Cheap car hire Gerona airport Gerona is a city in the northeast of Spain on the Costa Brava, near the French border. It is a beautiful city where you get a real feeling for its history just by walking through its ancient streets. It’s a walled city which dates back to the Roman period, the old quarter is located within the city walls.
Gerona was founded by the Iberians, probably in the
period of the first Greek settlements, and has preserved remains of its Iberian walls.
In Roman times it was known as Gerunda.
The Gothic Cathedral which dominates Gerona was begun in 1312 and completed towards the end of the 16th century. On the road to the medieval bridge spanning the Fluvià, on the right, is a Jewish ritual bath. The bridge, which was rebuilt in 1315, has a defensive tower in the middle and a gate with a portcullis at the end nearest the town. To the west of Bañolas lies the Lago de Bañolas, the largest natural inland lake in Catalonia, which was the venue of the rowing events in the 1992 Olympic Games.
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