For your needs:

There are plenty of grocery stores, shops, and restaurants within an easy driving distance from L'Albi. We can provide transportation to these spots for you, prices depending on distance and length of stay; contact us for a quote. The ones we especially like visiting include:

• GROCERIES:​

  • Mercadona in Montblanc (18 min drive)​

  • CondisLife in Les Borges Blanques (15 min drive)

  • Carrefour Hypermarket (like Target or Meijer) in Lleida (30 min drive)

  • PlusFresc in Mollerusa (30 min drive)

• BAKERIES:​

  • Cots in L'Espluga (16 min drive)​

  • ​Andreu in Montblanc (18 min drive)

• RESTAURANTS:​

  • Lo Nou Casal in Cervia (8 min drive)​

  • El Nou Bar el Sol in Vinaixa (6 min drive)

  • El Sindicat in Tarres, especially the weekend buffet, no really (10 min drive)

  • Polleria Antonia in L'Espluga for chicken, rabbit a'last (rotisserie) on Sundays (16 min drive)

  • La Font in Prades (30 min drive) 

• SHOPPING:​

  • Carrer Major has all the major shops in Lleida (30 min drive)​

  • L'Espluga for meat markets like Gloria, Friday farmers market, polleria, and multiple great bakeries (16 min drive)

  • Art supplies: along with advance orders with Holly for Amazon Spain, there are art supply stores in Lleida, Mollerussa, and Tarragona, three in-person options in 30-40 minutes from l'Artesania

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For your enjoyment:

Cultural experiences, historical landmarks, and outdoor activities are plentiful around L'Albi. Just a few to get you started:

• La Seu and La Suda, the cathedral and castle on the top of the hill in Lleida (30 min drive)​

• Poblet Monastery (17 min drive)

• towns in the Prades mountains like Siurana (1 hr drive) and Prades (30 min drive)

• Tarragona for Part Alta (the neighborhood by the cathedral) and Roman ruins like the Circ Romà, ampitheatre, and Teatre de Tarraco (45 min drive)

• Roman acuaduct just outside Tarragona, Pont de Diable (54 min)

• Beaches along the coast from Tarragona to Sitges (40 min- 1 hr drive), like La Mora and Roda de Berá 

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Getting Here and There:

Planes, trains,  and automobiles... and buses too! Spain is known for its public transportation and L'Albi is ideally located just along a main freeway. Learn more about your transportation options:

• Train stops nearby that we can offer transportation to/from:

  • Vinaixa (6 min), free with stay

  • Montblanc (20 min), $25

  • Lleida (30 min), $50

  • Camp de Tarragona (40 min), $60

• Airports (again, arrange transportation with us if you'd like!):​

  • Barcelona El Prat (1 hr 10 min), $100 

  • Reus (for cheap small inter-Europe flights) (35 min), $50​​​​​