Girona Secreta has published an autumn guide to wellbeing activities across the Costa Brava and Girona Pyrenees, ranging from time with free-roaming horses in Vallfogona de Ripollès to a 90-minute thermal circuit in Girona city.

For residents and visitors planning an autumn break, the guide identifies options in the mountains, inland villages and coastal towns. It advises people interested in VoraTer's self-guided riverside routes to collect the activity materials from Ripollès tourist offices.

Nature-based options in the Girona Pyrenees

The guide recommends Ser Cavall in Vallfogona de Ripollès, where Pura Vall organises small-group sessions spent observing and sharing space with a herd of horses living freely. The activity is not a riding session.

At Mas Pineda in Alta Garrotxa, visitors can join a guided forest-bathing walk, a slow sensory walk through woodland. The stay includes accommodation in a 13th-century farmhouse, according to the guide.

  • VoraTer: four self-guided routes alongside the River Ter in Camprodon, Sant Pau de Segúries, Sant Joan de les Abadesses and Ripoll.
  • AQVA Banys Romans: a 90-minute thermal circuit in Girona, with pools at different temperatures, foot hydrotherapy, a salt room, steam room and tea room.
  • Can Buch: a private hammam, or steam bath, at a renovated farmhouse outside Girona, with a one-hour session.

Coastal yoga and creative sessions

On the Costa Brava, the guide includes Vinyasa yoga, a practice combining movement and breathing, at the Jardins de Santa Clotilde in Lloret de Mar. It describes the session as open to all levels.

It also lists yoga at Blanes's Jardí Botànic Marimurtra, Qi Gong by the sea in the northern Costa Brava, and a three-hour painting session with pastes, pigments and textured reliefs at artist Iol Baqués's studio in Llabià, Fontanilles. No previous art experience is required for the latter activity, according to the guide.

The guide also names relaxation packages at 1881 Hotel Balneari Vichy Catalan in Caldes de Malavella, Hotel Peralada's Wine Spa in Alt Empordà and L'Azure Hotel in Lloret de Mar.

People choosing a VoraTer route can collect its materials from the Ripollès tourist offices. For the other activities, the guide identifies the named provider or venue as the booking contact.

Reported by gironasecreta.com.