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Balaguer is the capital of the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia. It is located by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebro. The municipality includes an exclave to the east. Balaguer also has a sister city in the western United States, Pacifica, California. It has a population of 17,729 (register office, 2025).
Balaguer was conquered from the Moors by Ermengol VI of Urgell in 1106; he made it his new capital, and it remained so for subsequent counts of Urgell.
A Jewish community existed in Balaguer from the 11th century to the expulsion of the Jews in 1492.
The town has a Gothic bridge, the "Pont de Sant Miquel", over the Segre river. This bridge was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War in the battle of "Cap de Pont" when Francisco Franco's forces first entered Catalonia from Aragon in 1938 through Balaguer's bridgehead. The historic town is on the right bank of the Segre but, following the war, construction began on a modern bridge, which initiated development of a modern extension of the town on the left bank.
Another Gothic building is the Santa Maria Church, in the heights above the city, in line with a quite finely conserved wall dating to the 15th century AD.
The historic mansion Palauet de la muralla de Balaguer, converted to a hotel, is located in the city center and part of the old city wall forms the back of the building.
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Where to eat
We don't have verified restaurants here yet, but the larder of Cataluña already says a lot.
See the restaurants on the mapWe haven't verified any table with its owner in Balaguer yet. In the meantime, these are the restaurants mapped in the surrounding area.
Up to 30 km around, according to OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps. No ratings or prices: call before you go.
120 restaurants
120 restaurants
Balaguer · in the village+34 973 80 29 68View on the mapWebsite
Balaguer · in the village+34 653 991 350View on the mapWebsite
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Balaguer · in the village+34 973 445 320View on the mapWebsite
Balaguer · in the village+34 973 445 011View on the mapWebsite
Balaguer · in the village+34 699 327 479View on the map
Balaguer · in the village+34 973 443 048View on the mapWebsite
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Balaguer · in the village+34 973 446 400View on the mapWebsite
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The 30 closest to the centre, out of 36 in the municipality.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.
What people eat in Cataluña when they eat well.
Bread, ripe tomato, oil and salt: the base of any Catalan table.
Spring onions charred over flames, January to March, bib on.
Fresh sausage grilled with sautéed beans; hearty and honest.
Egg-yolk custard with a sugar crust caramelised on the spot.
Almost every village has its market day and its producers: the cheesemaker, the baker, the vegetable garden next door. Ask at the tourist office or the bar on the square; they'll tell you where to buy straight from the maker.
We haven't confirmed Balaguer's market day. Every village has its own: better to ask than to make it up.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.
