El Corazon de España Hotel Tour
(The Heart of Spain)
26th April - 8th May 2026
Bardenas Reales desert 2025
We have named this tour with the very core of Spain in mind. Staying in hotels, away from the coasts and Sports Bars, a tour full of history and mystery, discovering the very beating centre of what makes Spain truly incredible.
From 26th April to 8th May.
Day 1
The Corazon de España Tour starts in Plymouth on Sunday 26th April 2026.​
We meet at a convenient location near Brittany ferries check-in. There are toilet facilities and undercover waiting area. We meet @14:00
​When we are all together, Oly or Natalie will brief the small group on boarding the ferry and share any top tips. We depart the meeting point at 14:30 and go directly to the ferry check-in.
​When we are on board there will be a float behind the bar. See you there!
​Here, you will also find the on board entertainment and there is also a cinema, whale watching experts and beauty treatment to make the most of.
Days 2 and 3
Leaving the ferry, we head South on beautiful roads to historic Burgos. This is a charming city, full of history and little bars. Being just 100 miles, this is the perfect warm up for your bum cheeks and riding muscles.
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Next morning, we are visiting Sad Hill Cemetery, from the film The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (Clint Eastwood). It's a great bucket list site for movie buffs! We are then heading on to the incredible aqueduct and stunning cathedral of Segovia and to get there, we will pass over the peaks of the Sierra Guadarrama at 6,000 feet, so get ready for the views!​ 4* hotel in this location.
Days 4 and 5
On our 4th day, we take in The Valley of Cuelgamuros (formerly Valley of the Fallen, which now commemorates all who died in the Spanish Civil War). €9 entrance fee. Then, keeping Madrid and Toledo to the East, passing lakes and little villages, we will cover some good mileage today on the long sweeping roads to arrive at our 4* hotel in the centre of a vibrant, traditional town.​​
Into Andalucia now and the temperatures should be wonderful as we ride back-country lanes, past olive groves, white-washed houses and through National Parks, with a stop off to say 'Hola' to an Osborne Bull. You will spend the latter part of the day riding technical twisties past some jaw-dropping scenery.​
Days 6 and 7
The next day, travelling through 2 Natural Parks, we navigate some very tight twisties to 4,000 feet and pass a beautiful, tree-lined lake. These next 2 days will give you some of the best riding of your life as we follow the river Mundo and ride some technical sections, past houses built into the naturally rock-lined roads, to arrive at our 4* hotel.
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With our destination of Valencia, the home of Paella, we will carry on through the backroads and villages. We will also travel past a village built on top of a large mound of rock, making for some great views.
Day 8
You will spend a 2nd night here in Valencia, having arrived last night into your individual, private, 4* apartment! This is a rest day, should you wish. You have the option of exploring this beautiful city, which was hit so brutally by the floods recently; they have exceeded all possibility in restoring the streets and buildings and need your tourist dollar! You could also take a trip to the beach on the metro, bus or bike, or simply enjoy a local tapas bar, or 5! Valencia has some of the warmest people we have met and it is a lovely place to relax and soak up the atmosphere.​​
Days 9 and 10
What can we say about the Silent Route you will ride today? We'll share this feedback from the Devils Breath tour: "The Silent route, well aside from bike engines, totally silent...unlike anything I have ever seen, stunning, epic, breathtaking...I still can't convey the magnificence of it, carving hairpin bends in a huge canyon, went on for miles. Utter bucket list stuff"
Then, after that epic day, you ride a short stretch of fast roads to reach the stunning Bardenas Reales desert; a route we rode most recently on the last Pyrenees tour. The feedback has been so positive we are including it again! 17 miles of incredible, light, off-road compact track (alternative road route available). We're finishing at a 15th century covent 4* hotel, tucked away in a quiet and remote Aragon village.​
Days 11 and 12
An easy day awaits, with a leisurely ride to visit a medieval palace and on to Miranda de Ebro for lunch in the historical old town, before making our way back to Burgos for our last night.
On this last day of the tour, you have some treats in store! We explore the Ebro river valley canyon and a stunning, little known waterfall village, before reaching Santander to check in for our ferry.
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The drinks tonight are on us! We will put €100 behind the bar to say a big "thank you" for joining us on this excellent adventure.
Days 13
Day 13 the ferry crossing home.
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As with the outbound crossing, there is entertainment, cinema, whale and dolphin watching, a bar, beauty treatments and food options.
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We arrive back in Plymouth on Friday 8th May @11:15. You can expect to clear passport control by about 12:15 then enjoy the UK traffic to get back home and dream about your next tour!​​
El Corazon de Espańa
Our price is per person, per bike on a 13 day tour, with 11 days riding.
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It includes return ferry, with private cabin both ways, quality hotel accommodation, with private en-suite rooms, GPX route files, guided, with 24/7 support and morning pre-ride brief.
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From £2697
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Pillion add £690