Photos of Girona

The often photographed, colorful houses along the east side of the Riu Onyar (Onyar River) - the emblem of Girona.	Houses in Barri Vell (Old Quarter), east of the Onyar. These houses were built from the late Middle Ages onwards.	Red house along the Onyar River, built on a medieval wall (seen here). The cathedral is in the backgound.
Decorated house (with laundry), and people on the Pont d'en Gómez going to the Old Quarter, east of the Onyar River.	Chopped off belfry (by lightning) of the Church of Sant Feliu (left). Belfry of the cathedral (right) - in the Old Quarter.	Pont de Sant Feliu over the Onyar. Montjuïc, site of the Jewish cemetery from the Middle Ages, is in the background
Cul de la Lleonna (Lioness' Bottom): Kissing it "guarantees" returning to the city. A medieval wall is behind it.	Església de Sant Feliu: In the Old Quarter. Church built between 14th - 17th centuries. Baroque facade.	Belfry of Església de Sant Feliu: In the Old Quarter. Distinctive with 8 pinnacles and top chopped off by lightning.
El Banys Àrabs (the Arab Baths) - Moorish style but dates from the 12th century, 300 years after the Moors left.	El Banys Àrabs (the Arab Baths): Judy near the pool in the Apodyterium (the dressing room - a place to socialize)	El Banys Àrabs (the Arab Baths): Above the pool - Romanesque columns with Corinthian capitals - support a cupola to let in light
Arab Baths: Tepidarium (warm room) - steam from oven/broiler (holes to it shown) passed under the top layer of the floor.	Baroque stairway (90 steps) of the cathedral (11th-18th centuries). Located at the highest point of the Old Quarter of Girona.	Cathedral - Baroque facade. Inside - widest Gothic style vault (nave) in the world (75 feet). (Felt insignificant inside.)
Plaça de la Catedral - view from the top of the steps of the cathedral	A street just south of the cathedral in the Old Quarter	Gardens near the cathedral in the Old Quarter
Gardens near the cathedral in the Old Quarter	Gardens in back of the cathedral. Restored Roman wall is in the background.	Start of restored Roman wall and walkway behind the cathedral. Extends around the Old Quarter on the east side of Girona.
Restored Roman wall behind the cathedral. (The cathdral is in the background.)	Escales de la Pera, south of the cathedral, in the Jewish Quarter	Virgen de la Pera (Virgin of the Pear) statue at the north end of Escales de la Pera in the Jewish Quarter
A street in el Call, the Jewish Quarter - Jewish community in Girona from 890 until Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492.	Judy in the courtyard of Bonastruc ça Porta Centre (Jewish Museum) in the Jewish Quarter	Inscription on a stone for a synagogue in Girona - from the 14th century. In the Jewish Museum.
Richard next to a menorah in the courtyard of Bonastruc ça Porta Centre (Jewish Museum) in the Jewish Quarter	A gravestone marking a Jewish burial in Girona in the late Middle Ages. In the Jewish Museum.	Judy in the gardens of Bonastruc ça Porta Centre (Jewish Museum) in the Jewish Quarter
Judy in front of an entranceway near the Jewish Museum in the Jewish Quarter	Calle de la Força in el Call, the Jewish Quarter. Important school of the Kabala (from 12th century) was centered in this area.	Calle de la Força in el Call, the Jewish Quarter
Calle de la Força in el Call, the Jewish Quarter	A street in el Call, the Jewish Quarter	A street in el Call, the Jewish Quarter
Judy heading up towards the cathedral from a street in el Call, the Jewish Quarter	Judy at a public fountain, heading up toward the cathedral from el Call, the Jewish Quarter.	Houses along the Onyar River - emblem of Girona. View from Pont de Sant Feliu over the Onyar River.
Plaça de l'Indepència in Barri del Mercadal, new side of Girona, west of river. Monument for defenders against the French, 1809.