Spain’s best-kept riding secret lies just south of Barcelona. This 8-day motorcycle tour from Barcelona takes you to the vineyards and cliff-top villages of Priorat, across the Ebro, into the stone towns of the Matarranya and up to the walled town of Morella and the remote mountains of the Maestrazgo, where the roads are empty and every bend is a surprise.
Six riding days, around 1,300 km, with high-end hotels and Paradores booked for every night and your BMW GS and GPS routes ready from day one. With a season from March to November, it is the perfect tour when the high Pyrenees are still under snow.
Prefer a guided tour? We can also run this route as a guided tour for your group. Get in touch and we will plan it with you.
Route map coming soon.
Welcome to Barcelona. We meet you on arrival, hand over your BMW and run through the tour, the digital route guide and the bike. The rest of the day is yours to explore the city.
West past Montserrat and through the Conca de Barberà and the monastery of Poblet to the wine villages of Priorat. Night near Falset. Around 200 km.
A day on the twisting roads of Priorat and the Montsant range, with the cliff-top village of Siurana and a stop at the castle of Miravet above the Ebro. Second night in Priorat. Around 170 km.
Across the Ebro to Horta de Sant Joan, where Picasso painted, and over the Ports mountains into the Matarranya to the medieval town of Valderrobres. Around 150 km.
To the walled hilltop town of Morella, then deep into the Maestrazgo mountains to Cantavieja. Around 170 km.
A loop through the remote villages of Mirambel and Villarluengo and the rock walls of the Órganos de Montoro, on some of the emptiest roads in Spain. Second night in the Maestrazgo. Around 150 km.
A long final day back through Morella and down to the coast, with a detour through the rice fields of the Ebro Delta before the ride home to Barcelona. Around 380 km.
Hand back the bike after breakfast and head home.
Expect quiet mountain roads with almost no traffic, canyons, medieval villages and some of the best wine in Spain. Days are around 150–250 km, with one long ride home on the final day.