Magnificient Romanesque to Gothic architecture transition. Awesome views from the top of the clock tower. One of the best Gothic cloisters in Europe. It's worth it! Not to be missed!
The escalator & tower lift are not for the faint hearted! That having been said it did mean one was less out of puff for the visit. Having multilingual plaques for each point of interest was a bonus. The cloister was bigger than the ones we know well in Cahors & Moissac and the reconstruction work blends in well but one has to wonder at the skills of the original masons who did the work without modern equipment. The audio-visual presentation backed by Faure's Requiem was also worth watching as was the similar film in the King's Palace. The views from the hill make you realise why it was chosen.
Went to a conference this week in Lleida and the youth orchestra played a concert here. It was fabulous. The setting is amazing so if you have the chance to pass through Lleida and see it, then you should.
Unfortunately, when we were there, the tower was not open but still had to pay full entry fee!However, Cathedral and Cloisters good and views over city fantastic.A must if you have the time.
A "must" if you're visiting Lleida. Don't miss to visit the cloister of the cathedral. Visita obligada si vienes de visita a Lleida. No te olvides de visitar el cláustro de la catedral.
It is on top of a hill that overlooks the city, and you can climb up the tower to get great views of the city, but it is a fair hike! The cathedral also has a nice garden, and a museum. 5 Euros to get in, or 4 for students (including international).It's also next to the kings castle, which costs extra to get into.
We stayed in the town centre and it was a very pleasant experience, from Plaça de Sant Joan there is a large escalator and a tower lift that takes you to Seu Valle. At the top of the tower is an observation platform worthy of a minute or two taking in the views. It is all that others have said and more, it simply has to be seen.
And I mean that title both literally and figuratively. Located on the highest hill in Lleida, this cathedral has a commanding view of the city and the countryside beyond. Of course, the best view is from the belltower; at 238 steps up an increasingly narrow spiral staircase, the belltower is the highest point in Lleida. It was a warm day when I climbed to the top, but the small windows and larger doors for the bells provided a welcome cooling breeze. And the thick stone walls provided insulation from the heat of the day. The cathedral itself is magnificent in its scale. I never cease to be amazed at the skill required to construct these buildings in the 13th century. I found the cloisters to be a wonderful place to relax after the climb to the top of the belltower; there is plenty of seating on the stone benches and the columns and intricate carvings between them held my interest for as long as I wanted to rest. If you're in Leida, this is the top site to visit. It's not necessary to walk the hill to get there. It's easy enough to drive right up to the entrance to the complex.
Seu Vella is definitely worth the visit, unfortunately this can't be said of the rest of the town. We went there on a Sunday afternoon in August, and after the visit of Seu Vella we decided to walk down towards the city. The streets were dirty, and this is what we remarked, not meant racist in any way, there were hundreds of black people standing there, and we were offered to buy drugs from them 4 times within the first minutes we were walking there. We did not find this a pleasant experience at all so we decided to leave this town asap and move on to the next.
We were in the way between the Pyrenees to Barcelona and stopped at the way at Turo Seu Valle, we didn’t regret ! It was great, the position of the place above the city, the tower, the nice garden the great cathedral and also the great service of the people selling the tickets, it was great !