prebooked for the Sunday of the week as lunch can be taken at a good local restaurant (Monday for the private group). The guide Pilar or Rociohave been booked by the RWH office and will prebook the restaurant. Leader to pay on the spot. Pilar’s email for contact is udget has eur250.
ITINERARY:March 16-23 2017 Private Group

Day 1 Thursday:

Arrival and, depending on the time, a short orientation walk around Sitges

Buffet dinner in the hotel booked and paid for by RWH.

Day 2 Friday:

Coach to Sant Sadurni d’Anoia. Circular walk of about 10/12 km. Visit to a winery at 1130 and tapas lunch. Buffet dinner in the hotel booked and paid for by RWH.

Day 3 Saturday:

Coastal walk to Vilanova i la Geltrú.

Picnic lunch on the beach. Return by a more inland route – about 14 km (or clients may choose to return on the train at their expense). Free time in Sitges.Dinner prebooked at Triana restaurant and paid for by the leader.

Day 4 Sunday:

Free day to visit Barcelona or Tarragona.

Buffet dinner in the hotel booked and paid for by RWH.

Day 5 Monday:

Pilar Carbó guided walk pre-booked by Ramblers office – 250€ in the budget.

Route 2 is a linear walk of about 14 km lasting about 3.5 hours.

Lunch in a restaurant near the end of the walk – booked by Pilar and paid for by the leader. See menu in file. Coach or walk back to Sitges for free time.

Clients to arrange their own dinner locally.

Day 6 Tuesday:
Coach to Canyelles for circular walk via the heritage site of Sant Miquel d’Olerdola (picnic there) then return to Canyelles via Puig de l’Aliga. About 13 km. Coach return to Sitges.

Dinner at El Rincon de Pepe booked by RWH and paid. See menu in file.

Day 7 Wednesday:

Hired coach to Castellet for circular walk of about 16 km with a picnic lunch.Buffet dinner in the hotel booked and paid for by RWH.

Day 8 Thursday:

Departure.

MENU for prebooked Private Group March at VINYA Sant Pere de Ribes

They will be grouped on large tables, in the same room in the restaurant.

STARTER - APPETIZER

fried vegetables

bread with tomato

Iberian Ham

salted prawns

Sevillian squid

hash house

spicy potatoes

mussels oregano

SECOND COURSE

Sirloin steak with roquefort sauce or green pepper.

Galta veal with mushroom sauce

Costa Brava monkfish tail with mussels , clams, prawns i .

Bacalado with samfaina ( fried vegetables)

DESSERT

Lemon sorbet or other

House wine , water and coffee

€30.00pp, tax included. Paid locally by the leader.

El Rincon de Pepe, Sitges

March private group menu 21 March 2017 at 20h00

Choices are need prior to the date.

Menú grupos

pica-pica

Pan tostado con tomate

Croquetas caseras de pescado y marisco

Mejillones al vapor

Calamares a la romana

Ensalada de salmon y fruta

Segundo a elegir

Arroz caldoso al estilo Pepe

Merluza asada, verduritas y romesco

Meloso de ternera, pure y jugo de asado

Sorbete y postre de la casa

Bodega:Vino del Penedes

Aguas, Café o infusión

27.50€.10%IVA incluido.

Payment
Triana, Sitges

March private group menu 18 March 2017 at 20h00

Restaurant Triana

Address: Passeig de Vilanova, 0, 08870 Sitges, Barcelona, Spain

Phone: +34 938 11 02 50

Booking made with the assistance of Pilar and Rocio

MENU 3 (€ 15.00)

1º- VARIED SALAD

2º- PAELLA MARINERA*

WINES, WATER & DESSERT included

*The 2 vegetarians will be offered Vegetarian palella.

Payment: made by the leader on the spot

ITINERARY: THURSDAY departure

Suggested order of programme based on Thursday departures

For other tours that depart on different days of the week and for Cavatast week in October, days may need to be swapped based on openings/bus schedules etc. Please note that the walk with Pilar Carbó (day 4 below) has been pre booked for Sundays

Day 1 Thursday:

Arrival and, depending on the time, a short orientation walk around Sitges

Dinner in the hotel or a local restaurant booked and paid for by the leader.

Day 2 Friday:

Coastal walk to Vilanova i la Geltrú.

Picnic lunch on the beach. Return by a more inland route – about 14 km. Free time in Sitges.

Dinner in a local restaurant booked and paid for by the leader.

Day 3 Saturday:

Train to Sant Sadurni d’Anoia. Circular walk of about 10/12 km.

Tapas lunch.

Visit to a winery (and/or Cavatast). Return train.

Dinner in a local restaurant booked and paid for by the leader.

Day 4 Sunday:

Pilar Carbó guided walk pre-booked by Ramblers office – about 300€ and in the budget.

Route 2 is a linear walk of about 14 km lasting about 3.5 hours.

Lunch in a restaurant near the end of the walk – booked by Pilar and paid for by the leader.

Bus or walk back to Sitges for free time.

Clients to arrange their own dinner locally.

Day 5 Monday:

Free day to visit Barcelona or Tarragona.

Dinner in a local restaurant booked and paid for by the leader.

Day 6 Tuesday:
Local bus to Canyelles.

Circular walk via the heritage site of Sant Miquel d’Olerdola (picnic there) then return to Canyelles via Puig de l’Aliga. About 13 km.

Local bus to Vilanova i la Geltrú then train/bus to Sitges

Dinner in a local restaurant booked and paid for by the leader.

Day 7 Wednesday:

Hired coach to Castellet. Circular walk of about 16 km with a picnic lunch.

Hired coach return to Sitges – about 400€ and to be in the budget.

Dinner in the hotel or a local restaurant booked and paid for by the leader.

Day 8 Thursday:

Departure.

Note: The October group is based around the dates for the Cavatast festival that takes place inSant Sadurní d'Anoia (Penedès) on the first weekend in October. This is a three day festival. Tickets are approx eur7pp and this allows for coupons to be swapped for various cava tastings plus tapas. Extra coupons can be bought as needed.The idea is that a walk is planned so that the group finishes in the town to attend the festival before returning to the hotel.

Box 43, WelwynGarden City,
Herts, AL8 6PQ, England
Tel: 01707 331133Fax: 01707 333276
e-mail:
TOUR: Coast Countryside and Cava!
Ref: 12340
Number of Persons:
To: Autocares Julia
Please provide the following transportation services as per our 2017 contract:
Day 1 Barcelona airportHotel Galeon, Sitges
Day 8 Hotel Galeon, SitgesBarcelona Airport
GROUP ARRIVES BARCELONAAIRPORT ON FLIGHT:
GROUP DEPARTS BARCELONA AIRPORT ON FLIGHT:
Remarks:
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Tour leader’s signature / Date

Box 43, WelwynGarden City,
Herts, AL8 6PQ, England
Tel: 01707 331133Fax: 01707 333276
e-mail:
TOUR: Coast Countryside and Cava!
Ref: 12340
Number of Persons:
To: Pilar Carbó
Please provide the following services as per our 2017agreement:
Sunday (day 4 on the tour) (Monday for March PG group day 5)
Walk 2: Man’s Life inside the Massif’
Walk to start at 10:00 and end near Sant Pere de Ribes at approximately 13:30.
Lunch is included at a local restaurant
Remarks:
Note any special diets:
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Tour leader’s signature / Date

Box 43, WelwynGarden City,
Herts, AL8 6PQ, England
Tel: 01707 331133Fax: 01707 333276
e-mail:
TOUR: Coast Countryside and Cava!
Ref: 12340
Number of Persons:
To: Caves Llopart
Please provide the following services as per our 2017agreement:
Saturday (day 3) Friday (day 2 for private group)
Caves Llopart Gran Reserva tour with tasting and tapas at 1130am
€23.80 per person with the group leader (s) free of charge.
Remarks:
Note any special diets:
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Tour leader’s signature / Date

Private Group 16-23 March only

Box 43, WelwynGarden City,
Herts, AL8 6PQ, England
Tel: 01707 331133Fax: 01707 333276
e-mail:
TOUR: Coast Countryside and Cava!
Ref: 12340
Number of Persons:
To: Hillsabus
Please provide the following services as per our 2017 :

Friday 17 March: Depart from Sitges at 0900 for Lavern Subirates / Depart from Caves Llopart for Sitges at 1430
Monday 20 March: Depart Sitges at 0900 for Garraf NP (Industrial Pruelles) / Depart Vinya Restaurante Sant Pere de Ribes at 1630 for Sitges
Tuesday 21 March: Depart Sitges at 0930 for Canyelles / Return from Canyelles at 1600 for Sitges
Wednesday 22 March: Depart Sitges at 0930 for Castellet / No return

Remarks:
Group leader contact Francisco Vasquez tel 0033 630505192 or Rod Ellis tel 0044 7710716188
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Tour leader’s signature / Date