The last visitors - part 1

Robert finally got time away from The Whistler so he could visit us; he was here on his own for a few days before Trisha joined him. They will be our last visitors here as our year in Barcelona is nearly over.

We went to Girona for the day with Robert before Trisha arrived. Built on a hillside where two small rivers join, Girona long history has left behind many treats for the tourist. There are narrow streets of the old city, especially in El Call which was home to one of the largest and most prominent Jewish communities in Europe until the 14th century; a cathedral with the widest Gothic-vaulted nave in the world; walls around one side of the city, and more. Walking in from the train station, on our way to the old town, we crossed one of the bridges over the Riu Onyar that splits the town.
We walked around the remains of city walls and fortifications above the old town - these were extensive as Girona was usually the first siege stop for invaders from France.












The cathedral and town, from the city walls, with the surrounding hills in the distance.
Sant Pere, Girona's oldest church, completed in 1131, has an beautiful octagonal bell tower.













Arab Baths were built in the 12th century - long after Moorish control ended in this part of Spain, but Moorish traditions, and craftsmen of Moorish descent, remained.
Wandering the narrow, hilly streets of El Call.



















Robert borrowed the camera for his own portfolio of Girona. Here is part of his series on mapreading.