Avinguda de Catalunya (
Catalan for
Avenue of Catalonia) is a thoroughfare in the city of
Lleida,
Spain. On one end it is a prolongation of
Rambla d'Aragó while on the other it meets Plaça d'Espanya and the river
Segre. An extension into the
Cappont neighbourhood, on the other side of the river, through the Pont de la Universitat, is underway. Most buildings are relatively recent, and include the infamous
Edifici dels Sindicats, or Labor Union building, also called the "Ducados building" because of its alleged resemblance to a Ducados blue cigarette box. Demonstrations in Lleida usually go through Avinguda de Catalunya. The Lleida coach station, a rather
decayed infrastructure, lies on one of the ends of the avenue as of 2010. It will be replaced by a newer structure near the
Lleida-Pirineus railway station.