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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. …
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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 …
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…
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…
Empúries. Escala, L'.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Calle Puig i Cadafalch s/n. 17130. Escala, L'. Girona. (Catalonia) Fax.: +34 972775975 | E-mail: macempuries.cultura@gencat.cat. http://www.mac.cat/esl/Sedes/Empuries. The important archaeological site at Empúries was inhabited by different civilisations over the ages. The city was founded by the Gr…
Greek ruins of Empuries. Escala, L'.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 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 …
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 Quirze Monastery in Colera. Rabós.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 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…
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…
Citadel of Roses. Roses.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 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…
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