Bellver de Cerdanya Voyage Tips and guide

Bellver de Cerdanya is in Lleida (province). It's one of the entries to the Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park.

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Map of Bellver de Cerdanya

Bellver de Cerdanya lies in the heart of the Catalan Pyrenees, within the comarca of Cerdanya in northern Spain. The town sits at an altitude of around 1,000 meters, offering panoramic views of the valley and surrounding peaks. Historically, it developed along medieval trade routes connecting Catalonia and France, reflected in its well-preserved old quarter and defensive walls that date back to the 13th century. Bellver blends agricultural traditions with mountain tourism, serving as a gateway to the Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park and the nearby ski resorts of La Molina and Masella. The area’s Catalan culture is evident in its Romanesque churches, local festivals, and architecture marked by stone houses and narrow streets. With its mild mountain climate and access to outdoor activities such as hiking and cycling, Bellver de Cerdanya offers visitors a tranquil yet vibrant look into traditional life in the Pyrenees.

• 42.3701651.7784991 Sant Roc Tourist office (Oficina de Turisme de Sant Roc), Plaça de Sant Roc, ☏ +34 973 510 229, [email protected]. summer: Tu–Sa 10:00–13:00, 16:00–19:00; Su 10:00–14:00; We 18:00–19:00 (visit to Sequer by prior booking, Sant Roc Office closes at 18:00), winter:Sa 10:00–13:00, 16:00–19:00; Su 10:00–14:00. (updated Oct 2025)
• 42.3631361.7802062 Talló Tourist office (Oficina de Turisme de Talló - Centre d'Interpretació del Parc Natural Cadí Moixeró), Plaça de la Font, 5. Talló, ☏ +34 973 510 802, [email protected]. Summer:Tu–Sa 09:00–14:00, 16:00–18:00; Su 09:00–13:00, Winter:Sa 10:00–13:00, 16:00–19:00; Su 10:00–14:00. Located in the town of Talló, the Cadí Moixeró Natural Park Interpretation Center and Bellver de Cerdanya Tourist Office presents with the exhibition “Bellovidere” (the medieval name of the town of Bellver) a space where you can enter the municipality and discover those features that differentiate and characterize it. (updated Oct 2025)

• Barcelona El Prat Airport BCN ^IATA is around 150 km (93 mi)
• Girona-Costa Brava aiport GRO ^IATA is around 150 km (93 mi)
• Perpignan–Rivesaltes PGF  ^IATA, in France, is around 130 km (81 mi)

Closest Train station is in Alp 11 km (6.8 mi)

• 42.3768641.8967691 Urtx-Alp Station.  R3  L'Hospitalet de Llobregat - Puigcerdà- Latour-de-Carol - Enveitg (updated Oct 2025)

• 42.370261.7795832 Bellver de Cerdanya bus stop, Avinguda de la Cerdanya. Line : Llivia- Puigcerdà - Bellver - La Seu d'Urgell (updated Oct 2025)

• From Barcelona
  •  C-16  until Cadí Tunel Exit (toll tunel), then  N-260R  and  N-260  until Bellver de Cerdanya
• From Andorra or France
  • •  N-260  runs from La Seu d'Urgell to Belver de Cerdanya to Puigcerdà to France

• 42.3691071.7779933 P1, Camí Ral. free. (updated Oct 2025)
• 42.3704781.7758744 P2 (Parking de la Muralla), Carrer Jaume II de Mallorca. It has an EV charging station . (updated Oct 2025)
• 42.3680411.7781275 Carrer del Berguedà parking area, Carrer del Berguedà. (updated Oct 2025)

Bellver de Cerdanya was founded in 1225 by Nunó Sanç on the hill of Bello Vedere, beside the Segre River, giving the town its current name. Rapidly developing, Bellver soon became the main center of the Baridà subveguery. In 1277, King Jaume II of Mallorca ordered the construction of defensive walls, marking the town’s urban beginnings. Its strategic location, on the frontier between the counties of Cerdanya and Urgell and near significant medieval trade and pilgrimage routes, brought both prosperity and frequent conflict. Medieval remains include the Gothic church honouring Sant Jaume, the old prison tower, and a picturesque historic quarter centred around a porticoed Plaça Major. The Torrelles family ruled the municipality for centuries, while border wars—especially against the French—resulted in repeated occupations and formidable military architecture, including surviving town walls. Bellver’s history is also marked by local legends, civil strife, and literary connections.

• 42.37081.774711 Santa Maria i Sant Jaume church, Carrer de l'Esglèsia. The parish church of Bellver is first mentioned in records from 1271, when Galceran IV de Pinós temporarily sold to P. de Riba of Puigcerdà his rights and revenues from the castles of Bellver and Prats, except for the tithes belonging to the church and the Bellver bailiwick. The town itself had been founded in 1225 by Nunó Sanç, lord of Roussillon and Cerdanya. Initially, the Bellver church was subordinate to the nearby church of Santa Maria de Talló, which held significant administrative authority in the region, as noted in the dedication act of Santa Maria de la Seu. By the sixteenth century, Bellver’s parish had gained superiority over that of Talló, leading the canons of Talló to relocate to Bellver. Today, it serves as the head parish of the archpriesthood of Batllia and Baridà in the diocese of Urgell. The present Gothic-style building, likely the same one referenced in 1271, lost its original wooden roof to a fire in 1897, but it has since been faithfully restored. (updated Oct 2025)
• 42.3707141.7750732 Nuns' Medicinal Plant Garden (Jardi de Plantes Medicinals de La les Monges), Carrer de la Muralla, Bellver de Cerdanya. is a botanical garden specializing in medicinal plants with a rich collection of local and traditional herbal species. Located near the village church, the garden features a diverse array of plants such as white hawthorn, wormwood, lavender, peppermint, sage, yarrow, St. John's wort, and more, all known for their historical and medicinal uses. It serves an educational purpose, offering guided tours that introduce visitors to the properties and applications of these herbs in natural healing and traditional medicine. The garden highlights the cultural heritage of herbal remedies practiced in the region, and it promotes awareness of the benefits of medicinal plants. By combining botany, history, and local tradition, the garden provides a tranquil space for learning and connecting with nature in the Pyrenees. It is a valued cultural asset in Bellver, preserving knowledge about native medicinal flora. (updated Oct 2025)
• 42.3708821.7735953 Bellver de Cerdanya castle ruins (Castell de Bellver de Cerdanya). It was located on the highest point of the rocky, limestone cliff where the town is located, to the left of the Segre River. It was part of a line of fortifications and watchtowers that defended and controlled the Camí Ral that, crossing the medieval county of Cerdanya, also linked the county of Conflent with that of Urgell. Of the castle, only the remains of what was probably the cistern remain and, of the wall that defended the town, parts of the river side have been preserved, with wall locks and square and round towers, following the street called de la Muralla. (updated Oct 2025)
• 42.3707741.7744434 Town hall. (updated Oct 2025)
• 42.372141.7754745 Bellver river bridge (Pont de pedra a Bellver de Cerdanya). (updated Oct 2025)

Bellver is a large municipality with many small hamlets, most of them with Romanesque churches :

• In Baltarga, the Romanesque church dedicated to St. Andrew (11th century, with two side chapels attached in 18th century);
  • 42.3634891.8091396 Sant Andreu de Baltarga. (updated Oct 2025)
• In Bor, the Romanesque church dedicated to St. Marcellus (11th century).The place of Bor appears in the act of Consecration of the Cathedral of Urgell, in 839.
  • 42.3454391.8020117 Sant Marcel de Bor. (updated Oct 2025)
• in Coborriu de Bellver, the Romanesque church dedicated to St. Serni, Documented at the end of the 10th century in the act of consecration of the Cathedral of Urgell. The church was consecrated under the invocation of Saint Serni by the bishop of Urgell Pere Berenguer in 1137, who nine years later made the act of Dotàlia, constituting it at the head of a parish and endowing it with the church of Vilavedra. Due to a plague, the latter town was lost. In 1198 it was sacked by the Albigensians who took three books, the priest's clothes and all the ornaments. The fire that it suffered in 1793 by French troops is also recorded. The last desecration it suffered was during the Spanish Civil War of 1936, being abandoned until its restoration in 1967.;
  • 42.3519421.7820068 Church of Sant Serni Coborriu. (updated Oct 2025)
• in Cortàs, the Romanesque church of St. Polycarp (12th century).It is mentioned, alongside the parish of Éller, at the end of the 10th century in the act of consecration of the Cathedral of Urgell.
  • 42.3989421.8012839 Sant Policarp de Cortàs. (updated Oct 2025)
• in Éller, the Romanesque church of Santa Eulalia (12th century).It is a church of Romanesque origin documented in the Act of Consecration of the Cathedral of Urgell (839) and later in 1001 (Èlar). It contains a polychrome Romanesque majesty from the 12th century that is preserved in the MNAC(Catalonia National Art Museum)
  • 42.4167691.79220610 Santa Eulàlia d'Éller. (updated Oct 2025)
• in Pedra, the Romanesque church of Santa Julia, ransacked by the Albigensian in 1198 and modified in the 15th century after an earthquake. The parish church of Sant Julià, located on top of a rock. The place of Pedra is documented as early as 965 and its church, of uncertain chronology, could date back to the late 11th century. In the 12th century it is already recorded as a parish, and in 1198 it was sacked by the Albigensians under the orders of the Count of Foix and the Viscount Arnau de Castellbò. During the Spanish Civil War, in 1936, it suffered further sacking and a fire that destroyed its roof.
  • 42.3451.81055611 Sant Julià de Pedra. (updated Oct 2025)
• in Pi, the Romanesque church of Santa Eulalia.The church, of early medieval origin, was the subject of several transformations over the centuries, mainly in the 18th century, when it was significantly expanded, making the apse disappear. Of the original construction, only the side walls and the tower remain. The villages of Cortariu and Nèfol depended on this parish.
  • 42.35321.7619112 Santa Eulàlia de Pi. (updated Oct 2025)
• in Sant Martí dels Castells, The medieval complex formed by the castle and the church of the same name is located on a small hill to the left of the Segre River that meanders around it.It was a strategic defence site, between Batllia and Baridà (the former border between the counties of Cerdanya and Urgell), and a place of legends and singular events. The ruins of the castle inspired Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer for his poem La cruz del diablo (1860). Five families are listed in the 1355 census. In the provincial division of 1833, it did not appear on the map and was assigned to the province of Girona, forming an enclave in the province of Lleida. During the 19th century and much of the 20th century, only one family remained. The owner of the farmhouse acted as mayor and maintained special privileges and his own cemetery based on the taxes he continued to pay to the Girona Provincial Council. It was considered the smallest municipality in the world, with five inhabitants in a manor house attached to the ruins of the castle. In 1940 it was added to Bellver de Cerdanya and the provincial enclave was eliminated.
  • 42.36511.7129413 Sant Martí dels Castells. (updated Oct 2025)
• in Santa Eugènia de Nerellà, The place of Nerellà is mentioned in the Act of Consecration of the Cathedral of La Seu d'Urgell in the year 839. It is first mentioned as a church in 1003 as Sancta Eugenia qui est in Neriniano. It was built in the 12th century on the previous pre-Romanesque church. It was later completely renovated between the 15th and 18th centuries, with only the three-story bell tower remaining intact from the Romanesque construction, which is dangerously tilted.
  • 42.3589251.73532814 Church of Santa Eugènia de Nerellà. (updated Oct 2025)
• in Talló the 11th century Romanesque church of Santa Maria; its bell tower was built in the 17th century. As a canonry it already existed in 891, because its archdeacon and clergy were present at the consecration of the church of Sant Andreu de Baltarga. In the act of consecration of Santa Maria d'Urgell in the 9th century, it is mentioned first and mentioning the churches and villages that belonged to it. In the 10th century, Bishop Sisebut gave it to the church of La Seu d'Urgell. In the place of Talló, in the last decade of the 11th century an Augustinian canonry had been installed, which remained until the 14th century. There is a donation from Count Ramon Guifré de Cerdanya in 1098. The archdeacon of La Cerdanya, a canonical dignity of La Seu d'Urgell, had resided there. The sanctuary dedicated to the Mare de Déu de Talló is a suffragan of the parish of Bellver
  • 42.36371.7807815 Santa Maria de Talló. (updated Oct 2025)
• in Talltendre, the 12th century Romanesque church of Sant Iscle and Santa Victoria; its bell tower was built later.located at 1,579 meters above sea level. It is mentioned in the Act of Consecration of the Cathedral of Urgell, from the 10th century, with the name of Sancti Aciscli de Telltendre
  • 42.4038891.76527816 Sant Iscle i Santa Victòria de Talltendre. (updated Oct 2025)

• Route1:Sant Silvestre. Start and end of the route: Talló Tourist Office, 5.1 km, 70m, very easy.Version of the legendary Sant Silvestre de Bellver.5km leaving from the Talló Tourist Office, 80% dirt route passing through the villages of Coborriu, the church of Sant Serni, the Santa Maria River and Talló.
• Route 2 - Basses de Gallissà. Start and end of Route: Basses de Gallissà. Distance: 2 km. Difference in level: +50. Physical difficulty: very easy
• Route 3 - Bellver - Bor - Riu Santa Maria. Start and end of route: Talló Tourist Office.Distance: 8.5 km.Elevation difference: +221m.Physical difficulty: very easy.
• Route 4 - Bor - Beders - Baltarga. Start and end of route: Talló Tourist Office.Distance: 10.8 km.Elevation difference: +212m.Physical difficulty: easy
• Route 5 - Coll de Fans. Start and end of Route: Cortàs. Distance: 7 km. Elevation gain: +323m. Physical difficulty: Very easy.
• Route 6 - Ordén - Sant Mamet - Anes. Start and end of Route: Forest Museum. Distance: 9.7 km. Elevation gain: +520m. Physical difficulty: easy
• Route 7 - Solana Trails. Start and end of Route: Forest Museum. Distance: 11 km. Elevation: +365. Physical difficulty: easy
• Route 8 - Artic - Boixos, Start and end of Route: Talló Tourist Office, Distance: 15.4 km, Elevation gain: +536, Physical difficulty: easy
• Route 9 - Fou de Bor, Start and end of Route: Talló Tourist Office. Distance: 9 km. Elevation gain: +148. Physical difficulty: very easy.
• Route 10 - Bellver - Solana - Segre. Start and end of Route: Forest Museum. Distance: 19 km. Elevation: +350. Physical difficulty: easy.

• Ca la Núria, Passatge Carlit, 17 , Bellver, ☏ +34 973 510 938. €50. (updated Oct 2025)
• Cal Xena, C/ Pujada del Molí 12 - Bor, ☏ +34 973 511 014. €30. (updated Oct 2025)
• Camins de Talló, Camí de l´Ingla, 2, Talló, ☏ +34 973 932 555. €60. (updated Oct 2025)

• Trinxat de cerdanya:

• Aparthotel Bellver, C/Batllia 61-63, ☏ +34 973 51 06 27. (updated Oct 2025)
• Fonda Biayna, Carrer Sant Roc, 11, ☏ +34 973 049 052. (updated Oct 2025)
• Hotel Bellavista, Crtra. Puigcerdà, 45, ☏ +34 973 510 000. (updated Oct 2025)
• Hotel Bon Repòs, C/ Barcelona, 5, ☏ +34 973 511 243, [email protected]. (updated Oct 2025)
• Hotel Intrèpid, Carrer Major 42, Pi de Cerdanya ([email protected]), ☏ +34 659 71 29 15. (updated Oct 2025)

• Càmping Solana del Segre, Ctra. N- 260, Km 198, ☏ +34 680 967 629, [email protected]. (updated Oct 2025)