Llivia

Llivia is an exclave town in Catalonia, Spain, surrounded by France on all sides.

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.

• 42.4647911.9820181 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.  (updated Feb 2022)

• 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.
• 42.3863891.8666671 La Cerdanya Aerodrome (Aeròdrom de la Cerdanya), ☏ +34 661 232 703. Suitable for private flights.  (updated Mar 2025)

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.

Take Alsa bus from Puigcerdà.

42°27′52″N 1°58′51″E

Map of Llivia

• 42.464861.982011 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.  (updated Feb 2022)
• 42.4652571.9821472 Church of Our Lady of the Angels (Iglesia Mare de Deu dels Angels).  (updated Feb 2022)
• 42.4676391.9861113 Castell de Llivia. 24 hours. Historic ruin which overlooks the valley. It dates back to the bronze age  (updated Feb 2022)

• 42.4667131.980391 Hotel Bernat de So, Carrer de Cereja, 5, ☏ +34 972 14 62 06. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00.  (updated Feb 2022)

As of Jan 2024, Llivia and its approach highways have 4G from all Spanish and French carriers, and 5G from Free.

Manresa ← Puigcerdà ← Bourg-Madame ←

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→ Bourg-Madame → Foix → Toulouse