# November long weekend from Lleida: getaways for All Saints Three getaways with a night away and four day trips from Lleida for 1 November, All Saints: the Priorat in colour, the dark skies of Prades and the Montsec, thermal water in Caldes, the Matarraña without crowds and the Alquézar walkways with the autumn river. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/lleida/getaways/november-long-weekend · Revisado: 2026-11-13 Origen: Lleida - [Priorat: autumn vineyards by 4x4](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/siurana/itineraries/vineyards-by-4x4-and-autumn-tasting.md) (Day itinerary, Siurana): In October and November, after the harvest, the Priorat and Montsant vines turn yellow and red, and the off-road vehicle tours them from the inside. It is an à la carte outing with a single vehicle: book before the long weekend. - [A thermal night in Caldes de Montbui, half an hour from Barcelona](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/caldes-de-montbui/itineraries/thermal-night-caldes-de-montbui.md) (1 night, Caldes de Montbui): November opens the good season for hot water, from October to April, and the Lleó fountain pours water at 74 °C. Arrive on Saturday morning, when the washhouses are open and the Spanish-language guided visit coincides. - [A getaway to Prades: the red town, the forest and a night of stars](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/prades/itineraries/prades-night-of-stars-from-tarragona.md) (1 night, Prades): In November it gets dark early and the Prades telescope session starts at a time that lets children sleep. Book the astronomical park session and check the moon on its calendar: with a full moon you see fewer stars. - [A weekend in the Matarraña: Valderrobres, Beceite and the Puertos, under two hours from Zaragoza](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/valderrobres-and-matarrana/itineraries/matarranya-valderrobres-beceite-weekend.md) (2 nights, Valderrobres and the Matarraña): In November the Matarraña has the river poplars yellow and the streets of Valderrobres without the summer crowd. The Parrizal ticket is cheaper out of high season; the 4x4 to the Ports, by booking. - [Alquézar: walkways, ternasco and cloister](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/aragon/alquezar/itineraries/alquezar-sunday-vero-walkways-and-collegiate-church.md) (Day itinerary, Alquézar and the River Vero): In November the Vero walkways are toured with the autumn river and without queues, although the canyon companies have already stopped. Book the ternasco: on a holiday, the few restaurants open fill up. - [Vic: square, cured meats and inn](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/vic/itineraries/vic-square-and-inn.md) (Day itinerary, Vic): October to June is Vic's good season, and in November the Osona inns cook with mushrooms and chestnuts. On Sunday the medieval museum closes at 14:00 and the Espai Sert does not open: go in the morning. - [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) (Day itinerary, Montsec and Àger): From October to April it gets dark early and the Montsec Astronomical Park holds its general session in the early evening. Buy the pass beforehand and check the time for your date: it changes with sunset. ## An autumn that is not about beech woods All Saints, 1 November, is a holiday across Spain, and in Catalonia it is not moved to Monday when it falls on a Sunday: some years there is no long weekend. When it falls on a Friday or Monday, it is three days. Lleida's autumn is not that of the Montseny beech woods, which are two and a half hours away and fill with people from Barcelona. It is that of the vines: the Priorat, an hour and a half away, turns red and yellow after the harvest, and the old garnacha and cariñena vines of the Montsant change colour on terraces. It is also the month of long nights. With the clocks going back at the end of October, in November it gets dark around six, and the dark skies of the Montsec and Prades are an hour away. ## Vines from the inside The way to see the Priorat's autumn is not from the road, but among the vines. The off-road tour leaves from Cornudella, goes down the garnacha tracks and ends with a cheese and wine tasting on an estate, with Siurana at midday. It is an à la carte outing, with a single vehicle: book days ahead. ## Stars after work If the long weekend is not a long weekend, the Montsec is the getaway that fits into an afternoon. You leave Lleida after lunch, go up to the Àger collegiate church in the last light and spend two hours at the Astronomical Park. Prades, with a night, combines the telescope session with the red-stone village and the Roca Foradada the next morning. ## The Matarraña and Guara without crowds In November the summer seasons end in Aragon, and it shows: the Guara canyon companies stop, and in Alquézar what remains are the walkways, the collegiate church and the ternasco lamb. In the Matarraña, the riverside poplars turn yellow and Valderrobres and Beceite are seen without queues. Many restaurants close some day midweek out of season: call first. ## Olives, at home In November the arbequina olive harvest begins in Les Garrigues, southeast of Lleida, and the mills put out the new oil towards the end of the month. No getaway needed: it is half an hour away. ## Dry cold and mist November brings to the Lleida plain the boira, the low fog that can last for days; as soon as you climb to Prades, the Montsec or the Priorat, you leave it behind and there is sun. At night, in Prades and Àger, it often freezes: winter coat for the telescopes. For a cold afternoon, the thermal water of Caldes de Montbui, two hours away. ## Stars from age five The Astronomical Park's family session is from age five; the Prades one, for all ages. The walk to the Roca Foradada is short. The Alquézar walkways have stairs and do not admit pushchairs. ## What has not yet begun On the November long weekend the Pyrenees are between seasons: high-mountain lakes may have the first snow, mountain huts close and the ski resorts do not open until the end of the month. Do not go up to Baqueira, Boí or Port Ainé looking for pistes. And in boira, drive with lights on and without hurry on the A-2 and C-12. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Where can you see autumn near Lleida? In the Priorat and Montsant vineyards, an hour and a half away, and in the poplars along the Matarraña river. ### Is there skiing on the November long weekend? No: the Pyrenean resorts open at the end of November or in December, if there is snow.