# Sant Joan long weekend from Lleida: getaways for the falles and Sant Joan Four getaways with a night away and three day trips from Lleida for Sant Joan, 24 June: the descent of the falles in the Vall de Boí, the first rafting on the Garonne, newly thawed Andorran lakes, Añisclo, La Pobla de Segur, Núria and the bends of the Berguedà. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/lleida/getaways/sant-joan-long-weekend · Revisado: 2026-11-13 Origen: 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) (Day itinerary, Val d'Aran): In June the Garonne rafting season begins, with the river still high from the thaw and from age six. Bring swimwear and dry clothes, and book the Er Occitan menu in Bossòst with the rafting. - [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): At the end of June the Tristaina lakes lose their snow and the season for this getaway begins, lasting until September. Summer afternoons bring storms: start the lake circuit early and bring your ID card. - [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): June is the last month of Añisclo's good season before summer, when the HU-631 is one-way and the car parks fill. Enter the canyon in the morning and book Sunday's canyon, which in summer fills up. - [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): At the end of June the historic lakes train still runs on Saturdays, before the switch to the summer panoramic one. Collegats rafting starts in July: in June, Sunday is for the Roca Foradada via ferrata. - [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) (Day itinerary, Ordino): The circuit of the three Tristaina lakes opens in June, when the snow goes, and is easy as far as the first. If snow remains on the path, stay at the first lake, and bring your ID card to cross into Andorra. - [A weekend in the Ripollès: Romanesque monasteries and the Núria rack railway](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/ripoll/itineraries/ripolles-romanesque-monasteries-and-nuria.md) (2 nights, Ripoll): At the end of June the Núria valley is already free of snow, with the meadows in flower, and in Ripoll the monasteries are visited without July's heat. The Rack Railway moves to its summer timetable: buy the train online. - [Berguedà by motorbike: Coll de la Creueta and a mountain table](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/berga/itineraries/bergueda-motorbike-route.md) (Day itinerary, Berga): In June the road to the Coll de la Creueta, at 1,921 metres, no longer has spring's gravel and not yet August's traffic. Set off early: the Pyrenean afternoon storms begin in June. ## The night of fire in the Pyrenees Sant Joan, 24 June, is a holiday across Catalonia, and in the Lleida Pyrenees it has its own way of being celebrated: the falles. In the villages of the Alt Pirineu, on the night of the solstice and the weeks around it, locals come down from the mountain with lit torches, pine trunks that burn as they descend in a line to the square. UNESCO recognises them as world heritage. In the Vall de Boí, each village has its night, from mid-June to the end of July, and Boí's falls on the eve of Sant Joan. The calendar is published each year by the council: check the current year's before booking. In the city, the verbena on the 23rd is firecrackers, bonfires and coca. Whoever wants it in Lleida leaves on the morning of the 24th; whoever prefers the falles leaves on the 23rd. ## High rivers, newly opened lakes June is the month when the Pyrenees open up. The rivers still run with the thaw: Garonne rafting, in the Val d'Aran, begins the season with high water. Up above, the lakes lose their snow: those at Tristaina, in Ordino, at the end of the month. With two nights in Andorra, the lakes fit on Saturday and Caldea on Sunday afternoon. ## The train, the canyon and the valley The Lakes Train makes its last trips with the historic train at the end of June before the summer panoramic one; in June, Sunday at La Pobla is for the via ferrata. In Aínsa, June is the last quiet month in Añisclo: in summer the canyon road is one-way. And in Núria, the valley has its meadows in flower and the Rack Railway already runs on its summer timetable. ## If you only have the 24th With the holiday on its own, the day that gives most is the Garonne one: rafting in the morning to the French border, lunch in Bossòst and the sturgeon farm at Les in the afternoon. It is two and a half hours by the N-230 and the Vielha tunnel, so you have to leave at seven. The other, for those on a motorbike, is the bends of the Berguedà to the Coll de la Creueta, with the road free of spring's gravel. ## June bookings For falles night, the valley's few rooms are booked months ahead. Rafting and canyons have limited groups; the Núria Rack Railway is bought with a time. Andorra has lots of beds, but hotels with thermal water fill on the long weekend. ## Sun, storm and late snow On the plain, June is already summer. In the Pyrenees, cool mornings, strong sun and afternoon storms: start walks early and come down if it clouds over. At the high lakes there may be snow in the shade at the end of the month: mountain footwear. ## Rafting from age six and falles by the hand Garonne rafting is from age six; the Tristaina lakes, easy as far as the first. The Lakes Train, Núria with its lake and falles night are plans for them; at the falles, away from the fire and holding hands. ## The C-13, the N-230 and the return The departure on the afternoon of the 23rd gets heavy towards the Pyrenees: the C-13 towards the Pallars and the N-230 towards the Val d'Aran and Boí. The return on the last day, from five to nine, enters Lleida heavily. From Andorra, the Andorran border, on the way to La Seu d'Urgell, may have a queue on the way back. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Where can you see falles near Lleida? In the Vall de Boí and other villages of the Lleida Pyrenees, on nights each council sets for the year. Boí's is usually the eve of Sant Joan. ### Is there snow on the Andorran lakes at Sant Joan? There may be some in the high and shaded areas. The first Tristaina lake is usually free at the end of June.