Welcome to Girona!

Two thousand years of history in one day

The city of Girona lies less than one hour's drive from the place where you have chosen to spend your holidays. It is a walled city of Roman origin, located at a strategic point on the route between the Pyrenees and Barcelona. It boasts a medieval ensemble of great importance and interest, where narrow streets and spectacular monuments harmoniously combine. The cathedral and its treasures symbolize the dominant role of the church in the Middle Ages. The museums exhibit valuable collections of art and archaeology. The ancient Jewish quarter or Call recalls the power once held by Girona's Jewish community. Rest assured that Girona will be delighted to receive you. The Monuments Church of Sant Nicolau.
12th century. Lombardy Romanesque single-nave church with transept which is unusual for Catalonia. In the basement can be seen early Christian burial remains dating from the 4th century.

Monastery of Sant Pere de Galligants
11th - 12th centuries. A Benedictine Monastery, at present housing the Archeological Museum. A large monumental church which has a basilical structure of three naves. Cloister of remarkable iconographical interest and also of interest for the collection of Hebrew gravestones on exhibition there.

Cathedral. 12th
18th centuries. The present building is the result of superimposition and addition of different architectonic styles, starting from the first known Romanesque building which was consecrated in 1038.

Arab Baths
12th century. A Romanesque building taking its inspiration from Roman public baths. Visiting hours from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Closed Mondays.

Former Collegiate Church of Sant Feliu
13th-17th centuries. Of the preserved parts of this church, we may point particularly to the pagan and early Christian sepulchres (3rd - 4th centuries A.D.) set into the wall of the presbytery, which were imported directly from Italy; the sepulchre of Saint Narcissus (14th century), the work of Joan of Tournai; the reclining Christ figure which formed part of a lost Sacred Burial, sculpted by Master Aloi in 1350.

Pastors House
16th-18th centuries. Formerly Sobreportes school (14th century) and seminary (16th century), the building has undergone notable modifications and restorations over the last three centuries. The present building is a fine example of a large house built around an inner courtyard.

Capuchins Convent
18th century. This building, later used as a secondary school, now houses the City History Museum and the Historical Archives.
8. Episcopal Palace. 12th-18th centuries. A complex construction, the fruit of the superimposition of various styles, the building now houses the Art Museum.

Gironella Tower and ramparts
14th century. A large part of the eastern and southern sectors of the ramparts is accessible, and it is possible to walk on them following the path around; from there a magnificent panoramic view of the city can be had. The Gironella Tower is the highest point of the walled Roman precinct, visible from other parts of the city, and has often been rebuilt throughout its history, up till the last French siege.

Former University (the Àligues)
16th century. There remains of the former General Study or University the façade, one of the city's few Renaissance constructions, although the arch of the doorway reproduces a Gothic model.

Convent of Sant Domènec
13th - 17th centuries. Founded in the 13th century, this is a single-nave church with chapels between its pillars. It was one of the first Gothic buildings constructed in Catalonia.

Agullana Palace
14th - 17th centuries. A noble house which, together with the steps and façade of Sant Martí Sacosta, forms one of the city's finest examples of Baroque architecture.

Forn House
16th century Noble house converted into seat of the Presidency of the Local Government. It conserves the original structure of the façade with the original tracery windows, an example of the survival of Gothic into the 16th century.

Fontana d'Or
12th, 14th-15th centuries. Romanesque non- religious construction, with ambulacrum on ground floor. It is the only one in this district which gives some idea of what the noble houses of the city were like.

Convent of Sant Josep
16th century. Built for the Barefoot Carmelites, the façade maintains a vertical layout of three columns crowned by a pediment. It has recently been restored to house the History Archives.

City House
15th - 20th centuries. Housing the Town Hall, this building has frequently been reformed; of the original medieval structure there remains the arched doorway to the courtyard which gives access to the Meeting Chambers. At the back of the courtyard is the entrance to the Municipal Theatre.

The "Call" (Jewish Quarter)
The steep streets to the right of Força Street were from the 9th century to the latter years of the 15th century the part of the old district inhabited by Gerona's Jewish community, and the centre of a flourishing intellectual cabbala. The visitor can gain access to some of the houses of the Jewish quarter, especially the one called Centre Bonastruc Ça Porta, now turned into a historical precinct to preserve the essence of the former Jewish culture.

The Post Office Building
20th century. Building in the newer part of the city, at the Plaça de la Independència. Of neoclassical style, it is an example of «noucentista» (nineteen hundreds) monumentalist architecture. It contains works by the sculptor Frederic Marés.

Former Convent de la Mercè
15th - 17th centuries. The oldest conserved part is the church, of Gothic style with double-pitch roof set on diaphragmatic arches.