Thanks to advice from people here, I’m planning a month long tour from Barcelona to Geneva from May 15 to June 15.
I’m using Cycle.travel and adjusted the route in Spain to hit Girona and the Costa Brava, but wondered if people here had advice or other places I shouldn’t miss (or should try to avoid) based on the general outline here. Especially interested in great mountain roads or passes in the alps too. Here’s the link:
by djdavidjames
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I cycled the stretch from Perpignan to Barcelona in the fall of last year. I did not particularly enjoy the coastel stretches since they are very densely populated and often either right next to or on busy roads.
Crossing the Pyrenees via Col de Banyuls as you have planned is a good idea. The backroads in Catalonia are also quite pleasant, with very curteous drivers. One of the highlights of my trip was the V81 cycle route between Carcassone and Perpignan. It stretches through the spectacular foothills of the Pyrenees and is mostly on quiet country roads. Highly recommended if you can fit that into you trip somehow.