Places to visit in Girona
From Guide to Girona
The Cathedral
Passeig de la Muralla
Eiffel bridge
St Feliu cathedral
La Lleona
A stone lioness statue near St Feliu cathedral. Legend says that those who climb up and kiss its bottom are guaranteed to return to Girona someday! It used to be reachable by metal steps, but these were removed during COVID.
Plaça de la Independencia
Barri Vell
Te Jewish Quarter is called El Call. The main street in El Call is Carrer de la Força
Film Locations from Game of Thrones
Parks in Girona
La Devesa
Big park near the city centre. Most of the park is covered by over 2,500 plane trees (tall trees).[1] Many of the trees in La Devesa Park were planted in the 1850s, and some are as tall as 55 metres.
The park also has:
- the Devesa municipal sports area (outdoor swimming pool, volleyball, tennis)
- French-style La Devesa Gardens[2]
- a dog park
- a cafe called La Rosaleda
- a calisthenics park
On Tuesdays and Thursdays there's a food and clothes market.[3]
Parc del Migdia
A big park. Has:
- a big grass area that's a nice place for a picnic or for kids to play
- a cafe called el Cafe del Parc del Migdia
- a lake (bring bread for the ducks)
- two playgrounds