Girona is mostly known among the visitors for its international airport as most of the visitors travel to their resorts in Costa Brava or to Barcelona, after landing at this airport, so they miss this beautiful and historical Catalan district. There are a lot of activities and attractions in Girona for the visitors like art galleries, historical monuments, museums and great architect of medieval times. There is a famous bridge called Pont de les Peixateries which is built over the Onyar River and it flows towards the centre of the city. You will find many old houses with different bright paints like red, orange and green are located along with the river and adds the beauty into the scenery of surroundings.
Girona is being ruled by many civilizations over the centuries and you will find number of foot prints of theses nations in the city. Celt Iberians were the first to establish the town and later on Roman’s took control of the city from these tribes. Till 1492, this city was dominated by the Jewish population and you will find many roads in the form of maze in the old town of the city belonging to the Jewish rule and this part of the old town is very famous among the visitors.
Arab Baths, a landmark of the city are located in the north of the Jewish section and these were constructed during the 12th century. Despite of the name, these baths were built by the Christians several years later than the Moorish rule over the city. You will find four rooms and one corridor in these baths. Sant Pere de Galligants Monastery is also located near these baths and the architect of the building is very impressive and worth watching. This building is now used as an Archaeology Museum and contains a nice collection of the historical relics collected from the entire Girona city.
Girona Cathedral is another famous attraction in the rent villas spain and it was constructed during the 11th century but in the 17th and 18th century, many alterations were made in this cathedral. The architect of the cathedral is very impressive in Gothic and Baroque style and you can also visit a small museum inside the cathedral. Museum of Art Girona is also located near the cathedral and it is housed inside Episcopal Palace. This museum also contains a big collection of artistic work like paintings and carvings belonging to the 11th century.
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