Alt Urgell (Catalan Pyrenees)

Alt Urgell (Catalan Pyrenees)

Description

L’Alt Urgell possesses an extensive and rich cultural heritage, most clearly expressed by the Romanesque period. The churches in the country with Romanesque elements number over one hundred, with such representative examples as the cathedral of Santa Maria, in La Seu d’Urgell; Sant Serni de Tavèrnoles, in Anserall, and Sant Climent de Coll de Nargó, the three of them declared as monuments of historical and artistic interest.

Travel guide

How to Get There

Can Boix, s/n
25790 Peramola
Lleida

Alt Urgell (Catalan Pyrenees): Plan your journey by public transport

Pireneus Railway station in the town of Lleida-Lérida, region of Cataluña, Spain.

El Prat airport in Barcelona, Spain.

Alt Urgell (Catalan Pyrenees) weather forecast

Dec 8, 2023 - Fri
L'Alt Urgell, España
fog
39°F fog
Wind 5 mph, ENE
Humidity 93%
Pressure 759.81 mmHg
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moderate rain
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light rain
48/47°F
few clouds
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58/43°F

Places to go

Coll de Nargó, Organyà, Cabó, Alinyà, Tiurana, Bassella

Trip to several small villages in Catalonia, Spain, such as Coll de Nargó, Organyà, Cabó, Alinyà, Tiurana and Bassella.

TO SEE: Dinosaur Museum in Coll de Nargó.
Route of the Cabó dolmens.
Motorcycle Museum in Bassella.
New village of Tiurana with breathtaking views to the Pantano de Rialb reservoir.

TO DO: Hiking in the Muntanya d’Alinyà
4×4 courses in Bassella

RECOMMEND: Buy cold meat and sausages at Ca l’Obach in the village of Organyà

La Seu d’Urgell

Trip to the town of La Seu d’Urgell in the Catalonian Pyrenees, Spain.

TO SEE: Cathedral and pedestrian area. Diocesan Museum.

TO DO: Rafting and canoeing in the Segre Park.’

RECOMMEND: Buy local cheese.

Peramola

Small village belonging to the Lleida charming villages network, Catalonia, Spain.

TO SEE: Small village that belongs to the network of charming villages in the Catalan province of Lleida, Spain.

TO DO: Stroll through the village and do the ‘tour of the fountains’.

RECOMMEND: Hiking on the rocks of Corb and Sant Honorat.

Solsona

Trip to the small town of Solsona, located in the Catalonian Pyrenees, Spain.

TO SEE: Cathedral and old part of the town. Diocesan Museum. Ice well.

TO DO: Taste the delicious ‘coca de croissant’, a croissant-crust pie.

RECOMMEND: Visit the modernist cementery at Olius, at 3 kilometers distance from Solsona.

Routes

Crossing Sierra de Gredos Mountain Range

Route through the Segre Valley in the Alt Urgell region, Catalonian Pyrenees, Spain.

Festivals and Events

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