Historically, Girona has seen it all – at least by Spanish standards. The Romans settled here, and called the town Gerunda. Girona then became an Islamic town after the Moors conquered Spain. A vibrant Jewish community also flourished here for more than six centuries, and Girona’s Call, the medieval Jewish quarter, remains one of the best preserved in Spain. Elsewhere, you’ll spy a fetching mix of architectural styles, from Romanesque to modernisme. Girona also features a range of excellent museums, a lovely cathedral and lively arts and music festivals. Rambla de la Llibertat, running along the river, is the city’s grand promenade, where locals take their daily paseo past a bustling strip of shops and restaurants.
Northwest of Girona, in the town of Púbol, rises the Casa-Museu Castell Gala Dalí, a medieval castle-turned-museum about surreal master Salvador Dalí and his wife Gala.
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