Holiday cottages Sarroca de Lleida

The town of Sarroca de Lleida grows around the castle of Arab origin. Francesc de Sant Climent was the one who led the repopulation of the territory and the recovery of the castle during the 13th and 14th centuries. In 1618, the descendants of Santcliment sold the barony of Sarroca and Llardecans to Josep de Castellvell , lord of Mailas.

If you come to Sarroca de Lleida, you will have to climb the hill where the remains of the castle rest. Apparently, the castle was built on a settlement of the Low Roman Empire , which the Arabs would later turn into a fortress. Today, the base, the walls, the underground vaults of Arab origin and a tower with windows and doors in the Gothic style can be seen.

At the foot of the castle, there is the old town, where medieval-style houses and the Gothic-style Parish Church of Santa Maria de Sarroca are distributed around the main square .

Like many towns in dryland areas, the town has a public laundry area, where the last units built at the beginning of the s are preserved. XX, made up of four bodies: one for rinsing the clothes, two for washing with soap and a fourth for the scrubs.

Almost two thousand hectares of the municipality of Sarroca de Lleida are part of the Protected Natural Area of Utxesa , an area characterized by the combination of steppe landscape and wet landscape, a fact that has favored the fact that over time, it has become a rich place in fauna and flora and especially of great ornithological interest. This is a unique reservoir in Catalonia, as it is not located on any river, but in the middle of the Seròs Industrial Canal.

The space that surrounds the reservoir is equipped with viewpoints, bird observatories and picnic tables to enjoy with family and friends.