# Two trains with children in the Berguedà: the Cercs mine and the Cement Train

In the morning, the mining train that goes 450 m into the Sant Romà mine; at midday, home cooking in La Pobla de Lillet; in the afternoon, the Cement Train to Gaudí's garden and the museum.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/berga/itineraries/cement-gaudi-gardens-and-mine · Revisado: 2026-11-13

## El día
- 08:30 · Salida: 1 h by car (via the C-16 towards Berga)
- 10:00 · Cercs Mining Museum (Museu de les Mines de Cercs · €11 · weekends 10:00 to 15:00)
  - 30 min by car, 20 km
- 11:45 · Tren del Ciment, from La Pobla de Lillet to the Museu del Ciment (Turistren FGC · combined with Jardins Artigas and museum, €20.50 · park free in La Pobla de Lillet) · Turistren FGC, From €21 adult from age 16
  - 10 min on foot
- 14:30 · La Cabana (eating house since 1856 · kitchen 13:30 to 15:30 at weekends) · La Cabana, €€
- 16:30 · Vuelta (in Barcelona around 18:15)

In the Berguedà there are two trains that once worked, one for coal and the other for cement, and both can be ridden today as a visit. Together they make a rounded day for children of any age: the first goes into the mountain, the second passes through the forest and stops at a garden designed by Gaudí.

## The day

10:00 · The Sant Romà mine. The Museu de les Mines de Cercs is in the Sant Corneli colony, north of Berga. A mining train goes 450 metres along the gallery and you come out on foot with a guide who explains how the coal was dug. At weekends it opens from 10:00 to 15:00 and the ticket office closes at 13:00: arrive first thing. Allow an hour and a quarter if you go straight to the gallery.

11:45 · Cement Train. Drive up to La Pobla de Lillet and park free next to the exit. With the combined ticket you take the return train to the Clot del Moro, with entry to the Museu del Ciment, in the former Asland factory, and to the Jardins Artigas, the garden designed by Gaudí. The train takes twenty minutes each way and leaves about every half hour; it stops at the Jardins Artigas and ends at the museum. Turistren estimates about three hours for everything; with a little haste in the gardens, you leave in time for lunch.

14:30 · Lunch. La Cabana is an eatery in the centre of La Pobla de Lillet, dating from 1856. At weekends the kitchen opens from 13:30 to 15:30, so do not linger on the way back from the train.

16:30 · Head home. An hour and three quarters to Barcelona.

## 2026 prices

The mine, €11 general admission. The Cement combined ticket, €20.50 from age 16, €9.50 for ages 6 to 13 and €7 for ages 4 to 5; under-4s do not pay. Turistren keeps two rate tables on its website, so confirm the price in the online shop when you buy.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
Essential: La Pobla de Lillet has no train. From Barcelona, on the C-16 to Berga and then north via Guardiola de Berguedà.

## Consejos

### Buy the Cement ticket online
It secures your place and you enter with the ticket on your phone.

### Bring a jacket for the mine
It is cool inside the gallery even in summer.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does the Cement Train take?
Twenty minutes each way; with the museum and the gardens, about three hours.

### Can you do the mine and the Cement Train on the same day?
Yes, if you reach the mine when it opens: the ticket office closes at 13:00 at weekends.

### Does it run in winter?
The Cement Train does not; in 2026 it ran until 1 November.