# August long weekend from Lleida: getaways for the Assumption, 15 August Three getaways with a night away and four day trips from Lleida for 15 August, the Assumption, when the plain goes above 35 degrees: high-mountain lakes in Andorra, the water of the Garonne and Collegats, the Perseids over the Montsec and forests and rivers for the hot hours. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/lleida/getaways/august-long-weekend · Revisado: 2026-11-13 Origen: Lleida - [Two summer nights in Andorra: Caldea, the Tristaina lakes and the villages of La Massana](https://www.geocalia.com/en/andorra/andorra-la-vella/itineraries/andorra-summer-baths-and-lakes.md) (2 nights, Andorra la Vella and Escaldes): July and August are the months for this getaway, with the Tristaina lakes free of snow at over 2,200 metres and the afternoon in Caldea. In August there are storms almost every afternoon: start the lake circuit first thing. - [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) (Day itinerary, Val d'Aran): In August Garonne rafting is in full season, from age six, and in the Val d'Aran it is considerably cooler than on the plain. Book rafting and lunch first: it is the most requested day of the summer in the valley. - [A night in La Pobla de Segur: Tren dels Llacs one way and a ferrata or river the next day](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/la-pobla-de-segur/itineraries/one-night-with-train-and-ferrata-la-pobla-de-segur.md) (1 night, La Pobla de Segur): In July and August the Lakes Train is the panoramic one, leaving at 10:47, and Collegats rafting runs Monday to Saturday. If Sunday is the river day, swap it for Saturday or do the via ferrata. - [A night in the Montsec from Barcelona: the Parc Astronòmic, a Starlight masia and the Congost de Mont-rebei](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/montsec-and-ager/itineraries/night-of-telescopes-from-barcelona-montsec.md) (1 night, Montsec and Àger): The Perseids peak in mid-August, and the Montsec sky is a Starlight reserve. By day, the Mont-rebei gorge is in the sun: start at eight and book the La Masieta car park up to the night before. - [Prades: red town and Roca Foradada](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/prades/itineraries/prades-red-village-and-roca-foradada-from-tarragona.md) (Day itinerary, Prades): At a thousand metres, Prades and its Pyrenean oak forest are among the coolest places near Lleida in August. The walk to the Roca Foradada is short and the cave hermitage cool: go in the morning. - [Valderrobres and the Parrizal](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/valderrobres-and-matarrana/itineraries/sunday-in-valderrobres-castle-and-parrizal.md) (Day itinerary, Valderrobres and the Matarraña): In August the Parrizal is a walk beside the water and in the shade of the cliffs, with the summer ticket and an hourly quota. Buy it beforehand and enter early; dogs may not pass. - [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) (Day itinerary, Penedès): The Codorníu cellars are underground and are toured by train at a cool temperature: it is the plan for the hot hours. They also open in August; book the timed visit and lunch at the tower. ## Escaping the heat of the plain The Assumption, 15 August, is a holiday across Spain, and arrives with the Lleida plain in its worst week: afternoons above 35 degrees and nights that do not drop below twenty. The August long weekend, from here, is measured in metres of altitude. For every hundred metres you climb, the temperature drops a little under a degree: the Val d'Aran, at 1,000 metres, Prades, at 950, and the Andorran lakes, at over 2,000, are the nearest air conditioning. Many are on holiday and the 15th changes nothing. For those who work, if it falls on a Friday or Monday, three days; midweek, a single day for the Garonne or Prades. ## Water: Garonne, Collegats, Parrizal In August water is the plan. Garonne rafting runs ten kilometres to the French border; Collegats, from La Pobla de Segur, only operates in July and August, Monday to Saturday. And in the Matarraña, the Parrizal walkways follow the river between rock walls, with shade until midday. ## Shooting stars The Perseids peak around 12 or 13 August, and are also seen on the days around, long weekend included. The Montsec, an hour from Lleida, has one of the darkest skies in Catalonia, protected as a Starlight reserve. A night in a farmhouse in Àger combines the Astronomical Park's telescopes with the meteor shower to the naked eye, lying down. Check the moon phase: with a full moon you see far fewer. ## What to avoid on the 15th The Mont-rebei gorge at midday, in the sun and with a queue on the walkways. Añisclo, with the road one-way and car parks full. Alquézar at midday, with queues on the Vero walkways. The N-230 towards the Val d'Aran on Friday afternoon. And in the villages, the August main festivals, which close streets and fill hotels. ## Afternoon storms In the Pyrenees, in August, the afternoon storm is almost daily. Start walking at eight, come down by two and, if you hear thunder, do not stay on a ridge or beside lake water. Always carry a layer: at 2,000 metres, after a storm, the temperature drops suddenly. ## A lake to swim in and a cool train Garonne rafting is from age six. The first Tristaina lake is an easy forty minutes, and those who dare can swim. The Parrizal is flat and under-sixes go free. The Codorníu cellars, with the underground train, are a plan for an extremely hot day, and under-eights go free. ## Two nights in Andorra or one in Àger If the long weekend gives three days, the getaway that guarantees most cool is Andorra: arrive Friday in Escaldes, Saturday of lakes in Ordino and Sunday of villages in La Massana, with an afternoon in Caldea. If it only gives one night, Àger, with the meteor shower, and Mont-rebei first thing the next day, before the sun enters the gorge. ## Booking in August Rafting and guided excursions are booked a week ahead. Andorra's hotels have room, but those in Àger and Vielha are few. The Parrizal ticket and the La Masieta car park have hourly quotas: if there is none, change day before going. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Where is it cool near Lleida in August? In the Val d'Aran, the Andorran lakes and Prades, at a thousand metres. ### Where can you see the Perseids from Lleida? In the Montsec, an hour away, with one of the darkest skies in Catalonia.