| Page Views: 7,681 Last Visit to Girona: December, 2007 | GIRONA by Belsaita - last update: Jan 1, 2008 |
| Contemporary art at old Girona |
Ryanair and other low-cost companies have brought Girona to the map of international travel in recent years. However, most tourists just arrive to GRO airport, immediately leaving to Barcelona or to the Costa Brava beach resorts.
If you allow some time (at last one day) to Girona, you will enjoy a real gem. Girona is a perfect place to get lost, just to soak in the atmosphere of the Old Town. If you love history, you can’t miss it. Great picture opportunities too. |
|  | Girona is very Catalan (for good and for bad). Barcelona is a cosmopolitan city, the beach resorts are just “international”. If you are interested in Catalan culture, language and traditions, this is a good place to start. |
As well, it can be a good base point to travel around the area, for instance to Figueres, Pals, Cadaques, Olot... or the many coastal resorts of the Costa Brava, and even the South of France. | | |
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| Pros: | "easy to reach (cheap flights), small size, history, culture, food" | | Cons: | "still to be found :)" | | In A Nutshell: | "a gem for culture and history lovers" |
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travellinglateinlife Mon Aug 24, 2009 23:10 UTC
Thank you Belsaita, I to was going to use my flight into Girona as a way to Barcelona. I have now decided to split my week between the two, having seen that its only 7euros or so for the train journey! | micas_pt Mon Jul 27, 2009 14:47 UTC
Enjoyed reading your page Isa. We visited Girona as a daytrip from BCN and loved it. | unaS Tue May 26, 2009 17:04 UTC
Thanks Belsaita, You have done it again! Great tips and interesting local customs. Many thanks. Have Copied and Pasted most of your tips for my trip. | deecat Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:26 UTC
Unfortunately Girona was a place I missed in Spain. Terrific local customs, especially lion kiss, cathedral witch, & "flies"! Would love to see ramparts, Jewish quarters, Cathedral & Cloister. BTW, I had a cat named Ambrosia! |
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