Cervera
capital of the comarca of Segarra, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Cervera is a town of 9,000 people (2018) in Lleida province, and a stage in the Catalan Way of St. James. The city is characterized by the richness of its cultural and monumental heritage. Eleven monuments in the municipality are listed as Cultural Assets of National Interest (BCIN) by the Generalitat de Catalunya.
Understand
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Map of Cervera
The monuments in the municipality are listed as Cultural Assets of National Interest are the castle (11th century), the church of Sant Pere el Gros (11th century), the walled enclosure (16th century), the parish of Santa Maria (14th-15th centuries), the Paeria building (17th-18th centuries), the University (18th century), the historic centre, the Union (20th century), and the castles of the aggregated centers of Castellnou d'Oluges, Prenyanosa and Malgrat.
Tourist office
edit- 1 tourist office (Turisme de Cervera), Av. Francesc Macià, 78, ☏ +34 973 534 442.
Get in
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By train
editYou can also reach the city via the Barcelona Lleida-Madrid railway.
- 1 Cervera Station, Plaça de l'Estació, 1.
By Bus
edit- Líne L-28: Girona - Lleida (eixBus)
- Líne e1: Lleida - Cervera (ALSA)
- Líne Aeroport T1 - Barcelona - Igualada - Lleida (ALSA)
- Líne Barcelona - Eth Pònt de Rei (ALSA)
- Líne Barcelona - Balaguer (ALSA)
By car
editLocated in the center of Catalonia, at the eastern end of the province of Lleida. From Barcelona and Lleida it is accessed via the A-2 motorway; from Girona, along the C-25 road, the transversal axis; and from Tarragona on the N-240 road to Montblanc, and from Montblanc on the C-14 road to Tàrrega, where it connects with the A-2 motorway.
The distance from Cervera to the Catalan provincial capitals is 102 km in Barcelona; 53 km to Lleida, 169 km to Girona, and 87 km to Tarragona.
Get around
edit- 2 Free car parking (near tourist office).
See
edit- 1 Santa Maria Church. , in the Catalan Gothic style, has three naves, an octagonal tower, and a remarkable Romanesque door.Around the middle of the 11th century, it already appears in a list of parishes in the diocese of Vic. The current church was begun at the beginning of the 14th century, and in 1334 the chapels of the cross on the Gospel side and the first chapel of the apse on the Epistle side were already finished. In 1358 the high altar was consecrated, and five years later the presbytery was completed. However, it was not until the middle of the fifteenth century that it was finished. In 1821 the building was extended by two feet, and the current neo-Gothic facade was built.
- 2 Church of Sant Miquel de Tudela. , Romanesque church on the outskirts of Cervera.
- 3 Church of Sant Antoni. Church built in the 18th century on the site previously occupied by another one from the 13th century dedicated to the same Saint in devotion to a relic taken to Vienna from the Dauphinate, in the lands of France, there is a 14th century carving of Saint Christ. ,
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- 4 University of Cervera, Plaça de la Universitat, 21. built between 1718 and 1740, is neoclassical in style with baroque ornaments on the exterior facade. Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol, Joan Prim, Jaume Balmes and Milà i Fontanals studied here. It is the only civil architecture building of the 18th century in Catalonia.
- 5 Cervera Castle. documented for the first time in 1026. Strategically located on the road to Aragó, the castle appears to have been detached from the Cervera family since the beginning of the 14th century. It was destroyed in the 19th century, although the remains of the castle could still be seen in the middle of the 20th century, when it finally collapsed. Now only vestiges of the walls and the floor remain.
- Walls, built during the 14th century by order of Peter III Ceremonious.
- Carreró de les bruixes, you can see the medieval structure of the town and birthplace of the Aquelarre festival.
- 6 Church of Saint John. , from the 12th century, was part of the old Hospital of Saint John in Jerusalem , from the 12th century, was part of the old Hospital of Saint John in Jerusalem.
- Municipal auditorium, where in 1359 the Catalan Courts were held and in 1469 the parliament took place in which Ferdinand the Catholic accepted the terms of marriage with Isabella of Castile.
- Convent of Sant Agustí, from the 14th and 15th centuries, preserves its medieval physiognomy.
- Hospital de Berenguer de Castelltort, founded at the end of the 14th century by a merchant from Cerver.
- 7 Farinera del Sindicat Agrícola. The 'Sindicat Agrícola de Cervera i sa Comarca' was founded in 1919 on the initiative of a group of farmers. The Farinera building was therefore built between the years 1920 and 1922. The Union is the most important modernist building in Cervera, which was used to deal with a law that prohibited the commercialization of wheat beyond the limits provincial The strategy of the Agricultural Union of Cervera to face this law was based on the conversion of this entity into a manufacturer of flour, a product that had no limitations in marketing. This strategy is therefore what explains the construction of the building.
- Sant Pere el Gros, is a small Romanesque hermitage from the 11th century, the only remnant of the monastic complex that had been linked to the Ripoll monastery. It is one of the few examples of a Romanesque roundabout in Catalonia.
- Casa Duran i Sanpere, current headquarters of the Regional Museum of Cervera. Building from the end of the 19th century - declared BCIN - which in its interior combines intact the objects and rooms of a bourgeois house.
- 8 Paeria de Cervera. baroque building palace of the municipal government with corbels supporting the balconies. The brackets represent the five senses and the reasons why you can go to prison. ,
- Plaça del Fossar, square with viewpoint from where you can appreciate the whole region of La Segarra.
Do
editFairs and local fetivities
edit- Festa Major del Santíssim Misteri, major winter festival of Cervera. It is celebrated on February 6 and its eve on February 5 with the traditional singing of Les Completes. In the past it was the most important festival in the city, after Corpus Christi, with a large popular participation: thunderbolts, parades of the festive entourage (giants, pole dance, eagle...), processions, cattle fair, concerts and dances at the Casal Catalan and the Workers' Centr3.
- Procession of the Puro. It is celebrated on January 16, and is a secular procession from the Paeria to the cemetery to commemorate the defeat of the Carlists against the liberals in the carlinades. Some men went there with lit cigars unlike religious processions.
- Passion of Cervera. It has been celebrated in the city since 1447, a date that appears in the first historical documents that refer to it. In March and April, there are various performances in the Gran Teatre de la Passió de Cervera, built especially to house it. It has 1700 seats and moves the entire theatre cycle of the city with a stable theatre program during the whole year.
- Corpus Christi, celebrated in the city since 1337. On Saturday the Cervera - Carranquers Devil's Festival is celebrated with a show of popular culture and the representation of the spoken dance by the Ball de Diables. The next day, Corpus Christi, the traditional flower carpets are made, at noon the religious procession is held in honor of the Blessed Sacrament and in the afternoon a parade with the imagery and dances of the festive entourage.
- Feast of Saint Magi. It is celebrated on August 19, with the distribution of the miraculous water from the Sant Magí de Brufaganya Sanctuary transported by mules and horses loaded with argadells garnished with boxwood.
- Aquelarre. It is celebrated on the weekend of the last Saturday in August since 1978. Festival of fire, witches, devils, bonfires, shows, music, magic and esotericism.
- Isagoge, cultural week, which is celebrated the days before the Festa Major del Sant Crist.
- Festa Major del Sant Crist, major summer festival. It is celebrated on the weekend of the fourth Sunday in September, from Friday to Monday. A wide variety of cultural and traditional events are held, among which stand out the proclamation and thunder on Friday evening, the meeting of giants on Saturday afternoon, Sunday with ceremony, passing of the festive entourage and castella performance; and on Monday, the little big party, children's festive entourage and activities for the little ones.
Hiking
edit- Catalan Way of St. James - Catalan segment from El Port de la Selva or Llançà to Montserrat (Spain) passes the city.
Sio castles (Castells del Sió)
editVisit de Castles along the Sió creek, once frontierland with Moors.
Buy
edit- Els Aromas de la Segarra: Stomach liqueur based on thyme (thyme) produced in Cervera. It has a pleasant, digestive and stimulating taste.
- Port of Dragons: First Gin and first "Premium" Vodka distilled in our country, they have been awarded on certain occasions.
- Campanar Biscuits
- Les Savines: Cookies with almond powder and sugar.
Eat
edit- 1 L’Antic Forn, Plaça major, 18, ☏ +34 973 53 31 52. lunch: Tu-Sa 13:00-15:30, dinner: F Sa 21:00-2300. market food, slow food
- No Badis, Avda. Mil·lenari de Catalunya, 49, ☏ +34 973530325, admin@nobadis.cat. grilled meats €16.
- 2 Casal de Cervera, Plaça Santa Anna, 2, ☏ +34 973 532 577, info@casaldecervera.com. Daily 09:00-23:00. salads, burgers & vegan food from €10.
- Braseria Cal Guim, Av. Catalunya, 192, ☏ +34 973 530 494.
Drink
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edit- No Badis, Avda. Mil·lenari de Catalunya, 49, ☏ +34 973530325, admin@nobadis.cat. 11 rooms
- 1 Free caravan park in Cervera, Avinguda del President Macià 78 (near tourist office).
