I'm from Lleida, a city in the west of Catalunya. It's in the plain, and is very pretty.
It has a river very nice, and the people go to the large bank of river for to walk, to run or to ride in bicycle.
It has a large shopping street in the center of the city.
Is smaller than Barcelona, but we have theatres, Auditorium, and many diverses Festivals: of Music, Marionettes, Jazz, Films (Animac) etc.
This year is the capital of catalan culture.
For me, Lleida is better than Barcelona for to live.