Gerona Attractions
Gerona, chief town of its province, lies 35km/22mi inland from the Costa Brava on the Río Ter, which is joined here by the Onyar, the Güell and the Galligans.
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Cathedral - Museum
(Cathedral)
The Cathedral in Gerona was built to completion in the late 16th Century. The cathedral is distinctly Gothic in style and boasts an impressive Baroque doorway decorated with modern sculptures.
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Besalu, Spain
(Near Gerona)
Besalú is a small town with many attractions remaining from medieval days. Highlights include the main square, the dramatically situated old castle, and the often photographed Medieval Bridge.
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Cathedral
The Gerona Cathedral is known for having one of the largest vaulted spaced when it comes to Gothic architecture. It was built between the 14th and 16th C.
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Poblado Iberico - Ullastret, Spain
(Near Gerona)
Poblado Ibérico is an archeological park with excavations from a 6th Century B.C. Iberian settlement. This is one of the largest such sites in northeastern Spain.
Arab Baths
Starting from the cathedral, a signposted archeological trail guides visitors to all the important sights in the old town. This leads through the Portal de Sobreportes and comes (on the left) to the Arab Baths, which probably developed out of a Jewish mikwe (ritual bath). The Late Romanesque vaulting has recently been restored.
Hours
April 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 |
October 1 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 |
Always closed on:
Epiphany (3 Kings' Day ) - Christian (January 6)
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Automobile Collection of Salvador Claret
The collection of Salvador Claret began in 1950 with an acquisition of a 1923 Model T Ford. As he obtained more cars, Salvador decided to open a museum. The museum now has over 170 vehicles dating back to an 1883 Merry Weather and covering the entire automotive period up to the 1970's.
A Hispano-Suiza engine and Auster Autocrat make up the small aircraft exhibition.
A Hispano-Suiza engine and Auster Autocrat make up the small aircraft exhibition.
Hours
April 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | |
| Open | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | |
| Close | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 |
November 1 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | |
| Open | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
Always closed on:
Epiphany (3 Kings' Day ) - Christian (January 6)
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Casa Pastors
Opposite the foot of the steps in the Plaza de la Catedral is the palace of the Pastors family, which was given its present aspect in the 18th century. It is now occupied by the Law Courts.
Marimurtra Botanic Garden
Marimurtra Botanic Garden owns 2ha estate on Costa Brava in Barcelona. On 0.25ha of rock perched on a cliff is the botanic garden with over 3,500 species included a wide range of Mediterranean plants and exotic flora from South America, Australia and South Africa.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
Always closed on:
Epiphany (3 Kings' Day ) - Christian (January 6)
New Year's Day (January 1)
Catalunya Day - Spain (September 11)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
New Year's Day (January 1)
Catalunya Day - Spain (September 11)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Museo de História
In Carrer de la Força, which runs south from the square in front of the cathedral, is an old Capuchin friary which now houses the Museo de História, a museum on the history of the town, concentrating particularly on the prehistory of the region and the age of industrialization (19th-20th C.). The part of the old town which extends south from here was until the 15th century the Jewish quarter of Gerona.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | |
| Open | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | |
| Close | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 |
Always closed on:
Epiphany (3 Kings' Day ) - Christian (January 6)
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Old Town
The old town rises up the right bank of the Onyar. Between the railroad bridge in the north and the Plaza de Cataluña spanning the river in the south a colorful line of old houses flanks the river, dominated by the church of San Feliú and the cathedral. Parallel to the riverbank is the Rambla de la Libertat (pedestrian zone), the main street of the old town, lined with arcades, shops and pavement cafes.
Pina de Rosa Botanic Garden
Pina de Rosa Botanic Garden is one of the most important tropical, succulent and desert plant collections in the world. There are over 7,000 species arranged systematically in rock-edged beds. The collection of opuntias (600 species of 18 genera) is considered to be the most important in the world and the best in Europe.
Hours
June 1 to August 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
September 1 to May 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
Plaza de la Catedral
Beyond the Portal de Sobreportes in Gerona is the little Plaza de la Catedral, most of which is taken up by the Baroque staircase of 90 steps (1690) leading up to the cathedral.
Plaza de la Independencia (Plaça de Independència)
In the arcaded Plaza de la Independencia, near the river, is a monument commemorating the town's heroic resistance to Napoleon's troops.
Portal de Sobreportes
Going along the south side of Sant Fèlix, we come to the Portal de Sobreportes, a massive town gate flanked by two towers, beside which is the Neo-Classical church of San Lucas (Catalan Sant Lluc).
San Nicolás (Sant Nicolau)
A short distance from San Pedro is the much smaller Romanesque church of San Nicolás (12th C.), now also deconsecrated and used for exhibitions.
San Pedro de Galligans (Sant Pere)
The Romanesque church of San Pedro de Galligans lies lower down, beyond the little Río Galligans. This sturdy 12th Century building, which once belonged to a Benedictine abbey, is now deconsecrated, and the cloister houses an Archeological Museum. The round-arched doorway of the church, now used for art exhibitions, has fine rosette and interlace ornament.
Hours
June 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | Closed | 10:00 |
| Close | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 14:00 | ||
| Open | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | ||
| Close | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 |
October 1 to May 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | Closed | 10:00 |
| Close | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | ||
| Open | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | ||
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Epiphany (3 Kings' Day ) - Christian (January 6)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
Epiphany (3 Kings' Day ) - Christian (January 6)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
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