We recommend a one-day route along the Costa Daurada, an hour and a half by car from Barcelona. A trip through the territory that includes a mountain bike tour, a visit to a natural area which is rich in history and a gastronomy.The first activity is a half-day mountain bike route starting and ending in < a href="https://www.catalunya.com/cambrils-2-1-430385">Cambrils. This city is a Sports Tourism Destination certified by the Generalitat of Catalonia, which has a wide variety of services and activities related to athletics, football, sailing and cycling The route is organised by Rodabike. This specialist shop offers a comprehensive service to cycle tourists that includes maps, signposted routes, technical service, etc... Once you have rented the mountain bike, the adventure on two wheels begins in Cambrils. During the route, take the opportunity to stop in charming towns on the Costa Daurada, surrounded by fields of hazelnut trees, olive trees and vineyards.One of them is Riudecanyes. Here is the Escornalbou cooperative, where DOP Siurana oil is made. Its Landscape Fruits Interpretation Centre has an old mill that can be visited. Take the opportunity to taste the extra virgin olive oil they make.In the same town you can visit the Castle of Escornalbou. This medieval building, located on top of a hill, consists of the remains of the monastery of Sant Miquel, founded in 1153, and a castle built on the remains of a Roman fortress. This enclave is a perfect vantage point to contemplate the countryside of Tarragona and the Mont-roig del Camp. Joan Miró spent his summers here and its landscapes were a source of inspiration for this great artist of the 20th century. His studio is still intact in the family farmhouse, which can be visited in a guided route.At noon you move from Cambrils to La Canonja, very close to Tarragona. Here a menu awaits you at the gastronomic hotel Mas La Boella. In this historic 12th century farmhouse, surrounded by 110 hectares of olive groves and gardens, you will taste 0 km cuisine, with flavours of the Mediterranean. Among its dishes are the traditional xató and stewed broad beans with black sausage and squid to pair with local wines.In the afternoon, you return to Cambrils for the last activity of the day: a visit to Samà park. This exotic natural space is home to important romantic gardens and botanical species originating from Japan, China and the United States, as well as a huge lake.The park grows around what was the residence of Salvador Samà , Marquis de Marianao, an Indian who made his fortune in Cuba. When he returned to Catalonia, he wanted the island to remain very present in his life. In 1881 he commissioned the work from the architect Josep Fontserè, author of the Parc de la Ciutadella and the Mercat del Born in Barcelona. The result was gardens that combine the Cuban natural landscape with romanticism. This artistic trend broke with the rigidity and structuring of the French garden and gave all the prominence to nature, to show its eagerness for all that is wild and exotic.