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Clàudia Colàs Torres

INDEXINDEXWhere is Lleida?How many inhabitats are there in Lleida?What’s the weather like in Lleida?How can you get to Lleida?What can you see in Lleida?What’s the typical food in Lleida?What festivals are celebrated in Lleida?TransportsEconomy

WHERE IS LLEIDA ?WHERE IS LLEIDA ?Lleida is located in the Catalan Central Depression. On the River Segre, in the west of Catalonia.

HOW MANY INHABITATS HOW MANY INHABITATS ARE THERE IN LLEIDA?ARE THERE IN LLEIDA?

The metro area has about 250,000 inhabitants. It had 137,387 inhabitants in 2010, including the contiguous municipalities of Raimat and Sucs.

WHAT’S THE WEATHER WHAT’S THE WEATHER LIKE IN LLEIDA?LIKE IN LLEIDA?

The summers are very hot in Lleida with temperatures over 30 degrees. And the winters are very cold because the city of Lleida is called the city of fog.

HOW CAN YOU GET TO HOW CAN YOU GET TO LLEIDA?LLEIDA?Lleida is a major hub and is the crossing point between the routes that link Spain with the rest of Europe and the Mediterranean.The city is connected to Barcelona by road, highway and railway.

The best way to get  to Lleida is:To the airport of Lleida-Alguaire. 

WHAT CAN YOU SEE WHAT CAN YOU SEE AND GO IN LLEIDA?AND GO IN LLEIDA?

In Lleida there are some interesting things to see and to go: the cathedral of la Seu Vella, the castle of La Suda, the castle of Gargeny, the Town Council…

WHAT’S THE TYPICAL WHAT’S THE TYPICAL FOOD IN LLEIDAFOOD IN LLEIDA

The typical of Lleida is eating snails, but we also eats lots of fruit, apples, pears, oranges, strawberries…

WHAT FESTIVALS ARE WHAT FESTIVALS ARE CELEBRATED IN LLEIDA?CELEBRATED IN LLEIDA?

In Lleida there is a fair called the fair st. Michael.Name: Agricultural Fair in San Miguel.Venue: Exhibition area of Lleida (Elysian Fields).Organization: Fira de Lleida.There is also another fair Animac.Name: Animac.Date: 1 to 4 March 2012.Venue: Palau de Congresos de Lleida - La Llotja.Organization: City of Lleida.

TRANSPORTSTRANSPORTS

Lleida is a member of Ciudades AVE, an association bringing together the main cities linked by the high-speed route.

It boasts modern networks, headed by the Lleida-Alguaire airport, the first commercial airport.

The high-speed railway line (AVE) and the road network:the AP-2 motorway, which runs al a dual carriageway from the city of Barcelona to Lleida an then on to Zaragoza;The Eix Occidental, which leads to the Ebro, and the Eix Transversal bound for the Girona region.

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ECONOMYECONOMY

The main reason for population and economic growth in Lleida in the last 30 years has been agriculture. The most popular agriculture is fruit trees like apple trees, peach trees or pear trees.

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