Girona
Catalonia, Spain
Girona has all the charm of a large city but without the crowds; a very “human-sized” city that will leave you walking around awestruck with your eyes wide open and your mouth agape at all it has to offer: its streets, festivals, cultural activities, restaurants, tourist services and events. Make the most of your visit at any time of year, and if you can, visit more than once, because the city is very much alive and there are always new things to surprise you.
Close to Barcelona, located midway between the sea and the mountains, Girona boasts a privileged position. The Old Town is one of the most evocative historical centres in Catalonia, with certain elements that are unique in Europe: the Carolingian wall, an exceptionally well conserved Jewish quarter, and the grandeur of the Cathedral’s Gothic nave, the widest in the world. Girona also has six museums which possess a patrimonial collection of great interest.
In and around the city we have accommodation to suit all budgets: hotels, apartments, guesthouses, hostels, camp sites and rural accommodation. You will find what you are looking for whether you are travelling alone or in a group, with your family or on business. Here in Girona, we want you to feel as if you were at home.
There are many restaurants in Girona and a wide range of types of cuisine to sample: Catalan, signature, Mediterranean, oriental, fresh from the market, vegetarian, Basque and fusion. Furthermore, the city lies in an area of great culinary dynamism and enjoys a privileged geographical position that offers up a wide variety of ingredients and exceptionally high quality products from the sea and the countryside. Girona has become a city that is both receptive and transmissive in terms of professionals, new techniques, new dishes, ideas and concepts. Today, Girona, the Gironés region and Catalonia represent one of the main sources of world gastronomical creation.
Girona offers a very extensive range of things to do. The city, a great stage where centuries of history are captured in spectacular monuments, invites you to lose yourself in a walk around the Old Town. It also has an intense cultural life, with strongly characteristic events taking place each month of the year. In addition, Girona is today a source of cultural production with regular, critically acclaimed seasons of theatre and music. However, if sport is what you are looking for, both the city and surrounding areas have all the means available for practising any sport you choose. Girona makes it all possible.
If you have a few days, plan your stay with time to enjoy the city and to venture out into the Gironés region, to discover our surroundings and the neighbouring towns and villages. In a very short time you can reach the coast or the mountains, practise sea or winter sports depending on the season and enjoy the contrasts of scenery that surround Girona.