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Top 4 Cycling Tours of Barcelona & Catalonia

By , About.com Guide

If you don't like tour buses but find that you don't see enough on foot, a cycling tour might be up your street.

Or, if that is too tame for you, why not a try a Scooter Tour of Barcelona?

1. Cycling Tour of Barcelona (Half Day)

See the best sites of Barcelona on this four-hour tour of Barcelona. Your native English guide will take you on a leisurely ride through Barcelona's historic center, showing you the sights and offering recommendations for what to see on the rest of your stay in the Catalan capital.

2. Caldes de Montbui Mountain Bike Tour (One Day)

A one-day version of the above tour.

3. Collserola Park Cycle Tour (Two-and-a-half hours)

Collserola Park is a green oasis on the outskirts of Barcelona. It contains around 10 million trees, 1,000 species of plants and almost 190 species of animals, reptiles and birds.

Your guide will take you around the park and show you the most spectacular views of the city of Barcelona.

Bicycle and helmet hire is included in the rental price.

4. Sunset Cycling Tour of Collserola Natural Park (three hours)

Watch the sun go down over Barcelona's most famous sights. You don't have to be especially fit as the ride is quite leisurely, but the view you'll get of Barcelona is spectacular.

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