Day 1. Saturday, February 3
DAY 1. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Check into our villa, prep bikes
12:00 - 5:00 Arrive. Free transfers to our villa.
12:00 - 6:00 Mechanics put together bikes (or fit rental bikes)
6:00 Dinner in Pedregalejo
Day 2. Sunday, February 4
DAY 2. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Tunnels to Iznate - Benamocarra
43 miles, 2,482 ft
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45238210
9:00 Depart, 3 hrs riding time, 4 hrs total time
1:00 Return, lunch at villa
3:00 Culture: Malaga Old Town Walking Tour featuring Picasso’s birthplace, Cathedral, Alcazaba and Castillo de Gibralfaro
8:00 Dinner: As a group, Bodega El Pimpi
Day 3. Monday, February 5
DAY 3. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Mijas - Fuengirola
52 or 58 miles; 3,555 or 5,170 ft (with or without climb)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45463544
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45478710 (no climb)
9:00 Depart. 4 hrs riding time, 5.5 hrs total time.
Lunch: in Mijas
Culture & Dinner: Flamenco Alegria Malaga (dinner & show)
Day 4. Tuesday, February 6
DAY 4. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Malaga - Nerja - Malaga
62 miles, 3,250 ft
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45243486
9:00 Depart. 4 hrs riding time, 5.5 hrs total time.
Lunch: in Nerja
3:30 Culture: go relax your shredded legs at the Hammam Al Ándalus Baños Árabes for massage, hot and cold baths, surrounded by elegant arabesque architecture.
7:00 Dinner: Catered dinner around our heated pool
Day 5. Wednesday, February 7
DAY 5. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Day off for Tourism
Unesco heritage site: Alhambra
We’ll let you sleep in today. Then we drive to Granada. Full Tourism Day to the UNESCO heritage site: Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín. Next to the Alhambra fortress and residence are the magnificent gardens of the Generalife, the former rural residence of the emirs who ruled this part of Spain in the 13th and 14th centuries. The residential district of the Albaycín is a rich repository of Moorish vernacular architecture.
Dinner: Back in Malaga, free to roam.
Day 6. Thursday, February 8
DAY 6. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Villanueva de la Concepcion y El Torcal
68 miles, 6,667 ft
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45238551
9:00 Depart. 5 hrs riding time, 7 hrs total time.
Lunch: in Villanueva
7:00 Dinner: Catered dinner at our villa, around our heated pool.
Day 7. Friday, February 9
DAY 7. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Comares - Colmenar Loop
51 miles, 5,400 ft
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45463868
9:00 Depart. 4 hrs riding, 5.5 hrs total time.
Lunch: in Colmenar
Culture: Málaga, Sunset Catamaran Cruise with Fly Blue Dos
Dinner: Free to roam
Day 8. Saturday, February 10
DAY 8. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Puerto de León loop
28 miles, 3,379 ft
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45253032
9:00 Depart. 2 hrs riding, 3 hrs total time.
Lunch: in Puerto de León
Culture: Caminito del Rey hike
Dinner: Free to roam
Day 9. Sunday, February 11
DAY 9. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Depart
Check out is 10:30am. Free transfers to the airport.
Malaga, Spain
February 3-11