# Cerca de Lleida

From Lleida almost everything is Pyrenees or Pre-coastal range. To the north, along the N-230 and the C-13, Boí, Aran, the Pallars and Benasque; to the south, Prades and the Priorat; to the west, Alquézar and Aínsa, and to the east, Montserrat, the Penedès and the Garraf coast.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/lleida/getaways

## Planes de un día
- [Àger collegiate church and a night at the Parc Astronòmic](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/montsec-and-ager/itineraries/collegiate-church-telescopes-and-masia-dinner.md) (55 min en coche): You leave Lleida after lunch, climb to the Àger collegiate church in the last light, spend two hours under the dome and among the telescopes of the Astronomical Park and dine at a Starlight masia.
- [Prades: red town and Roca Foradada](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/prades/itineraries/prades-red-village-and-roca-foradada-from-tarragona.md) (1 h 2 en coche): A hermitage tucked into a cave, an old town of red stone with its globe-shaped fountain, an inn lunch and a short walk to a natural arch. An hour from Tarragona and from Lleida.
- [Siurana: cliff, ledge and reservoir](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/siurana/itineraries/siurana-cliff-trona-path-and-reservoir-kayak.md) (1 h 23 en coche): Catalonia's last Andalusi stronghold on a cliff, a ledge cut into the rock, lunch inside the village and an hour's kayaking beneath the crag. An hour from Tarragona.
- [Priorat: autumn vineyards by 4x4](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/siurana/itineraries/vineyards-by-4x4-and-autumn-tasting.md) (1 h 23 en coche): A guided off-road route among vines that turn yellow and red in autumn, with a cheese and wine tasting at a Garnacha estate, and Siurana at midday. An hour from Tarragona.
- [Alquézar: walkways, ternasco and cloister](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/alquezar/itineraries/alquezar-sunday-vero-walkways-and-collegiate-church.md) (1 h 25 en coche): The Vero walkways first thing, the guided visit to the village and its museum, a ternasco lunch and the collegiate church with its painted cloister before heading home.
- [Codorníu: cellars by train and lunch in the tower](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/penedes/itineraries/codorniu-cava-cellars-by-train-sant-sadurni.md) (1 h 30 en coche): Puig i Cadafalch's Modernista cellars toured by underground train, the village cava centre and lunch in the estate's tower. 45 minutes from Barcelona, by train too.
- [Penedès: cava and a table among the vines](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/penedes/itineraries/penedes-cava-and-vineyard-lunch.md) (1 h 30 en coche): A morning in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia to understand cava, a winery visit with a tasting and a long lunch with the vines in front of you. Best by train: that way nobody drives.
- [Penedès: a walk through the vines and an aperitif at the winery](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/penedes/itineraries/penedes-wine-walk-and-aperitif-from-barcelona.md) (1 h 30 en coche): The Camí del Vi in Vilafranca, flat between the vines, then wine and tapas at aperitif time on the terrace of a family-run winery in Sant Sadurní. Home by mid-afternoon.
- [Lakes Train, same-day return](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/la-pobla-de-segur/itineraries/saturday-on-the-historic-train-from-lleida.md) (1 h 30 en coche): You leave Lleida at 10:40 on the historic train, reach La Pobla for the Espai Raier and Casa Mauri, have lunch with Pallars produce and head back at five.
- [Devinssi, Buil & Giné and Cal Llop](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/priorat/itineraries/two-wineries-and-a-night-in-gratallops.md) (1 h 30 en coche): You head out to the vineyard with Devinssi, taste five wines and walk the Buil & Giné estate, have lunch at its restaurant, finish at a Priorat-only wine bar and sleep in Gratallops. Not on Wednesdays.
- [Montserrat: horse, table and rack railway](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/montserrat/itineraries/horse-riding-lunch-and-rack-railway.md) (1 h 34 en coche): A horse ride in western style at the foot of Montserrat, Catalan lunch in Marganell and an afternoon at the sanctuary, going up on the rack railway from Monistrol Vila.
- [Montserrat: cable car and Sant Jeroni](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/montserrat/itineraries/montserrat-cable-car-and-sant-jeroni-from-manresa.md) (1 h 34 en coche): The 1930 cable car up to the monastery, the Sant Joan funicular and a two-and-a-half-hour circuit to the roof of Montserrat, with a buffet and the basilica afterwards. Half an hour from Manresa.
- [Montserrat: flat path and mató](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/montserrat/itineraries/montserrat-flat-path-and-mato.md) (1 h 34 en coche): Go up by rack railway, walk early to the Sant Miquel viewpoint, hear the Escolania and buy mató with honey at the farmers' market.
- [Sitges: seafront promenade and rice](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/sitges/itineraries/sitges-promenade-and-rice.md) (1 h 35 en coche): The seafront promenade from end to end, the old town of the Punta and the Cau Ferrat, and a rice dish facing the sea. By train from Barcelona, without thinking about parking.
- [Vic: square, cured meats and inn](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/vic/itineraries/vic-square-and-inn.md) (1 h 48 en coche): A morning on foot through Vic's Plaça Major and old town, the medieval museum, lunch of Osona cooking and the cathedral painted by Sert before heading back.
- [Berga: viewpoints and a mountain table](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/berga/itineraries/berga-easy-walk-and-lunch.md) (1 h 49 en coche): A morning of effortless viewpoints beside the Queralt sanctuary, a long lunch of Berguedà cooking and coffee in the old town. You are home before dinner.
- [Berguedà by motorbike: Coll de la Creueta and a mountain table](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/berga/itineraries/bergueda-motorbike-route.md) (1 h 49 en coche): A hundred kilometres of bends between Berga and a pass at almost 1,900 metres, with stops at La Pobla de Lillet and Castellar de n'Hug, and an inn lunch on the way back.
- [Garraf: coves and rice by the sea](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/garraf-coves/itineraries/garraf-coves-and-rice.md) (1 h 51 en coche): A tiny village at the foot of the cliffs, the beach of the huts, a path above the sea and a rice dish to finish. Half an hour from Barcelona by train.
- [Aínsa and Muro de Roda](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/ainsa-and-sobrarbe/itineraries/plaza-mayor-and-muro-de-roda.md) (2 h en coche): Aínsa's medieval old town with its castle, the walk to the Cinca viewpoint, lunch at the Bodegón de Mallacán, open all year, and Muro de Roda before heading home. An hour and a half from Huesca.
- [Valderrobres and the Parrizal](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/valderrobres-and-matarrana/itineraries/sunday-in-valderrobres-castle-and-parrizal.md) (2 h en coche): Valderrobres castle and church with a guide, the bridge over the Matarraña, a grilled lunch at El Salt and the Parrizal walkways to the Estrechos. 1 h 49 from Zaragoza.
- [Aigüestortes on snowshoes: 4x4 taxi and Estany Llong](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/boi-valley/itineraries/snowshoe-day-by-4x4-taxi.md) (2 h 15 en coche): A day of snowshoeing with a Rutes Pirineus guide in Aigüestortes National Park, going up by 4x4 taxi from Boí to the Planell and walking to Estany Llong. About two and a quarter hours from Lleida.
- [Lower Aran: rafting in the morning, caviar in the afternoon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley/itineraries/rafting-caviar-and-signature-cooking.md) (2 h 20 en coche): In the morning, ten kilometres of rafting on the Garonne to the border; at midday, the Er Occitan menu in Bossòst; in the afternoon, the Caviar Nacarii sturgeon farm, in Les, with a tasting.
- [Boí Taüll: slopes at 2,000 m and a spa on the way down](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/boi-valley/itineraries/skiing-and-spa-from-lleida.md) (2 h 25 en coche): A whole day on the slopes at Boí Taüll, the highest resort in the Pyrenees, lunch at the base and, on the way down, the Spa Siente Boí circuit at the Pla de l'Ermita. About two and a half hours from Lleida.
- [Beret without skis: dog and horse sledges](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley/itineraries/huskies-grill-and-romanesque.md) (2 h 30 en coche): A husky sledge through the Dossau forest and a horse-drawn sleigh at the Pla de Beret, a grill lunch at La Borda Lobató, in Baqueira 1500, and in the afternoon the church of Sant Andrèu de Salardú, with its 12th-century Christ.
- [Ordino in summer: three lakes in the morning, a mine in the afternoon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/andorra/ordino/itineraries/tristaina-lakes-and-iron-mine.md) (2 h 30 en coche): The three-hour loop round the three Tristaina lakes, above Ordino Arcalís, a lunch of chargrilled meat and local veal in El Serrat and, in the afternoon, the Llorts iron mine and the Ruta del Ferro, among sculptures.
- [Port Ainé: north-facing slopes and a buffet at the base](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/pallars-sobira/itineraries/skiing-at-port-aine-from-lleida.md) (2 h 40 en coche): A ski day at Port Ainé, the Pallars Sobirà resort above Rialp, with 25 north-facing runs, a snowpark and sledges, and lunch at the base buffet. About two hours forty from Lleida.
- [Aigualluts on snowshoes, beneath the Aneto](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley/itineraries/guided-snowshoeing-to-the-forau-daigualluts.md) (2 h 45 en coche): A snowshoeing day with a Rutes Pirineus guide from Llanos del Hospital to the Forau d'Aigualluts, beneath the Aneto, and a stroll round Benasque on the way down. About two and a half hours from Huesca and Lleida.
- [Llanos del Hospital: Nordic skiing beneath the Aneto](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley/itineraries/nordic-and-snowshoes-llanos-del-hospital.md) (2 h 45 en coche): A quiet Sunday in the snow at the head of the Benasque valley: cross-country circuits or rental snowshoes at Llanos del Hospital, home cooking at the hotel and a stroll round Benasque on the way down.

## Lleida is on the plain and almost everything is in the mountains

Lleida is on the plain, and almost everything you want to visit lies at the foot of or inside a mountain. The N-230 climbs through the Ribagorça to El Pont de Suert, where the L-500 enters the [Vall de Boí](/en/spain/catalonia/boi-valley), and continues through the Vielha tunnel to the [Val d'Aran](/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley); at El Pont de Suert the N-260 also leaves for the [Benasque valley](/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley). The C-13 passes through Balaguer and Tremp on the way to the [Pallars Sobirà](/en/spain/catalonia/pallars-sobira), with Sort, Rialp and Espot. The C-14, through Ponts and Organyà, leads to La Seu d'Urgell, to [Grandvalira](/en/andorra/grandvalira) and, along the N-260, to the [Cerdanya](/en/spain/catalonia/cerdanya).

To the south, the N-240 drops to Les Borges Blanques, and from there the C-242 climbs to Cornudella and [Siurana](/en/spain/catalonia/siurana); other mountain roads lead to [Prades](/en/spain/catalonia/prades). To the west, the A-22 goes to Monzón and Barbastro, the gateway to [Alquézar](/en/spain/aragon/alquezar) and [Aínsa](/en/spain/aragon/ainsa-and-sobrarbe). To the east, the A-2 leads to Igualada, [Montserrat](/en/spain/catalonia/montserrat) and the [Penedès](/en/spain/catalonia/penedes), and the C-25 crosses central Catalonia towards Manresa, [Vic](/en/spain/catalonia/vic) and, along the C-16, [Berga](/en/spain/catalonia/berga).

The train mainly serves the east. The AVE puts Barcelona a little over an hour away and from Sants the R4 continues to Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, the capital of cava. For the Pyrenees and for Aragon, you almost always need a car.

## Prades, the shortest trip and the one that depends least on the season

**In one hour** there is only [Prades](/en/spain/catalonia/prades), 62 minutes away: the red village at 950 metres, with its balloon fountain and the Roca Foradada. It is the shortest trip and the one that depends least on the season.

The Priorat of Siurana (83 minutes), Alquézar (85), with the Vero footbridges, and the Penedès (90) are **between one hour and an hour and a half**. The Sunday plans in this band and the next are arranged in Sunday plans near Lleida.

**Between an hour and a half and two hours** the day gets longer but you are back for dinner: Montserrat (94), Sitges (95), Vic and Berga (108 and 109), [Garraf](/en/spain/catalonia/garraf-coves) (111), and at the limit Valderrobres and Aínsa (120). The last two, in Aragon, call for a stay: [the Matarraña with Beceite and the Parrizal](/en/spain/aragon/valderrobres-and-matarrana/itineraries/matarranya-valderrobres-beceite-weekend) or [Aínsa with Añisclo and a canyon](/en/spain/aragon/ainsa-and-sobrarbe/itineraries/ainsa-anisclo-canyoning-weekend).

The snowy Pyrenees are **two and a quarter to two and three quarter hours away**, and here Lleida comes out better than Barcelona: the Vall de Boí at 135–145 minutes, Baqueira and Grandvalira at 150, Port Ainé at 160 and Benasque and the Pallars at 165. At that same distance, in other directions, are [Peñíscola and the Sierra de Irta](/en/spain/valencian-community/peniscola/itineraries/peniscola-sierra-de-irta-weekend) (150) or [Rupit and the cliffs of the Collsacabra](/en/spain/catalonia/rupit/itineraries/rupit-collsacabra-cliffs-one-night) (152).

## From December to March, snow rules

From December to March, snow rules. For a day: [skiing at Boí Taüll and a spa at the Pla de l'Ermita](/en/spain/catalonia/boi-valley/itineraries/skiing-and-spa-from-lleida), [Port Ainé with a buffet on the slopes](/en/spain/catalonia/pallars-sobira/itineraries/skiing-at-port-aine-from-lleida) or, without slopes, the [Nordic skiing and snowshoeing of Llanos del Hospital](/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley/itineraries/nordic-and-snowshoes-llanos-del-hospital). In February and March there is guided snowshoeing at [Aigüestortes, going up by 4x4 taxi from Boí](/en/spain/catalonia/boi-valley/itineraries/snowshoe-day-by-4x4-taxi), and under the Aneto to the [Forau d'Aigualluts](/en/spain/aragon/benasque-valley/itineraries/guided-snowshoeing-to-the-forau-daigualluts). With two nights, [Baqueira from Vielha](/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley/itineraries/baqueira-ski-weekend-from-lleida) or [Grandvalira from Soldeu](/en/andorra/grandvalira/itineraries/grandvalira-ski-weekend-from-lleida).

In spring the canyons open and the water runs: [Alquézar with the Vero and the Somontano](/en/spain/aragon/alquezar/itineraries/alquezar-canyoning-walkways-somontano-wine) and the Parrizal footbridges are at their best in May and June.

In summer it pays to gain altitude. Prades is still cool in July; the [Ripollès of the monasteries](/en/spain/catalonia/ripoll/itineraries/ripolles-romanesque-monasteries-and-nuria), 134 minutes away, is at its best in summer, with the Núria Rack Railway, and in June and July the [motorbike route to the Coll de la Creueta](/en/spain/catalonia/berga/itineraries/bergueda-motorbike-route) has a clear road. The coast and Montserrat are left for another season.

In October and November the Priorat changes colour: [vineyards by 4x4 and an autumn tasting](/en/spain/catalonia/siurana/itineraries/vineyards-by-4x4-and-autumn-tasting), with lunch in Siurana. Further away, 154 minutes, the [mushrooms and beech woods of the Montseny](/en/spain/catalonia/montseny/itineraries/montseny-autumn-mushrooms-beech-forest).

## Kayaking beneath the Siurana cliff

- **In a day:** [Siurana, the Moorish crag and the reservoir by kayak](/en/spain/catalonia/siurana/itineraries/siurana-cliff-trona-path-and-reservoir-kayak). 83 minutes away, with the Camí de la Trona in the morning, lunch inside the village and an hour of kayaking beneath the cliff.
- **With one night:** [Prades and its starry night](/en/spain/catalonia/prades/itineraries/prades-night-of-stars-from-tarragona). An hour away, for the Roca Foradada, the zip lines between the trees, the telescopes and the Baltasana the next day.
- **With two nights:** [skiing, Romanesque churches and a spa in the Vall de Boí](/en/spain/catalonia/boi-valley/itineraries/ski-romanesque-spa-weekend-vall-de-boi). Two and a half hours to Taüll, one day on the slopes, another visiting churches or snowshoeing and two afternoons at the spa.