Girona

Girona has all the charm of a large city but without the crowds; a very “human-sized” city that will leave you walking around awestruck at all it has to offer: its streets, festivals, cultural activities, restaurants, tourist services and events. Make the most of your visit at any time of year, and if you can, visit more than once, because the city is very much alive and there are always new things to surprise you.
Close to Barcelona, located midway between the sea and the mountains, Girona boasts a privileged position. The Old Town is one of the most evocative historical centres in Catalonia, with certain elements that are unique in Europe: the Carolingian wall, an exceptionally well conserved Jewish quarter “The Call”, which have gained the most important architectural and urbanistic interest and the grandeur of the Cathedral’s Gothic nave, the widest in the world.
Girona also has six museums which possess a patrimonial collection of great interest:

- Museum-Treasury of the Cathedral: This museum features the famous “Tapestry of Creation”, an extraordinary piece of textile of incalculable value dating from 12th century a.d.
www.catedraldegirona.org - Plaza Catedral, s/n. 17004 – (+34) 972214426.

- Museum of cinema: It is one of the few museums where you can journey through the 500 years of the history of images, seeing what were the predecessors and the origins of the cinema. On show are the techniques and the visual spectacles from the beginnings of the 7th art up to the arrival of television. During this journey, you will be accompanied by the Tomàs Mallol Collection, an internationally recognised collection of cinematographic and precinematographic apparatus, purchased by the Ajuntament of Girona (Town Hall) in 1994.
www.museudelcinema.org - C/ de la Sequía, 1 -17001 Girona – (+34) 972 22 21 29

- Museum of History of the Jews: This museum offers one of the most spectacular collections of tombstones, along with other examples of Jewish culture.
http://www.girona.cat/call - C/ Força, 8, Girona – (+0034) 972 216 761

- Museum of History of the City: This museum features educational exhibits about the most important historical events that took place in Girona.
http://www.girona.cat/museuciutat - C/ Força, 27, Girona – (+34) 972 22 22 29

- Museum of Archaeology: The Museum of Archaeology of Catalonia - Girona counts with artifacts from Prehistoric times and the classic era.

- Museum of Art: The Art Museum exhibits a valuable collection of Medieval and Renaissance period paintings.

+info.: https://www.girona.cat/turisme/eng/