Understand
[edit]In 1659, the Spaniards ceded all villages north of the Pyrenees mountains to the French in the Treaty of the Pyrenees. However, Llivia has the legal status of being a town, not a village, because it was an ancient capital of Cerdanya and thus it remains as Spanish territory. This quirk meant that Llivia is cut off from the rest of mainland Spain.
Visitor information
[edit]- 1 Tourism Office, Carrer dels Forns, 10, ☏ +34 972 896 313, [email protected]. Tu-Sa 09:00-14:00, 15:30-18:00; Su 09:00-14:00.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]- Barcelona El Prat Airport BCN IATA 156 km (97 mi) away
- Girona airport GRO IATA is 155 km (96 mi) away
- Perpignan - Rivesaltes Airport PGF IATA in France is 106 km (66 mi) away
- Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport LEU IATA is 55 km (34 mi) away , but mostly used for Charter flights.
- 1 La Cerdanya Aerodrome (Aeròdrom de la Cerdanya), ☏ +34 661 232 703. Suitable for private flights.
By car
[edit]From the west, in mainland Spain. Head to Alp, take N-260 highway north towards Puigcerdà. Then continue northwest along Highways N-152 and N-154 . N-154 will temporarily change to D68 for about 1.6 km as it passes through French territory before changing back to N-154 in Llivia. It is interesting to note that the D68 road is considered to be "neutral" to both countries.
From the east, drive to Estavar and continue west to enter Olivia.
By bus
[edit]Take Alsa bus from Puigcerdà.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 Museo Municipal de Llívia. Tu-Sa 09:00-14:00, 15:30-18:00; Su 09:00-14:00. A local museum plus a medieval pharmacy. The pharmacy is one of the oldest in Europe. €3.50 for adults.
- 2 Church of Our Lady of the Angels (Iglesia Mare de Deu dels Angels).
- 3 Castell de Llivia. 24 hours. Historic ruin which overlooks the valley. It dates back to the bronze age
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[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Hotel Bernat de So, Carrer de Cereja, 5, ☏ +34 972 14 62 06. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00.
Connect
[edit]As of Jan 2024, Llivia and its approach highways have 4G from all Spanish and French carriers, and 5G from Free.
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