Espot
Lleida · Cataluña
Espot (Catalan pronunciation: [asˈpɔt]) is a town and municipality in Pallars Sobirà county in Catalonia. It has a population of 377 (register office, 2025) . It is located in the Espot Valley, west of the river Noguera Pallaresa. The municipality is one of the entrances to the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park. Espot has been mentioned in documents dating back to the year 839.
History
Desde finales del siglo XV hasta el fin del antiguo régimen, los núcleos que hoy en día componen el municipio pertenecieron a los duques de Cardona y a los marqueses de Pallars. Espot aparece ya citado en documentos que datan del año 839.
Monuments
La iglesia parroquial está dedicada a Santa Leocadia. Se trata de un pequeño edificio de planta única. La torre del campanario es cuadrada con cobertura piramidal. Se conservan también los restos de la llamada Torre dels Moros, una antigua torre circular destinada a la defensa. A las afueras del municipio podemos encontrar uno de los edificios más emblemáticos, la torre de Albert González, llamada así por su principal residente.
What to visit
•Mirador de Fogueruix
•Mirador d'Espot
•Torre dels Moros
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Trails and hiking
•Variant el Pont de Suert (GR 11.20, 62 km)
•Variant Refugi del Pla de la Font (GR 11.19, 9.6 km)
•Carros de Foc Plus (Carros de Foc Plus)
•Ramat de Camins. Etapa 8 : Escaló => Llac de SantMaurici => Espot (Ramat de Camins, 43.3 km)
•Ramat de Camins. Etapa 9 : Espot => Esterri d'Àneu (Ramat de Camins, 15.3 km)
•Senda Pirenaica - E18 (GR 11)
•Senda Pirenaica - E17 (GR 11)
Town hall
Alcaldía: Josep Maria Sebastia Canal
Web oficial: http://espot.ddl.net/
Town hall of Espot
Alcaldía: Josep Maria Sebastia Canal Web oficial: http://espot.ddl.net/
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How to get there
- 🚗 142 km from Lleida (about 100 min by car)
- 🚗 170 km from Terrassa (about 120 min by car)
- 🚗 178 km from Sabadell (about 126 min by car)
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- ✈️ 131 km from Lleida-Alguaire airport (about 92 min by car)
- ✈️ 160 km from Huesca-Pirineos airport (about 113 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.3 km away
- Aparcament Hotel Saurat · 0.4 km away
- Where to park · 0.5 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caixabank · 0.4 km away
- Caixabank · 6.1 km away
- ATM Caixa Catalunya · 6.1 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Moeve · 4.2 km away
- Moeve · 4.6 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Església, Rectoria i antic Ajuntament · 0.2 km away
- La volta a peu al Parc Nacional · 0.3 km away
- BTT · 0.3 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Mirador d'Espot · 0.4 km away
- Mirador de Fogueruix · 2 km away
- Viewpoints · 3.7 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina Municipal · 0.4 km away
Buses
5 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Espot (c. Sant Maurici, 7)
•Jou (entrada poble)
•Estaís (entrada poble)
•Espot (c. Sant Maurici, 4)
•Espot (estació)
Pharmacy and health
•Farmacia
Wall
🏛️ The town hall publishes on this wall. Residents publish their business in Services and their home or job offer in Community, for free.
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News
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