Girona · Spain

Barri Vell de Girona

Girona Old Town

Square & StreetHistoric photo spotgoogle verified

~120 min

easy

9/10

best: morning

contemplative

A local would say...

Pastel houses over a river, Europe's best-preserved Jewish quarter, and the widest Gothic nave in the world

Girona's old town rises above the Riu Onyar in a kaleidoscope of colours — pastel-painted houses reflected in the water, a Jewish quarter that's one of Europe's best preserved, and a massive Romanesque cathedral with the widest Gothic nave in the world (23m). The climb up to the cathedral is 86 steps — but the views from the top encompass the Pyrenees and the medieval rooftops below.