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At paddleinspain.com, we
will offer you a large range of destinations: rivers, lakes
and coastlines in Spain. We will start with a whitewater destination
which is a key river in Spain, the Noguera Pallaresa, one of
the longest and largest rivers in the country situated in the
heart of the Pyrenees
mountains, where the white water activities were
first introduced in Spain many years ago.
Later, other white water destinations in the
central Pyrenees, South Spain, Galicia
and coastal destinations such as the Costa
Brava, Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza,
the
Canary islands and South
Spain Coast will be added to our destinations.
This is a first step and we are very excited about this
project, we believe that you will find a destination to suit
you for a weekend paddling or a few days
enjoying the warm waters, sun, Spanish food and friendshis
of the local people. We will offer you the best accommodation
and activity centres in Spain.
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1 - Noguera Pallaresa river. Catalan
Pyrenees. |
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Nearest airports:
Toulouse (FR)......3h drive
Perpignan (FR)….3h drive
Girona (SPA)…….4h drive
Barcelona (SPA)…3h drive
Reus (SPA)……….3h drive
Zaragoza (SPA)…..3h drive |
| 1. Where in Spain? |
Catalonia is an
autonomous region within the Spanish state, in the Mediterranean
part of Europe. With an area of 31895 square km, it limits
on the north with the
Pyrenees, France and Andorra;
on the east with the Mediterranean
Sea; on the south with the Valencia region;
and on the west with Aragón. Catalonia
has its own government (the Generalitat) and Parliament. The
territory is politically divided into four provinces (Barcelona,
Girona, Tarragona and Lleida) and 41 regions. Its official
languages are Spanish and Catalan.
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The Catalan Pyrenees form part of the big European mountain
range (going from the Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean sea),
and belong to the Catalan lands. They extend through a large
border of about 230km, from the Aran Valley to the Mediterranean
Sea. This area is divided into units according the main valleys:
Aran Valley, Ribagorça, Pallars Sobirà, Alt Urgell,
Cerdanya, Ripolles, Garrotxa and Empordà.
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The Catalan lands offer a whole range of
attractions to the visitor: beauty of the landscape, villages
with their own character that keep an important Romanesque
art heritage, the practice of all kinds of mountain
sports- skiing, climbing, hunting, fishing,...- as well as
the adventure sports – rafting, canoeing, bungee jumping,
canyoning, paragliding, kayaking,..- exquisite cuisine and
a good service infrastructure.
The river, the Noguera
Pallaresa River, a tributary
of the river Segre, flows in the southern edge of the plain
of Beret, in the region of Val d’Aran, 2000
metres high . It is about 146km long and was one of
the first rivers equipped for producing hydroelectric energy
on a large scale. The Noguera Pallaresa has its maximum flow
during May,
with a flow double than the usual. The minimum
flow is in August. It's a dam release river so a minimum level
for navigation is warranted from 15th March to 15th October.
Furthermore, the river holds such events as The European
downriver Championship, the World
Junior Downriver Championship, the Freestyle
Kayak European Championship, and the Freestyle
Kayak World Championship.
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The region’s cuisine is a typical mountain
cuisine, nutritive and self-sufficient. It is mainly based
on local products, such as veal, lamb, and pork meat obtained
from hunting. You will find plenty of typical menus, served
in restaurants with delicious menus at excellent prices.
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