The city is the subject of the Catalan folk song La Presó de Lleida, "The prison of Lleida", which was already attested in the 17th century and may be even older.
We have left from Lleida and to Balaguer, the route and landscape is very normal. From Balaguer it is more spectacular but there are many tunnels that you lose a lot of visibility. We're on the historic train and it's really dirty. The woods of the compartments, the appliques etc...
Lleida is a city which also offers a wide variety of options, from shopping on the streets of Sant Antoni or Carrer Major, to a quiet stroll along the banks of the river Segre or along the tree-lined Rambla de Ferrán.
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Lleida was founded in Roman times (records even go as far back as the Bronze Age making it one of the oldest towns in Catalonia) and was later taken over by the Moors.
Lleida, city, capital of Lleida provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Catalonia, northeastern Spain. It lies on the Segre River near its confluence with the Cinca and Ebro rivers.
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In 1297, the University of Lleida was founded, becoming the third oldest in the whole of Spain. During the following centuries, the town was damaged by several wars such as the Reapers' War in the 17th century and the Spanish Civil War in the 20th century.