Vallbona de les Monges
Lleida · Cataluña
Vallbona de les Monges (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌbaʎˈβɔna ðe lez ˈmɔɲʒes]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It is located at the southern end of the comarca, north of the Serra del Tallat, Catalan Pre-Coastal Range, where many wind turbines have been installed. The town has the most important convent in Catalonia, the Monastery of Santa Maria de Vallbona, belonging to the Order of Cistercians. The main income is derived from wine and olive oil production, as well as some cattle rearing. There is some tourism as well, but not enough to significantly lift the economy of the area.
Origins
El antiguo nombre oficial del municipio era Vallbona de las Monjas. El nombre oficial desde 1984 es Vallbona de les Monges.
History
Hacia mediados del siglo XIX, el lugar, que por entonces era cabeza de un municipio al que también pertenecían Rocallaura y Montblanquet, tenía contabilizada una población de 537 habitantes. Aparece descrito en el decimoquinto volumen del Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar de Pascual Madoz de la siguiente manera:
Hacia 1930 Rocallaura se segregó del término de Vallbona de las Monjas. El 9 de julio de 1970 se fusionaron de nuevo los municipios de Vallbona de las Monjas y Rocallaura.
Monuments
•Monestir de Vallbona de les Monges
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Trails and hiking
•Ruta del Cister (GR 175, 103.54 km)
•Sender de la Baronia de Maldà (PR-C 57, 15.25 km)
•Sender dels Omells de na Gaia (PR-C 65, 10.96 km)
•Serra del Tallat (PR-C 58, 14.070 km)
•Camí de Sant Jaume de Tarragona a Lleida - Etapa 6
•El Camí IT2TR2 El Camí de Ponent: de Balaguer a Montserrat (CC-C)
•GR 3 Sender Central de Catalunya - Etapa 48 (GR 3, 16.9 km)
•GR 3 Sender Central de Catalunya - Etapa 47 (GR 3, 26 km)
•Senders del 1714 - Etapa 24 (s1714e24)
•Senders del 1714 - Etapa 25 (s1714e25)
Famous people
•Josep Maria Queraltó i Bonell, empresario español
Town hall
Alcaldía: Elisabet Riera Bracons
Web oficial: http://www.vallbonadelesmonges.cat
Town hall of Vallbona de les Monges
Alcaldía: Elisabet Riera Bracons Web oficial: http://www.vallbonadelesmonges.cat
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How to get there
- 🚗 49 km from Lleida (about 35 min by car)
- 🚗 96 km from Terrassa (about 68 min by car)
- 🚗 106 km from Sabadell (about 75 min by car)
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- ✈️ 53 km from Reus airport (about 37 min by car)
- ✈️ 64 km from Lleida-Alguaire airport (about 45 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Parking municipal Carrer Muralla · 0.1 km away
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caixabank · 7.1 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- la Portella · 5.7 km away
Buses
1 paradas de autobús en el municipio.
Wall
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News
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