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Plaça de la Independència: Our most recommended tours and activities

Barcelona: Girona Game of Thrones Private Tour with Pickup

1. Barcelona: Girona Game of Thrones Private Tour with Pickup

Discover the locations where the HBO hit series "Game of Thrones" was filmed in Girona. Your tour guide will pick you up at your hotel or apartment in Barcelona to start your adventure and transfer you to the Old Town of Girona. Your expert guide will show you the magical corners of the city that brought "Game of Thrones" to life. Visit Girona Cathedral, which was used to represent the Great Sept of Baelor. You will also recognize the monumental baroque stairway of the cathedral as the exterior of the Great Sept Baelor in King’s Landing. Walk through the Jewish Quarter, which served as the city of Braavos in the series, where blind Ayra Stark was begging and got attacked by the waif. You'll also learn a little about Girona's fascinating history on this tour. With its perfect location on a hill along the eastern shore of the Onyar River near the French border, Girona flourished during the Middle Ages. Enjoy amazing views from the Medieval city walls and get lost in the maze of winding streets. You'll also see the Arabic Baths, the synagogue, and the Gustave Eiffel Bridge.

Girona: Guided Walking Tour with Attraction Entry Tickets

2. Girona: Guided Walking Tour with Attraction Entry Tickets

This tour is undoubtedly the most extensive and exhaustive in the city of Girona. You will learn not only about its history and legends, but also you will be able to enjoy a guided visit to the main monuments of the city: The Cathedral of Santa María, the Arab Baths and the Museum of the History of the Jewish Community. Also we will accompany you on a journey through time since the founding of the city. We will cross the Via Augusta, the Roman, Carolingian and Medieval Walls. We will see the splenor of the medieval period of the city reflected in its monuments: Gothic Palaces, exquisite Romanesque monasteries, the Arab Baths and especially the Cathedral In the historic center of the city, very close to the Cathedral, we will find the important Jewish footprint that still remains in Girona. The Aljama (Jewish community) of Girona was one of the most important in Spain and the center of Kabbalah. The Jewish quarter known as "El Call" stretches through a labyrinth of cobbled alleys that are still preserved intact since 1492, the year of the expulsion of the Jews from Spain. The Jewish presence in the city dates back to the 9th century and they made this community so important, they became 10% of the population of Girona, thanks to merchants, doctors, notaries and such notorious figures as Nahmanides, teacher of the Kabbalah. Leaving the Jewish quarter we will see the Novecentista style house where the architect Rafael Masó was born, one of the most important in the city and we will arrive at the Rambla to see the most famous bridges over the Onyar river. The bridge designed by Gustave Eiffel is undoubtedly the most popular. And we will end the visit in Plaza Independencia, without a doubt a meeting place for everyone who visits Girona, with its restaurants and terraces.

From Barcelona: Private Girona Tour with Personal Guide

3. From Barcelona: Private Girona Tour with Personal Guide

Discover one of the oldest cities of Spain on a private tour of Girona with your own personal guide. Take off from Barcelona in a private vehicle to explore the city’s history, monuments, squares, and more. See Sant Feliu Bridge, Girona Cathedral, the Church of St. Felix, and much more. First, your chauffeur will pick you from your hotel or place of choice, then relax during a 1.5-hour drive to Girona, where your private tour guide will be waiting for you. Once there, you will be ready to start your private tour. Your first stop in the city’s old quarter to see the Sant Feliu Bridge, one of Girona’s many bridges. Continue to Girona Cathedral, known for being one of the most important symbols of the city, featuring Gothic and Baroque styles. After visiting the Roman baths to see the Romanesque art, leave behind the old quarter and head to the Jewish quarter, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful areas in Girona. There, you’ll discover the labyrinthic Medieval streets. Next to the Jewish quarter, visit the Basilica of Sant Feliu (Church of St. Felix), known for being the first cathedral in the city. Get to know more about Girona’s roots, from the Iberians and later the Romans. To learn more about the city’s medieval treasures, you’ll continue the tour to the Rambla de la Llibertat (historic street with a market), the Masó House, the stairs of Sant Martí, and the Convent de Sant Domènec de Girona. When your guided tour is finished, enjoy some time of your own to discover more of Girona by yourself and try local food for another hour. After your free time, your chauffeur will take you back to Barcelona.

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