Partner Program


Sunday, 7th

19:30 – 22:30  Welcome reception at the Seu Vella (Lleida’s old cathedral)

Monday, 8th

9:30- 12:00 Guided city tour

This tour is a walk down Commercial Street, one of the longest shopping areas in Europe.
Along this street, apart from the wide range of shops and services found in this area, is added the existence of a remarkable buildings that are interesting from the point of view of history and art.

1. Catedral Nova
   The New Cathedral was built between 1761 and 1781 with endowments from the people of Lleida, King Carlos III and Bishop Joaquín Sánchez, and today it forms part of the network of Cathedral Cities. Built in the baroque style with hints of French academic classicism, the main entrance is topped with the coat of arms of the Borbon family. A staircase leads to three arched doorways fitted with iron gates and flanked on each side by towers.
2. Capella del Peu del Romeu
   This tiny chapel, which was originally dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows, dates back to the time of the Muslim occupation and stands in what was then a Christian district. It is now dedicated to St. James the Apostle. Inside, the chapel, which stands on the route taken by pilgrims travelling to Santiago de Compostela, you could admire the sculpture of St. James.
3. Palau de la Paeria
   The Palau de la Paeria is the seat of the city’s government. The building has two main façades; one looks out over Plaça Paeria, while the other, a 1929 neo-Medieval remodeling of the neoclassical structure, overlooks the River Segre. Built in the 13th century, it was given to the city by the Sanaüja family in 1383. The Paeria is the name given to Lleida city Council and it derives from the term paer (from the Latin patiari or man of peace), an honour conferred in 1264 by King Jaume I.
4. Palau de la Diputacio / Casa Sauces
   The Palace of Lleida Provincial Council building is located between two streets. Since 1898 is the headquarters of Lleida Provincial Council, the local government of the province of Lleida.
   The building was constructed between 1789 and 1795 and is neoclassical civil.

13:00 Lunch
16:30 Lleida city center. Free shopping
19:00 Evening Events at the conference venue

Tuesday, 9th

9:00 – 17:00 The Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet and  Museum and Olive Oil Theme Park

The Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1151, located at the feet of the Prades Mountains, in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, in Catalonia.
The main production of what are widely regarded as some of the best olive oils in the world is concentrated in about thirty villages in the comarcas of Les Garrigues (Lleida). Museum and Olive Oil Theme Park is a beautiful oil sample and short of time, culture and economy of a people and an entire region. Wandering can enter time and share and understand the roots of a land and a people who have always maintained a close relationship of dependence and respect.

 

19:00 Evening Events at the conference venue

Wednesday, 10

8:00-19:00 Boí Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site (Sant Climent in Taüll, Sant Joan in Boi and Santa Eulàlia in Erill la Vall)

The valley is best known for its nine Early Romanesque churches, making it the site of the densest concentration of Romanesque architecture in Europe. It was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 30 November 2000. The valley also includes the highest ski resort in the Pyrenees, at Boí-Taüll, and borders the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park which lies to the northeast.

19:00 Arrival
21:00 Conference Dinner

 

 

 

Thursday, 11

9:30-11:15 Guided visit to Museum of Lleida.

Lleida Museum, the shortened and current usual name of the Diocesan and Comarcal Lleida Museum, is an art and history museum in Lleida owned by the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Lleida city council, Roman Catholic Diocese of Lleida and the comarcal council of Segrià of which Lleida is the capital. It assembles a variety of collections, including Roman, Islamic, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque art.

12:00 CLOSING CEREMONY and lunch (Congress venue)