For a few hundred years Girona gradually ...

... expanded to the south and west of the city. However, virtually no expansion has taken place to the east of the old town - so much so, that although we're just a ten minute walk from the old quarter, we're also fortunate to be bordering the countryside. The arrow above shows our location towards the end of a quiet cul-de-sac - we're the three-storey white building on the far left. (I took this photo from the old town wall, with the Cathedral behind me).

THE SUN IS SETTING behind the Pyrenees in the picture below, with the Sant Daniel Monastery in the foreground, bottom right. Our apartment is next door to the white three-storey building highlighted. The top of the cathedral is just visible on the opposite side of the valley, with Girona itself hidden out of sight behind the trees.

OUR PROXIMITY to the old quarter is shown below, with the cathedral towering over all it surveys.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME to make use of our guide books, which include suggested local itineraries, including walks up to the ruins of the Monastery of Sant Miguel which provide dramatic views over the Mediterranean and Bay of Roses. Depending on your mode of transport, we'll send you precise directions and information on access with confirmation of your booking. You may also find some of the following transport links useful -

GIRONA AIRPORT is just 25 minutes out of town. There is a reliable taxi service from the airport, as well as car hire from Hertz and Europcar. There is also a direct bus service into Girona central bus station, which is a fifteen minute walk from the apartment.

Ryanair has direct flights to Girona from -

• UK - Birminghan, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Bristol, Doncaster, Durham, East Midlands, Glasgow, Liverpool, Luton, Manchester, Newcastle, Newquay, Stansted
• Austria - Graz, Linz, Vienna (Bratislava)
• Belgium - Brussels, Maastricht-Aachen
• Canary Islands - Fuerteventura, Tenerife South
• Czech Republic - Brno
• Denmark - Aarhus, Billund, Gothenberg City
• France - Paris
• Germany - Bremen, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Karlsruhe-Baden
• Italy - Bologna, Milan, Perugia, Pescara, Pisa, Rome, Venice
• Ireland - Dublin, Shannon
• Malta
• Morocco - Fez, Marrakesh
• Netherlands - Eindhoven
• Norway - Oslo
• Poland - Altenburg, Poznan, Wroclaw
• Portugal - Porto
• Sardinia - Alghero, Cagliari
• Scily - Trapani
• Slovakia - Bratislava
• Spain - Granada, Madrid
• Sweden - Stockholm
• Switzerland - Basel

BARCELONA AIRPORT lies 90 minutes south of Girona by car. EasyJet and British Airways fly to Barcelona from the UK. For flights arriving by early evening, it is also easy to reach Girona from Barcelona airport by train (change at Barcelona Sants). The last train for Girona leaves Sants at about 9pm.

British Airways has direct flights to Barcelona from London Heathrow and Birmingham.

EasyJet has direct flights to Barcelona from -

• UK - Bristol, Gatwick, Liverpool, Luton, Newcastle, Stansted
• France - Paris Orly
• Germany - Berlin
• Switzerland - Basel, Geneva

PERPIGNAN AIRPORT lies just over the French border, an hour and a quarter's drive from Girona. Ryanair has direct flights to Perpignan from London Stansted.

TRAINS for Girona depart from Barcelona, Figueres and Portbou at roughly half hour intervals. The RENFE website (Spain's national train company) includes a helpful timetable in English.

FOR MAPS of Girona and the Costa Brava, the following give an overview of the area -

• Girona and the Costa Brava's location in relation to the Spanish peninsula.


• Girona's location in relation to the Costa Brava and French border.


• A fairly detailed road map of the Costa Brava, including Girona airport.

PHOTO INDEX

Top - The countryside to the east of the old quarter (taken from the old town wall)

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