In Anglesola, significant details of church art meet flat routes across a plain shaped by agriculture. Visitors can focus on Sant Pau de Narbona, the varied landscapes along the trails, or the annual Festa de la Caritat. The routes described differ chiefly in what catches the eye along the way: fruit trees and the Canal d’Urgell on the PR-C97, agricultural contrasts and historic town centres on the PR-C64.
Sant Pau de Narbona and its altars
The church of Sant Pau de Narbona was built towards the end of the 16th century on the site of an earlier Romanesque church. Among its notable furnishings is a Churrigueresque altar dating from 1726. Dedicated to the Holy Cross, it contains relics of the True Cross known as les Santes Virtuts. Another focal point is the Santa Anna altar, dating from 1524 and restored in 1993. The different dates also make the church interesting to visitors who pay attention to individual works of art and their history when exploring a place.
Anglesola’s history also includes the Creu de Terme, a Gothic-Renaissance wayside cross from the 15th century. Together with the altars, it offers insight into different forms of the town’s religious and architectural heritage, without requiring them to be associated with a single style or period of origin.
Routes with contrasting landscapes
The PR-C97, Anglesola i les Cases de Barbens, is very flat and runs mostly among fruit trees. It crosses the Canal d’Urgell twice and passes through Anglesola. The starting point is on Avinguda de Catalunya, in front of the Museu del Carro de Pagès. The route thus combines a clearly identifiable starting point in town with a trail where fruit growing and canal crossings are key features.
The PR-C64 is also very flat, but has a different emphasis: its clearly contrasting sections pass through areas of dryland farming and irrigated land. The route leads to the historic monumental town centres of Bellpuig and Anglesola. On the section towards Anglesola, the trail enters the town via Plaça Lourdes and then leaves it along a wide path. When choosing between the two routes, visitors can use these differences as a guide: fruit trees and two canal crossings on the PR-C97, agricultural contrasts and two historic town centres on the PR-C64.
The Anglesola-Vilagrassa route offers another perspective on the agricultural landscape. It passes through cereal fields where visitors may observe, among other species, corn buntings, partridges, quail and, especially, Montagu’s harriers. This reflects the character of the Anglesola-Vilagrassa protected area: the Lleida plain is shaped by extensive cereal cultivation and preserves remnants of traditional dryland farming, including olive and grape growing. The area is part of the Natura 2000 network and is designated as a Special Protection Area for birds.
Local history, tradition and getting around
The Espai del Carro recreates the now-vanished trades of the carter and the saddler. Both were closely connected with vehicles and the animals that pulled them. The theme of historic work thus complements the sacred art and country lanes with a glimpse into former trades associated with horse-drawn vehicles.
The Festa de la Caritat is an annual tradition held in May in honour of the Holy Cross. Blessed bread rolls are distributed to all participants during the celebration. Anyone planning their trip around this festival should check the specific dates in advance.
The layout of the main roads also provides useful context: the A-2 motorway from Barcelona to Lleida runs along the southern edge of the municipal area; the C-53 regional road from Tà rrega to Balaguer runs to the east. These details describe the roads’ position within the municipal area, not a route through the town centre. When choosing a holiday rental in Anglesola, the main considerations are therefore interests in church art, the agricultural landscape and the routes described here.
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For the regional travel overview: Lleida.
