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  Girona travel guide - Wikitravel
Girona [1] is a beautiful town in Catalonia, Spain.
Girona makes an excellent stop-off as part of a tour of Catalonia or escape from the noise and speed of Barcelona or as a long weekend getaway with one of those budget airlines.
Girona is located north of Barcelona and can be reached from there by bus, train, or an expensive taxi ride.
wikitravel.org /en/Girona   (472 words)

  
  Girona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Girona (Catalan: Girona IPA: [ʒiˈɾonə], Spanish: Gerona IPA: [xeˈɾona]) is a city located in the northeast of Catalonia, at the confluence of the rivers Ter and Onyar.
Guifré I incorporated Girona to the countship of Barcelona in 878.
The episcopal city of Girona is the chief town of the province of the same name, and it situated at the confluence of the Ter and the Onyar.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Girona   (1546 words)

  
 Girona in Catalonia
The province of Girona lies in the north-east of Spain, bordering on the frontier with France.
The city of Girona was founded by the Romans and later inhabited by the Moors.
Girona sits in the Ter valley and the city is split by the Onyar River which is best viewed from the ancient footbridge.
www.idealspain.com /Pages/Places/Girona.htm   (329 words)

  
 Girona (Gerona), Spain A Once Grand Jewish City in Catalonia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Mention to the presence of Jews in Girona is first made in a document that says that 25 families of Jews settled in the city in the year 888 CE.
Girona was the birthblace of Rabbi Yonah and Rabbi Nahman the RAMBAN.
Spearheaded by Girona's mayor Joaquim Nadal, a rare combination of historian and politician, this visionary effort aims to restore the Call and establish within its labyrinthic structures a Kabbalah study center and museum of Catalan Jewish history.
isfsp.org /sages/girona.html   (1780 words)

  
 Girona (province) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Girona (Catalan:Girona; Spanish: Gerona) is a province of eastern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia.
Part of the territory of Girona, the municipality of Llívia is an exclave separate from the rest of Spain and surrounded by France.
The comarques of the province of Girona are:
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Girona_(province)   (152 words)

  
 Property Net Spain - Girona - Girona and surrounding area - Towns and Maps - spanish property in Girona
Girona is a modern city with international bus and train stations, an airport, a thriving cultural scene and a range of activities.
To the west of Girona is the satellite town of Salt with a population of 25,000.
South of Girona on the main roads, Fornells de la Selva is a quiet agricultural town with a population of 1300 and a beautiful Gothic church.
www.property-net-spain.com /provinces/girona/girona.html   (947 words)

  
 Girona
Girona té un clima mediterrani litoral de tendència humida, amb temperatures temperades per l'efecte del mar, que fan posible el paisatge verd i la qualitat de vida, caracteritzat per l'escassetat de pluges als mesos d'estiu, està situada a 70 metres sobre el nivell del mar. És la capital de la comarca del Gironès.
Girona és una ciutat turística, on el barri jueu li dona un aspecte més cultural, amb carres estrets i paralels...etc, una ciutat dormitori, i poseeix una important universitat.
A Girona també li atribuïm el centre de la diòcesi gironina, com a capital de província; té la seva catedral i el seu bisbe, que és l'autoritat religiosa més important.
html.rincondelvago.com /girona_3.html   (983 words)

  
 Every stone of walled city cries out with history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Girona, originally named Oppidum Gerunda by the Romans and located just 35 miles from the French border, has a half-dozen, including Spain's only Cinema Museum, the City History Museum, the Archaeological Museum, the Art Museum (located in the Episcopal Palace) and the Jewish History Museum, located on the site of Girona's third and last synagogue.
Another good way to view Girona is from its dozen bridges that join the medieval eastern half in the space of a mile with the new city on the western bank.
Northwest from Girona in the Pyrenees foothills is Catalunya's lake and volcano district, situated between the towns of Banyoles and Olot.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /getaways/25347_girona31.shtml   (1544 words)

  
 LaTienda.com - Touring Spain - Girona in Cataluña
Girona, (Gerona in Castillian Spanish), is a delightful city in the far northeast of Spain.
The town is known as the city of 1,000 sieges, with its ramparts built and rebuilt by the Iberians, Romans, and throughout the Middle Ages.
The earliest Jews of Girona were survivors of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD.
www.tienda.com /heritage/spaintour_girona.html   (324 words)

  
 Girona - Costa Brava Wiki
Girona is a wonderful city of Catalonia, in the north-east of Spain.
Girona is one of the most beautiful cities in Catalonia.
If you visit Girona don't forget to try our gastronomy: the province of Girona is considered one of the world renowned centres for gastronomic creation.
www.cbrava.es /index.php/Girona   (171 words)

  
 Property Net Spain - Girona - Zones and Maps - property in Spain
Girona’s climate is relatively mild in the winter, when the average temperature only drops as low as 10ºC. In the summer, Girona basks in an average of 25ºC by the coast.
The historic town of Girona with its ancient streets and buildings is irresistible to lovers of architecture, as are the hundreds of unique Romanesque buildings that are scattered through the remote countryside villages of Girona.
In the middle of Girona province on the fertile plain surrounding Banyoles lake, El Pla de l’Estany is a small area of natural beauty.
www.property-net-spain.com /provinces/girona   (857 words)

  
 Essential Girona Tourist Information and Tourism Guide
Girona is 103 Km North East of Barcelona and many tourists fly into Girona on one of the many budget airlines like RyanAir and then make their way on to Barcelona or the Costa Brava.
Girona in Spain is the city that is the capital of its own province.
Girona is in the north-east of Spain, and is bordered by France, and the provinces of Barcelona and Lleida.
www.girona-tourist-guide.com   (892 words)

  
 Girona/Gerona
Girona was mostly picked off the map, as the nearest city of any size to the border.
Girona is a genuinely beautiful city - even though it was, like practically everywhere else in Europe, under massive construction and reconstruction when I was there - and worth all the frustrations of getting there.
Girona is an extremely strange place; I've never seen anything quite like it.
www.sff.net /people/sanders/spain.html   (2003 words)

  
 Girona - Spain's Catalonian Hideaway | Outside Online
Girona proper is steeped in the history of its medieval old city, a cobbled labyrinth of narrow alleys and watchtowers separated from the city's modern business district by the smooth-flowing Onyar River.
But what puts Girona in a league of its own is the Costa Brava, a white-sand stretch of Catalonian coast less than an hour's drive east, overcrowded by sun worshipers in summer but serrated by a procession of deep coves perfect for secluded diving, kayaking, or romancing.
Sixty-five miles of Vías Verdes radiate from Girona, highlighted by the 50-mile out-and-back route to the coastal port of Sant Feliu de Guíxols.
outside.away.com /outside/destinations/200405/europe_adventure_5.html   (697 words)

  
 Girona Hotels. Girona Accommodation Hotel in Spain Discounts for Reservation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Hotel Delfin Girona is situated in the centre of Tossa de Mar. Set in a quiet area with bright, contemporary decor and furnishings Hotel Delfin Girona offer 53 double rooms and 6 junior suites with balcony or terrace.
Welcome to the Hotel Carlemany Girona, doubtlessly one of the most charismatic hotels in Girona, located in the heart of this wonderful city, which is a historic, cultural, entertainment and business centre par excellence.
Hotel Mas Tapiolas Girona is a family hotel and a traditional Catalan country house built in the 18th century located in the popular holiday destination of Santa Cristina d'aro in Girona (Catalonia).
www.holidaycityeurope.com /gironahotels/index.html   (503 words)

  
 Pace is gentler in Girona - The Boston Globe
Girona is not some sleepy little hamlet with one bar and a small hotel.
Girona was founded by the Romans, and the medieval quarter maps its history through a mixture of architectural styles.
From Girona it's a short drive, or bus ride, to the coast and a string of towns each more picture-perfect than the next.
www.boston.com /travel/articles/2004/03/07/pace_is_gentler_in_girona   (1366 words)

  
 Sign On San Diego > Travel
Girona's residents are proud the pro cyclists have chosen their ancient, moody and beautiful Catalonian city as their migratory home, but they respect the riders' privacy.
Girona's combination of city comforts, rider-friendly environs and bike-celebrity glamour makes it a natural destination for recreational cyclists.
It is a remnant of a treasure that Girona began unearthing in the late 1970s.
www.signonsandiego.com /travel/050717girona.html   (1595 words)

  
 Girona travel guide
Girona is located north of Barcelona in the Ter river valley, between the mountain massifs of Las Gavarres and Las Guilleries.
In addition, the streets in the 'old town' are full of buildings that belonged to the old aristrocracy of Girona -in particular around the area of La Força in Los Alemanys and Ciutadans streets.
Today, Girona, apart from its historic charm, is a bustling, lively city, with a great variety of family businesses and shops that balance perfectly with its medium sized population (approx.
www.world66.com /europe/spain/catalonia/girona   (732 words)

  
 The Call Of Girona: A Lost Treasure Found ~ by S.A. Costigan
From before 890, when the Girona’s Jewish settlement is first mentioned, to 1492 when the last of the Jews were expelled from Spain, Girona embraced a lively and influential Jewish community that, at its height, exceeded a thousand people.
Before leaving Girona, the Jews were permitted to sell their properties and Christians were permitted to buy them.
On this hillside just outside the city, the Jews of ancient and medieval Girona buried their dead, and it is from here that most of the funerary artifacts preserved in the Museum came.
www.escapeartist.com /efam/60/Travel_to_Girona_Spain.html   (2100 words)

  
 Photographs of Girona
Lunchtime at a cafe in an arcaded Girona square.
Narrow steps are typical of the old town of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
The unfinished Gothic bell tower of Sant Feliu in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
www.lodgephoto.com /galleries/spain/catalonia/girona   (162 words)

  
 Girona Airport Barcelona
Girona Airport is 103km (64.2 miles) North East of Barcelona or about 1hr 20 mins train ride from Barcelona centre.
When relying on the Barcelona Bus to transfer you to Girona Airport on time for a flight, it's worth remembering that the Barcelona Bus and Ryan Air are separate companies Click here for more information on this point.
The journey time to Girona from Barcelona is approximately 1 hr and 10 minutes and you will be dropped off in Girona city centre.
www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com /girona/girona-airport-barcelona.html   (1091 words)

  
 Girona
A més, Girona va sofrir diverses viscituds que van contribuïr al despoblament de la ciutat, com l'assalt per part dels cristians gironins al call dels jueus, entre d'altres.
Girona no va presenciar operacions bèl·liques, si bé és cert que va patir forts bombardeigs.
Durant la primera meitat del segle XIV, Girona va arribar al cim d'una expansió que havia durat tres segles, on va multiplicar la seva extensió per 6 i la seva població per més de deu.
html.rincondelvago.com /girona_2.html   (4535 words)

  
 The city of Girona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The regions of Girona, situated between the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean, cover a territory of almost six thousand square kilometers inhabited by close to half a milion people.
The seaboard of Girona is known universally as the Costa Brava, one of the favourite destinations for tourists throught the world.
Girona's heritage is articulated in an exhaustible range of prehistoric ruins, Iberian villages, Romanesque monasteries, Gothic temples, art noveau and noecentista buildings, as well as innumerable examples of popular architecture and museums.
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 Girona City Vacation Rentals apartment - Lovely Apartment with Views over Girona Cathedral: Self Catering
Girona is situated within a half hour drive of the beautiful and unspoilt beaches of the Costa Brava.
Girona For many visitors, Girona’s charm is best enjoyed by lingering in one of the outdoor cafes along the tree-lined Rambla, or from elegant squares such as Plaza de Independencia, where the most energetic occupation is watching the world pass by.
Girona is also just 45 minutes from the French border, with trains to Paris and beyond.
www.a1vacations.com /index.cfm/property/202816   (1031 words)

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