Category: Destinations

Thoughts and local protocols after the confinement of Covid19 pandemic I just want to believe that our after can’t be the same as our before, however I want to have hope and be positive to think that yes... we will travel again! Or unless we want to travel again, we want to keep exploring, and feeling new experiences. Concerned by the revival of tourism in our country, how it say the article of @theguardian where mention Spain and Germany rules to reopening its tourism sector, both setting to extend a travel warning for all leisure trips outside the country til mid June, casting further doubt on when would-be holidaymakers will be able to venture abroad again... more info about the article clicking here. But how are directly our local centers re-opening, orgnizing and personalizing safety protocols?? Let’s take an overview  by locations: Northern Spain: Galicia, our two centers located in Pontevedra are already open, since end of May, however all the activities tours, are under request and can be affected to confirm only private, shortest tours and some others cancelled by the moment like White water Rafting in Galicia Asturias, most of them on phase 2 , it means that can be operate with large groups, however all participants need to be from the same region... hopefully end of June we can have clients from all the territory. Their protocol is simple : obligatory using mask inside our vehicles 50% capacity inside our center and respecting 2mts distance And of course disinfect several times a day all the equipment vehicles and after using to prevent any contagion Cantabria, same phase as Asturias and similar protocols. However re-opening expected mid June. Pyrenees, expecting re-opening beginning July, but there is not a fixed date waiting to arrive on phase 3 and welcoming

In front of the hard climatic change, which has many negative consequences on physical, biological and human systems, as well as other effects, there is a lot of organizations nowadays working on projects , as a new trending to be consent on how to do things better, helping the eco-system, linking to sustainable mobility and healthy in tourism. This a new trending, and the slow tourism is right now on the top of our table… I always ask by myself, what can I do to contribute on doing things better in all sense?? Easy, give people information, content how can they be or use when they travel around the world… However, the consolidation of these products in the Pyrenees remains scant, due to its small size of international visibility. Let’s start then giving some content on this post about how to get to the Pyrenees on a sustainable tourist model. Step one) Are you in the city of Barcelona, with no car, and want to do your getaway to the Pyrenees – Sort (Lleida)? You can choose among different options to get here, so you do not have excuse for not coming: By BUS, in my opinion it can be the slower ride from Barcelona city (Barcelona Estación Nord) – to Sort it takes about 26 stops and 4.30hrs ride. You can search the schedule in ALSA Train and BUS – despite of the lack of railway station on the area of Sort, does not arrive Train (you can check the schedule in RENFE)– only you can reach getting of in Pobla de Segur and then take the Bus transfer that drives you for 35 minutes more to Sort – Step two) Example of Your  Slow adventure trip: Mr. John - Take a train in Barcelona Sants station – one