The Archaeology Museum is housed in the Romanesque Church and cloister of St Pere. The museum contains a collection of finds from excavations carried out...

The Arab Baths were built in the late 12th Century, long after the Moors had left Girona. They are modelled on earlier Roman and Muslim...

Girona Cathedral is famous for having the widest nave in Europe. The facade of the cathedral is in the Baroque style, but the remainder of...

The Museum of Art is located near the cathedral in the former Episcopal Palace. The museum houses a comprehensive collection of art from the Romanesque...

The City History Museum is housed in the former 18th Century Capuchin Monestir de Sant Antoni. The museum covers the history of Girona, with displays...

The Church of Saint Feliu is a former collegiate church and it is built over the tombs of St Felix and St Narcissus, who were...

Dedicated to the history of the cinema, the intriguing Museum del Cinema, based on the private collection of Tomas Mallol, invites visitors down the memory...

La Llotja del Tint is an ancient building that was once a factory for dyeing fabrics. Medieval merchants brought woollen cloth here to be dyed...

Housed in an interesting old building, the Archaeology Museum explores the history of the Banyoles area from prehistoric times until the 19th Century. On display...

The Benedictine Monastery of Sant Esteve in Banyoles was first built in the early 9th Century on the site of an earlier church. It was...

The medieval square of Placa Major is where the traditional town market takes place every Wednesday morning in Banyoles. It has been held here since...

The Church of Santa Maria dels Turers was built in the late 13th Century on the site of a smaller building. This lovely church has...

Francois Darder of Barcelona`s Zoological Park founded this Museum of Natural Sciences in 1916. It has recently been refurbished and the old museum is now...

The history of Banyoles started with its lake around which people settled. It is the largest lake in Catalonia and is about one and a...

The Coves de Serinya have revealed proof of human occupation in Palaeolithic times. Over thirty thousand objects have been found in these limestone caves, including...

Castell del Montgri stands high above the town on the heights of the Montgri Massif. The stronghold dates from the late 13th Century and it...

The Museu de Culture is located in a house which was built in the 15th and 16th centuries. It was fortified as a protection against...

The old, fortified bridge of Besalu dates from the 11th Century and has been rebuilt several times. This Romanesque bridge has seven arches and is...

Besalu was an important place of pilgrimage during medieval times and the Counts of Besalu built the Hospital of Sant Julia as a hostel for...

Cornella House is a well preserved Romanesque civic building which is considered one of the most interesting in Catalonia. Built in the late 12th Century,...