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• 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…

• 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…

• 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. …

• 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…

• 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…

• 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 …

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• Dalí Theatre-Museum. Figueres.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de Gala y Salvador Dalí 5. 17600. Figueres. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 972501666 | E-mail: tmgrups@fundaciodali.org. http://www.salvador-dali.org/. A treasure of Surrealism. This museum evokes the life and work of Salvador Dalí, a genius of Surrealism. The Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, d…

• Santa María Collegiate Church. Vilabertran.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Abadía 4. 17760. Vilabertran. Girona. (Catalonia) www.vilabertran.com. The heart of the Monastic complex of Santa María de Vilabertrán is organised around a trapezoidal plan cloister. To the north of the latter lies the church, of a basilica plan with three naves, the central nave topped with …

• 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…

• Peralada Castle. Peralada.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Carmen 1. 17491. Peralada. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 972538087 | E-mail: infomuseo@castilloperelada.com. www.museucastellperalada.com. The castle was built by Viscount Rocabertí in the 14th century outside the walled enclosure, beside the Carmelite Covent. In 1923 it was acquired by Mi…