# Holy Week from Lleida: getaways from Maundy Thursday to Easter Monday Five getaways with a night away and two day trips from Lleida for Holy Week, Maundy Thursday to Easter Monday: the last Baqueira pistes, the Priorat with the charterhouse open on holiday Monday, Mont-rebei, Añisclo, Peñíscola castle and the Siurana reservoir. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/lleida/getaways/easter-holy-week · Revisado: 2026-11-13 Origen: Lleida - [A ski weekend in Baqueira, two and a half hours from Lleida](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/aran-valley/itineraries/baqueira-ski-weekend-from-lleida.md) (2 nights, Val d'Aran): Baqueira's season usually ends in early April, so an early Holy Week still has open pistes and spring sun. Check the resort's closing date that year before booking: if Easter falls late, there is no skiing. - [Two nights at Terra Dominicata, the winery hotel beside the Escaladei charterhouse, with tastings across the Priorat](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/priorat/itineraries/two-nights-between-charterhouse-and-vineyards-priorat.md) (2 nights, Priorat): The Escaladei charterhouse is closed on non-holiday Mondays, and Easter Monday is a holiday in Catalonia, so it can be visited that day. Terra Dominicata is for adults only: book hotel, meals and tastings before leaving. - [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 La Masieta car park, the entrance to Mont-rebei from Lleida, opens on holidays from February, and in Holy Week it sells out. Book it up to 23:59 the night before, and the Astronomical Park pass earlier. - [A weekend in Aínsa: Añisclo, a canyon descent and the square at dusk, an hour and a half from Huesca](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/ainsa-and-sobrarbe/itineraries/ainsa-anisclo-canyoning-weekend.md) (2 nights, Aínsa and the Sobrarbe): In April the Añisclo canyon starts its best season, with meltwater; the narrow HU-631 may be one-way on peak dates. In Aragon Maundy Thursday and Good Friday are holidays, not Easter Monday: that Monday Aínsa is quiet. - [A weekend in Peñíscola and the Sierra de Irta, an hour from Castellón](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/peniscola/itineraries/peniscola-sierra-de-irta-weekend.md) (1 night, Peñíscola): In Holy Week Peñíscola's old town fills in the afternoon, and the boat around the rock is the way to see it from outside. Enter the castle in the morning, and book Casa Jaime, which only takes phone bookings. - [Siurana: cliff, ledge and reservoir](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/siurana/itineraries/siurana-cliff-trona-path-and-reservoir-kayak.md) (Day itinerary, Siurana): The Siurana reservoir kayak opens on spring weekends, and in April the Trona ledge is done without the summer sun. Book lunch inside the village: in Holy Week it is what runs out. - [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): If Holy Week turns rainy, the Codorníu cellars are toured underground by train, under cover. They open all year and under-8s go free: book the visit and lunch, because on a rainy holiday they fill. ## A Holy Week on two calendars Lleida sits on the border between two calendars. In Catalonia the holidays are Good Friday and Easter Monday; in Aragon, twenty minutes along the A-2, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. The result is that in this Holy Week each side of the border fills on a different day: on Thursday, Alquézar and Aínsa receive the Aragonese; on Easter Monday, on the other hand, the Sobrarbe empties and the Priorat and Catalan Pyrenees fill. If you have all five days, take advantage: Aragon at the end, Catalonia at the beginning. The date changes each year between the end of March and the end of April, and that decides whether this Holy Week is one of snow or of spring. ## If it falls early, the last skiing With an Easter at the end of March or early April, Baqueira is usually in its last days: spring snow, soft at midday, and sun on the terrace. Two and a half hours from Lleida, through the Vielha tunnel, it is the longest skiing within reach of a weekend. If Easter falls in mid or late April, the resort will already be closed: check the date before paying. ## If it falls late, the spring of the Montsec and the Sobrarbe With a late Easter, water rules. In Mont-rebei, the Noguera Ribagorçana runs green beneath the walkways; in Añisclo, the Bellos waterfalls run full. In both cases, the problem is parking: La Masieta is booked ahead, and Añisclo fills early. ## Processions in Lleida and getaways to the south Lleida has its own Holy Week, with brotherhood processions through the centre. Whoever follows it stays Thursday and Friday and leaves on Saturday. For a short trip to the south, the Priorat and Siurana are an hour and a half away, and Peñíscola, two and a half hours, combines castle, boat and rice. ## What sells out first At Easter everything small goes early: the Escaladei winery hotel, the rooms in Aínsa, the La Masieta car park, the table at Casa Jaime in Peñíscola. Book in February. End-of-season skiing, on the other hand, has accommodation late and lower prices. ## April weather, at three altitudes In Lleida, mild spring; in the Montsec and the Sobrarbe, good days and cold nights; in Baqueira, strong sun and snow that softens at midday. It can rain any day: always carry a plan under cover, such as the Codorníu cellars, an hour and a half away. ## Kayak, castle and ski school with children The walk around the village of Siurana and the reservoir kayak go well with children; the ledge, from age ten. The Mont-rebei path, carved into the rock, has stretches without a railing: with children, only if they walk well and hold hands. In Peñíscola, the castle and the beach at its feet. In Baqueira, the ski school works until the last day. ## Coming back on Easter Monday The Monday afternoon return brings the Pyrenees traffic to Lleida: the N-230 from Vielha and the C-13 from the Pallars get heavy from five. From Peñíscola, the AP-7 and N-240 via Montblanc. If you can, return on Monday morning. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Is there snow at Easter near Lleida? If Easter falls at the end of March or early April, Baqueira is usually still open. If it falls late, the season will have ended. ### Is Easter Monday a holiday in Lleida? Yes, across Catalonia. In Aragon, on the other hand, Maundy Thursday is the holiday.