Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Girona, Spain

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 4.7 km
Ascend 127 m
Descend 128 m

Explore Girona in Spain with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in GironaIndividual Sights in Girona

Sight 1: Plaça de les Sardanes

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Plaça de les Sardanes

The Plaça de les Sardanes is a place in the neighbourhood of Sant Daniel in Girona included in the Inventory of the Architectural Heritage of Catalonia.

Wikipedia: Plaça de les Sardanes (Sant Daniel) (CA)

1225 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 2: Església de Sant Pere de Galligants

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Sant Pere de Galligants is Benedictine abbey in Girona, Catalonia. Since 1857, it is home to the Archaeology Museum of Catalonia venue in the city. The name translates to English as "Saint Peter of Galligants", where Galligants refers to the River Galligants that runs past the abby.

Wikipedia: Sant Pere de Galligants (EN)

262 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Casa Pastors

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Casa Pastors

Casa Pastors is a building in the Old Quarter of Girona that consists of a floor plan and two floors, the upper one with a height equivalent to half of that projected in the other bodies. It has a roof of Arabic tiles from a downpour. The façade has the most elaborate wall of the building, with very regular crushed stone ashlars. The entrance portal has a round point arch with quilting-shaped voussoirs. This special treatment of ashlars, widely practiced in the Baroque, can also be seen in the corner facing the portal and the base of the house.

Wikipedia: Casa Pastors (CA)

164 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Lion

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The lioness, also called the lioness or lioness of Girona, is a sculptural piece of limestone in Girona dating to the 12th century, which is part of the Inventory of Architectural Heritage of Catalonia.

Wikipedia: La Lleona (CA)

226 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Casa Masó

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Masó House is the birthplace of Rafael Masó i Valentí (1880–1935). It is also one of the most important works of architecture in Girona. Offering unparalleled views of the city, it is the only one of the famous houses on the Onyar River open to the public. The house has been preserved with the furniture and decoration in Noucentisme style. .

Wikipedia: Masó House (EN)

276 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Església de Sant Martí Sacosta

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Sant Martí Sacosta is a baroque church in the old quarter of Girona. There has been a temple dedicated to Sant Martí since the 9th century, however the original building was probably remodeled in the s. XI and practically replaced by the current one in the s. XVI promoted by the establishment of a Jesuit school. It is worth saying that today, abandoned the house by the Jesuits, its annexes are used to house the activities and units of the Girona Seminary and the Diocesan Archive of Girona.

Wikipedia: Sant Martí Sacosta (CA)

386 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Oficina de Turisme de Girona

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Oficina de Turisme de Girona

The Sala Fidel Aguilar is a building in the municipality of Girona that is part of the Inventory of the Architectural Heritage of Catalonia.

Wikipedia: Sala Fidel Aguilar (CA)

858 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 8: Baluard de Sant Francesc

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Baluard de Sant Francesc

The Lion Monument is a sculpture of the municipality of Girona included in the Inventory of the Architectural Heritage of Catalonia.

Wikipedia: Monument del Lleó (CA)

309 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: a, b, c, q letters

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A, B, C, Q, also popularly known as soft letters, is a sculpture by Francesc Torres i Monsó in 1980 that is installed on the public road, in the square of the Hospital de Girona. These are four letters of different colors, of large size, that allow children to play; Originally, it was the letters "A", "B", "C" and "D", but the latter was turned and finally became a "Q". The work was promoted by the City Council of Girona and the Banca Mas Sardà on the occasion of the International Year of the Child. The sculpture pays homage to the lyrics and colors of Joan Miró.

Wikipedia: A,B,C,Q (CA)

1023 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 10: la Devesa

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The Parc de la Devesa in Girona, the largest urban park in Catalonia, is located between the Ter, the Onyar and the Güell, to the west of the historic center of the city of Girona. It has been declared a cultural asset of national interest.

Wikipedia: Parc de la Devesa (CA)

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