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• Tossa de Mar walled enclosure. Tossa de Mar.

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  … 17320. Tossa. Tossa de Mar. Girona. (Catalonia) E-mail: oftossa@ddgi.es. www.infotossa.com. This town was walled to prevent attacks from the sea.There are a few paintings that portray the wall with merlons and built of voussoirs, some round-plan Romanesque towers, and look-out defence posts from the…

• Triumphal Arch. Barcelona.

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  … Paseo Lluis Companys s/n. 08010. Barcelona. (Catalonia) It was the entry gate to the International Exposition of 1888. The monument is an allegory to industry, handicrafts and business, and was designed by the architect Josep Vilaseca. The Triumphal Arch was designed by the architect Josep Vilaseca …

• Girona Cathedral. Gerona.

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  … Plaza de la Catedral s/n. 17004. Girona. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 972215814 | E-mail: visites@catedraldegirona.org. www.catedraldegirona.org. The cathedral of the discordance. The Gerona Cathedral has the widest Gothic nave in the world. It was designed with three naves, but the prospect of a s…

• San Félix Basilica. Gerona.

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  … Subida San Félix 29. 17004. Girona. Girona. (Catalonia) http://www.catedraldegirona.org/. The building is of 14th century construction and on the site of a 6th century building.It is inside the walled area.Built with ashlar and masonry.Different styles can be seen in its construction such as Romanes…

• Arab baths. Gerona.

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  … Carrer Ferrán El Católico s/n. 17185. Girona. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34972213573 | www.banysarabs.org. Its structure is an imitation of Medieval Moslem baths, and its existence has been documented from the 12th century. It has a rectangular layout, and behind the entrance door is the apodyterium…

• Vic Cathedral. Vic.

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  … Plaza Catedral s/n. 08500. Vic. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Built on the remains of an 11th century structure. Temple erected in the 11th century of which only the crypt is conserved. This temple founded by Abad Oliba in 1038 still has its original Romanesque bell tower. A large stone cross that opens ou…

• El Puig de Sant Andreu Iberian Settlement. Ullastret.

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  … Puig de Sant Andreu. 17114. Ullastret. Girona. (Catalonia) E-mail: macullastret.cultura@gencat.cat. http://www.mac.cat/esl/Sedes/Ullastret/Presentacion. It is a pre-Roman archaeological site of the Indiketes tribe.Dating from the 6th century B.C., to the 2nd century B.C. There are very few remains o…

• San Julián de Boada Shrine. Palau-Sator.

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  … 17494. Sant Juliá de Boada. Palau-Sator. Girona. (Catalonia) Located in the town centre. On of the most interesting pre-Romanesque monuments in the region, named an Historic-Artistic Monument in 1931. Today it is a monument of national cultural interest.Worship has not been performed in the church s…