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Àger collegiate church and a night at the Parc Astronòmic
Col·legiata de Sant Pere+Planetarium and telescopes+Dinner at Cal Maciarol
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.
1 h to 1 h 30
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Prades: red town and Roca Foradada
Town and Roca Foradada 2 h+Hermitage in the cave+Inn set menu €€
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
Village and Camí de la Trona 3 h 30+Catalan cooking in the village €€+Kayak 1 h · €16
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
Vineyards by 4x4 and tasting+Siurana crag+Catalan cooking €€
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
Walkways 2 h+Ternasco €€
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
Heritage Tour 1 h 15 · €25+Cava Centre 1 h+Market cooking at the winery €€€
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
Visit and tasting 1 h 30+Winery restaurant among the vines
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
Camí del Vi 3.5 km+Aperitif at the winery €€
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
Tren dels Llacs from €25+Espai Raier+Pallars cooking €€
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
Two wineries · from €55+Seasonal menu above the winery €€€+A night in Gratallops
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.
1 h 30 to 2 h
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Montserrat: horse, table and rack railway
Horse riding from €30 an hour+Catalan cooking €€+Rack railway €15
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
Aeri return €15+Sant Jeroni 2 h 30+Buffet with views €€
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
Walk to Sant Miquel+Traditional cooking €€
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
Seafront promenade 1 h+Rice €€€
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
Old town 1 h 30+Square cooking €€
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
Easy walk 1 h+Mountain inn €€
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
Mountain pass 100 km+Mountain inn €
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
Coastal path 1 h 30+Rice by the sea €€
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
Old town and castle 1 h+Pyrenean cooking €€+Muro de Roda 30 min
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
Castle and church 1 h+Grill and garden €€+Parrizal 7.6 km
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.
Driving time without traffic from central Lleida to the town or the car park for the plan, calculated with an OpenStreetMap road router, with no stops.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is there within an hour of Lleida?
Prades, the red town of the Muntanyes de Prades, with the l'Abellera hermitage and the Roca Foradada. Siurana, in the Priorat, is an hour and twenty minutes away.
Which plan is best with children?
Prades, for the short walks and the adventure park; Montserrat, for the cable car; and the Codorníu cava cellars, which you tour by train.
What if we fancy the sea?
Sitges and Garraf are an hour and a half or a little more away, with a promenade, a beach and rice dishes.
What time should we leave?
Before nine for the plans that are an hour and a half or more away: that way you lunch at a sensible hour and drive back in daylight.
Do we need to book for lunch?
Yes, at almost all of them. On Sundays village restaurants fill up.