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Episcopal Museum of Vic. Vic.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Plaza Bisbe Oliba 3. 08500. Vic. Barcelona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 938869361 | E-mail: informacio@museuepiscopalvic.com. www.museuepiscopalvic.com. Located alongside the Cathedral, this museum is home to masterpieces of Romanesque and Gothic painting and sculpture. You can also see other collections …
Vic Cathedral. Vic.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 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…
Triumphal Arch. Barcelona.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 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 …
La Devesa Park. Gerona.
Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]
… Paseo de la Devesa 1. 17001. Girona. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 972419401 | E-mail: caseta@ajgirona.org. www.ajuntament.gi/caseta. La Devesa Park is the largest of all Catalonia’s city parks, covering some 40 hectares. Its origins go back to an area of land alongside the Ter River that was ceded …
Cinema Museum. Tomàs Mallol Collection. Gerona.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Calle Sèquia 1. 17001. Girona. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 972413047 | http://www.museudelcinema.cat. This history of film. The exhibition contains some of the 30,000 pieces that make up the private collection of Tomàs Mallol. This is one of the few museums to offer a journey across the 500 years …
Jewish History Museum. Gerona.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Calle de la Força 8. 17004. Girona. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 972214618 | E-mail: callgirona@ajgirona.org. www.ajgirona.org/call. A look at the history of the Jewish community in the Middle Ages. The museum examines the life of Jews in the old Kingdom of Aragon from the 9th to 15th centuries. Th…
City History Museum. Gerona.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Calle de la Força 27. 17004. Girona. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 972206989 | E-mail: museuciutat@ajgirona.org. www.ajuntament.gi/museuciutat. This museum gives visitors an idea of the history of Girona and the people who shaped it. Located in the heart of the old quarter, it occupies different roo…
San Félix Basilica. Gerona.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 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…
Chapterhouse Museum. Gerona.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Plaza de la Catedral s/n. 17004. Girona. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 972215814 | E-mail: visites@catedraldegirona.org. www.catedraldegirona.org. Religious creation. The museum is home to the finest piece of Catalonian Romanesque textile art. The museum's greatest treasure is the Creation tapestry …
Girona Cathedral. Gerona.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 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…
Arab baths. Gerona.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 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…
Art Museum. Gerona.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Subida de la Catedral 12. 17004. Girona. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 972227595 | E-mail: museuart_girona.cultura@gencat.cat. www.museuart.com. Housed in the old Episcopal Palace. This museum contains an important collection of works from different periods and styles, ranging from the time of Greek…
Sant Pere de Galligants Archaeological Museum. Gerona.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Plaza Santa Lucía 8. 17007. Girona. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 972216487 | E-mail: macgirona.cultura@gencat.cat. http://www.mac.cat/esl/Sedes/Girona. The museum is housed in a 10th-century Benedictine monastery, a notable example of the Catalonian Romanesque style. The first items to arrive at th…
Pinya de Rosa Tropical Botanical Garden. Blanes.
Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]
… Jardí Botànic Pinya de Rosa s/n. 17300. Blanes. Girona. (Catalonia) E-mail: jardipinyaderosa@hotmail.com. http://www.pinya-de-rosa.es/. The Pinya de Rosa Tropical Botanical Garden is around two kilometres from Blanes, on a route that is ideal for lovers of gardens, given that just a few kilometres b…
Santa Clotilde. Lloret de Mar.
Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]
… Carretera de Lloret a Blanes , GI-682. 17310. Lloret de Mar. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 972367750 | E-mail: central-turisme@lloret.org. www.lloret.org. The gardens are set on land close to the cliff edge in a particularly beautiful part of the Costa Brava. Building work began in 1927 under Dr. Ra…
Marimurtra Botanical Garden. Blanes.
Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]
… Paseo Karl Faust (Jardí Botànic MARiMURTRA) 9. 17300. Blanes. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 972330826 | E-mail: marimurtra@marimurtra.cat. http://www.marimurtra.cat. Around the year 1920, in this exceptional location on the Costa Brava in the province of Girona, Carlos Faust began creating what is n…
Tossa de Mar walled enclosure. Tossa de Mar.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 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…
Viejo Bridge in Besalú. Besalú.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Sobre el río Fluvià. 17850. Besalú. Girona. (Catalonia) E-mail: otbesalu@turismegarrotxa.com. www.ajuntamentbesalu.org. Located on the Fluvía river.Passing through the towered entrance accesses the county's capital.It is believed to have been built in the 11th century on a Roman bridge and rebuilt d…
Church of San Vicente de Besalú. Besalú.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza de San Vicente s/n. 17850. Besalú. Girona. (Catalonia) E-mail: turisme@besalu.cat. http://www.besalu.cat. The construction of the current church dates from the 13th century, and includes both Romanesque and Gothic elements. There are three naves, a transept and three apses in the sanctuary. …
Púbol Castle, Gala Dalí House-Museum. Pera, La.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Plaza Gala Dalí s/n. 17120. Púbol. Pera, La. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 972488653 | E-mail: pbgrups@dali-estate.org. www.salvador-dali.org. The castle that the artist Salvador Dalí gave to his muse, Gala, as a gift. Since 1996, the Medieval castle of Púbol has been the site of the Gala Dalí House…
San Juan de la Abadesas Monastery. Sant Joan de les Abadesses.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza de la Abadía Museo s/n. 17860. Sant Joan de Les Abadesses. Sant Joan de les Abadesses. Girona. (Catalonia) E-mail: info@monestirsantjoanabadesses.cat. http://www.monestirsantjoanabadesses.cat/. Of Benedictine origin.The monastery was consecrated in the year 887, even though the current buildin…
Ethnographic Museum. Ripoll.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Plaza del ayuntamiento 3. 17500. Ripoll. Girona. (Catalonia) E-mail: museuderipoll@museuderipoll.org. www.museuderipoll.org. Discover Ripoll. This is the oldest museum of its type in Catalonia. It aims to convey the customs and traditions of the mountains and region of El Ripollés, in inland Catalon…
Santa María Monastery in Ripoll. Ripoll.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza de l'Abat Oliba s/n. 17500. Ripoll. Girona. (Catalonia) http://www.ripoll.cat/. The Benedictine monastery in Ripoll was founded by Count Wilfred "The Hairy" in the 9th century. It soon became a major cultural centre during the High Middle Ages, which is why it continued to be extended up until…
El Puig de Sant Andreu Iberian Settlement. Ullastret.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 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 Pedro Monastery in Camprodón. Camprodon.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza de Santa María s/n. 17867. Camprodón. Camprodon. Girona. (Catalonia) The monastery, located in the high part of the town, is 12th century.Its origin stems from the construction of the church of Santa María. Formerly, the monastery had a Greek cross plan, but after one of its naves was lengthen…
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