| WHY GO |
| Set on the winding River Onyar, this university town - one of the four provincial capitals of Catalunya - is a place to linger in. The pulse of the city is gratifyingly slow. Girona is compact, small, elegant and stylish, and, being a university town, seethes with lively-minded young people. Only an hour north of Barcelona, the city manages to feel distinctly Catalan, giving off a sense of coolness and restraint that reminds you of somewhere much further north, while also being typically Mediterranean in style and spirit. Girona is a grown-up place, where the major thrills are modest ones such as sitting in a bar overlooking the river, listening to good music. The nightlife is some of the most laid-back and civilised in Spain. |
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