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• Santa María Monastery in Ripoll. Ripoll.

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  … 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…

• 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…

• San Juan de la Abadesas Monastery. Sant Joan de les Abadesses.

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  … 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…

• Church of San Vicente de Besalú. Besalú.

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  … 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. …

• 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…

• 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…

• San Quirze Monastery in Colera. Rabós.

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  … Carretera de Rabós a 5 kms. de Rabós. 17754. Sant Quirze de Colera. Rabós. Girona. (Catalonia) There are two documented consecrations of the monastery, one in 935 and the other in 1123. Built with two slabs of slate one on top of the other.The church is dedicated to San Miguel, and is Romanesque wit…

• San Pedro Monastery in Camprodón. Camprodon.

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  … 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…

• Greek ruins of Empuries. Escala, L'.

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  … 17130. Empuries. Escala, L'. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 972775975 | E-mail: macempuries.cultura@gencat.cat. http://www.mac.cat/esl/Sedes/Empuries. Ampurias is the most important Greek archaeological site to be found in Spain.Its origin stems from the settlement of Greek colonisers during the 5th …

• Citadel of Roses. Roses.

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  … Avinguda de Rhode, s/n. 17480. Roses. Girona. (Catalonia) E-mail: info@patrimonideroses.cat. http://www.roses.cat/es/Turisme/Patrimoni/Ciutadella.aspx. Located beside the bay of the same name, the citadel of Roses is an imposing military fortification which contains on its interior a succession of t…

• 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…

• Peralada Castle. Peralada.

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  … 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• Santa María Collegiate Church. Vilabertran.

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  … 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 …

• 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…

• Monastery and church of San Pedro de Roda. Port de la Selva, El.

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  … Camino del Monasterio s/n. 17489. Port de la Selva, El. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 972387559 | E-mail: monestir@terramar.org. http://www.es.mhcat.cat/content/view/full/6050. This church and the monastery are examples of Catalan 10th-century transitional architecture. Vestiges of elements from the…