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Grape harvest activities
During the harvest time, many wineries in Catalonia offer a lot of activities...
- Collect the grapes and participate in the production process as it used to be done... stepping on it
- Must tasting: visit a local winery, its vineyards and the storage area where they ferment. You will taste different types of musts, know their varieties, tastes and smells and differentiate which ones are destined to the wine and which ones to the cava.
- Grape tasting between vineyards: walk through the winery to taste the grape varieties directly from the vineyards where they grow.
Season from August to October
Price: from € 25 per person
"Organic calçotada" (grilled onions barbecue)
Calçots are seasonal vegetables similar to leeks or spring onions. The best way to try them is by cooking them on a barbecue accompanied by Romesco sauce, local wine and a group of friends.
In Feel by Doing, we propose a different and delicious experience:
Collect your own calçots in an organic garden and enjoy them in a delicious outdoors calçotada or in a local restaurant.
Season from January to March
Price: from € 32 per person
Collect lavender
In June, lavender blooms and summer begins! So, we propose an original and exclusive activity to collect your own lavender.
Visit an agroecological farm and garden, where aromatic, medicinal and culinary plants are grown. Collect lavender and learn how to make decorative bouquets, create natural fragrances and essential oils.
Includes: visit to the farm, lavender collection activity, bouquets and/or aromatherapy workshop, aromatic vermouth and seasonal lunch menu.
Available during the month of June and/or according to the amount of lavender available
Price: from € 65 adults / € 16 children up to 10 years
Smugglers' route in snowshoes
The smugglers had to avoid many adverse situations during their march: the bunkers along the border, the Spanish soldiers, the civil guard and, once in France, the gendarmes.
We propose you to follow these old paths with snowshoes in order to imagine what were the strategies followed with the aim of reaching their destination.
Includes: Mountain guide, technical material, accident insurance
Price: from € 80 per person
Mushrooms hunting
Catalonia is land of mushrooms and can practically be found in all the regions... Knowing which ones are eatable and which ones are not is not easy, and even dangerous if you don't know about it...
We offer you a guided tour into the nature with a mushrooms' expert, who will help you to discover and understand the properties of all mushrooms, curiosities, culinary uses, etc. Once the basket is full, why not cooking a tasty recipe? Also, you will take them home with you.
Season from September to November.
Available in the Berguedà region.
Price: from € 36 per person
Visit a strawberries patch in Maresme region
Visit a local strawberry producer, learn about his project and the strawberries production world in "El Maresme", where it is very popular.
During the visit, you will be able to walk into the patch and collect your own strawberries. Afterwards, you will taste them and bring the collected strawberries home.
Season from May to June
Price: from € 12 per person
Truffles hunting
Black truffles are considered a unique and exquisite food that arouses passions, and also not easy to find...
In Feel by Doing, we want to help you to find them with a very particular experience. Maybe, you've hunted mushrooms, but what about truffles?
We propose... A day trip into the nature to discover the process of extracting truffles with a guide and his dog, both experts in truffle hunting, and also, some truffles and wine tasting.
Optional: breakfast, lunch and lodging can be included
Season from December to March
Price: from € 35 per person
Find and build your own "cagatió"
An original and fun Christmas experience for kids.
Based on a story that will be explained upon arrival, the youngests should be able to look for different parts of the "cagatió" (a catalan christmas character) in the forest. Once they'll find the parts, they must build it following some games. At the end, to remember this special day, they will receive a personalized diploma and take the "cagatió" home.
Available in November and December
Price: from € 35 per family / per “cagatió”
Guided routes in snowshoes
Discover Catalonia painted in white. We offer guided tours to discover incredible places in the middle of nature during the winter months.
It includes:
- Specialized guide
- Accident insurance
- Necessary material for the activity
Duration: 3 hours and a half
This activity can also be done with dogs
Price: from € 35 per person
Fruit picking experiences around Catalonia
Pick strawberries, cherries, raspberries, grapes, apples, melons, watermelons, peaches... and some other seasonal fruits!
Visit the fields and fruit trees plantations or orchards of local producers in Catalonia, learn about seasonal fruits production and collect them by yourself!
Fruits available depending on season or region.
Ask us for more information.
Price: from € 10 per person
Chestnuts experience
Autumn is perfect for hiking... this is why in Feel by Doing we always love to offer you something else!
We propose you a day trip to the Montseny Natural Park, where you will discover a chestnut recovery project that also promotes sustainable and local production.
The activity includes a guided visit including toasted chestnuts and local artisan products tasting.
Available along the year, but we recommend it in Autumn
Price: from € 15 per person (visit and tasting) / € 28 per person (breakfast, visit and tasting)
Fishermen and sea urchins
Guided by a marine biologist and a local fisherman, we will discover the sea and gastronomic secrets of the coastal town of "L'Escala", while helping a local conservation project from Costa Brava.
The experience begins at the fishermen's port with a guided visit to its facilities and finishes at the beach, tasting fresh sea urchins.
Season from January to March
Price: € 150 per person (very exclusive experience)