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Welcome to MyGironaSpain.com
the premier site
for Girona and the surrounding area. Dedicated to giving
you the most up-to-date and relevant information on Girona
for visitors and those looking to re-locate and live here
as we did!
We live and work here with our young family so we'll be
adding fresh, interesting and relevant content all the
time.
River Onyar views
Girona city in the
province (comarca) of Girones is a small, beautiful place
in the north east of Catalonia, a semi-autonomous region of
Spain with its own distinct identity and language. One
famous travel guide has described Girona as one of the ten
most overlooked and underrated destinations.
We'll try to give our website visitors an insight into the
many things to do and see in Girona. We'll also go behind
the scenes to give you a glimpse of what it's really like
to live and work here. Read about the many Catalan
traditions, festivals and customs that are specific to this
area and make it what it is!
As a tourist or brief visitor to Girona there's an
underrated, stylish little city waiting to be discovered.
Most visitors to this region will just fly into its small
but expanding airport and simply journey on to one of the
resorts on the Costa Brava coastline.
But, miss the chance to spend some time in Girona and you
really will miss seeing and experiencing the difference.
Just step away from the package-tour destinations to savour
some of Girona's diverse offerings.
As cities go it's quite small and compact with only about
100,000 inhabitants if you include nearby Salt. You may
also not be aware that Spanish isn't the only official
language, but Catalan also, and the dominant language here.
Girona is how the Catalans spell it, Gerona in Spanish,
just to clear that up !
Girona has had a
long and varied history that's included the Romans who
called the place Gerunda and used it as a vital trade
route. It later became a Catholic country and in the 12th
century had a thriving Jewish community which was later
expelled in 1492 by the Spanish monarchy.
In the 17th and 18th centuries it was to fall under siege
many times to different armies, perhaps the most notable
was under Napoleon in 1809, but by the 19th century the
city walls were demolished as the city expanded. However,
modern day Girona still retains a rich and vibrant cultural
life. Click here for more on Girona history.
Girona cathedral
You're sure to catch a glimpse or view of Girona's cathedral from many vantage points dotted around Girona.
To see a large selection of photos I've taken of Girona and the surrounding Costa Brava area please click here
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Below is an interesting article on Girona.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/29/AR2010042904104.html
If you live in this area we have a Business directory page offering details of many English speaking professionals like Doctors, Dentists, Therapists, Insurance and Estate Agents etc.
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