Things to do in  Girona

Yes, Girona is absolutely worth visiting. It’s a postcard-pretty riverside city with more than 2,000 years of history, a wealth of cultural festivals and vibrant fiestas, a wide range of historic sites and interesting museums, and a food scene that punches well above its weight. It’s also very walkable.

Girona is best known for food and history. The Michelin-starred El Celler de Can Roca is the queen of the city’s food scene, but you can also enjoy gastronomic events, bustling markets, and delicious local specialties. Historic highlights include the medieval cathedral, city walls, Arab Baths, and Jewish Quarter.

Yes, Girona is a very walkable city. The old town is so compact that it takes less than two hours to walk a circuit of it following the Passeig de la Muralla city wall route. The bars and restaurants on the left bank of the river are also close together.

Start the day by discovering the old town on a circuit of the Passeig de la Muralla city wall route. Cross the Eiffel Bridge, buy lunch at Mercat del Lleo market (closed Sundays), picnic in the Parc de la Devesa, visit the Cinema Museum, and eat ice cream from Rocambolesc.

Yes. Some scenes in Game of Thrones season six were filmed in Girona. You’ll recognize the Arab Baths from Arya’s Braavos adventures and the cathedral steps from Jaime’s encounters with the High Sparrow. The library at Oldtown that Sam enters is Sant Pere de Galligants, a former medieval monastery.

Yes. Girona deserves more than a day but is doable as a day trip from Barcelona: It’s a 60-mile (100-kilometer) drive. Fast trains take less than 40 minutes to travel from Barcelona-Sants to Girona, while the road journey lasts one to two hours depending on where and when you leave.