"Secret Lleida" Archaeological Route
The Secret Lleida route has been devised by the tourist board to reveal the ancient city's Roman and mediaeval legacy. Traces of city walls, churches, Moorish baths and even the mediaeval prison which have survived the passage of time and lie in wait around hidden corners. Secret spaces ready to be discovered by all those wishing to explore the history of Lleida through its archaeology.
Palace of La Paeria
A visit to the archaeological remains of the Palau de la Paeria reveals the traces of a rectangular Roman era building where numerous objects dating from the 5th century A.D. were found. It also houses Moorish baths (C. 9th-10th), featured in records dating from 1208.
Anselm Clavé 47
Moving on to Carrer Anselm Clavé (at number 47) one can visit the remains of the mediaeval city walls of the Moorish (C. 9th-10) and feudal eras (12th-14th).
Enric Granados Municipal Auditorium
The basement of the Enric Granados Municipal Auditorium houses a superimposed sequence of archaeological strata dating from the late Iberian and Republican Roman eras (C. 2nd/1st BC), Imperial Rome (1st/2nd AD), Late or High Imperial Rome (3rd-4th), mediaeval Moorish (10th-12) and mediaeval Christian (12th-14th) and modern eras (15th-18th).
Church of Sant Joan
Lastly, back at the Paeria, the church of St John located right on the commercial thoroughfare on Plaça Sant Joan, preserves remains of the mediaeval apse (C. 13th) and mediaeval Christian (12th-14th) and modern era constructions (15th-18th).