Girona Costa Brava

We flew to Girona from Blackpool on 17 November 2006 with Ryanair. The transfer to Girona is about 20 minutes and it is about EUR20 each way in a taxi. We had booked into the Hotel Historic as recommended in the Sunday Times Travel Magazine. The hotel is 4* and has rooms and apartments. It used to be a prison and is family owned and very old and still has a lot of original features. It is very handy for the centre of Girona which is a beautiful old city. The hotel Historic is at the top of a hill next to the church and sometimes you can hear the church bells, but it is not too bad and gives it character.

I feel that Girona is a forgotten city as most people only tend to use the airport to go onward to the beach resorts of Costa Brava and never see outside the airport. We went in November and the weather was in the 60's so we could walk about in T shirts. Girona is a very old city and it is nice to walk around the city walls and see all the old ruins and beautiful old buildings. The main street has lots of cafes, bars and shops on it but be mindful that it is not Barcelona so most of them close earlier and are closed on a Sunday. There is a train that takes you round the centre and is good for families.

It reminds me of Chester and it has lots of narrow cobbled streets to get lost. There are lots of old shops and new shops and sidewalk cafes where you can people watch. There is a bridge which separates the old town from the new town. On the old town side there are lots of old buildings and ruins, and on the new town side the buildings and shops are more modern. Girona is cheaper than Barcelona and not as commercialised.

They use the Euro. I would recommend Girona if you want a cheap weekend away with direct flights, a short transfer and if you like old buildings. I would definetly recommend Girona so go and check it out and dont just pass through it.