Lleida is the capital of an extended region situated at the occidental tip of Catalonia, called the Segrià, witch which owns its name to the river that cross it: the Segre. Lleida is an authentic economic and demographic engine of the inner Catalonia.
Touched by the history, the streets of Lleida hold timeless cultural and monumental treasures that coexist with the activities and the initiatives of a modern city that looks forward to the future.
Capital of one of the most fertile zones in Europe, Lleida has in the agrifood sector one of the principal engines of its economy. Benchmark companies have in Lleida its site, also being highly important the implantation of firms dedicated to the development and investigation who have found in the Parc Agrobiotech Lleida an international outreach space.
The current Lleida is a modern city, well communicated, which has experimented a huge urbanistic and demographic growth in the last decades and can count, nowadays, with more than 142.000 inhabitants, moreover with the creation of cultural equipment, as the Museu de Lleida and the recuperation of the Castell templer de Gardeny, both liderated by the majesty of the Seu Vella.
The last facilities and equipments in Lleida, like the Lleida-Alguaire Airport or la Llotja, as well as the consolidated Línia d’Alta Velocitat, enhance Lleida’s activity and favours the mobility and the exterior projection.
Lleida is a city with a strong historical and cultural identity, located in the heart of the Segrià plain. Its iconic heritage, led by the Seu Vella, blends with a dynamic city offering rich cultural, gastronomic and tourism experiences. Its proximity to wineries and wine-related activities makes it a strategic starting point to explore the region. The city is part of the Lleida Wine Route, connecting heritage, landscape and wine tourism in a complete experience.
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