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In Girona You must kiss the bottom of the lleona in order to return to the city.

Shall we go out? International Circus Festival - Elefant d’Or (February) Black Music Festival (March) Strenes (Spring) Gastronomic Week (April) Easter Week Girona, Temps de Flors (May) Girona Jazz Festival (June) Nits de Clàssica (June-July) Tempo Sota les Estrelles (July- August) International Amateur Theatre Festival FITAG (August- September) Cinema Festival (September) Projecte Milestone (September) Sant Narcís Fairs (October) Festival Temporada Alta (Autumn) Shall we go shopping? Girona has always played a key role when it comes to commercial appeal, which is reflected in the dynamism of Girona Centre and the activity of the Mercat del Lleó. Likewise, it hosts a wide range of street markets, such as Can Gibert del Pla (Thursday), Les Ribes del Ter (Tuesday and Saturday) or El Mercat de les Flors (Saturday). Shall we go out as a family? Students from the Domeny school have put together a guide with elements of the city aimed at boys and girls. As well as guided tours and trips on the tourist train , Girona offers a programme of free orienteering circuits , designed so that you can get to know the city in an entertaining and original

way using a map with a set of clues. Also, every July the city hosts the family music festival Festivalot . Where to eat? El Celler de Can Roca www.cellercanroca.com Massana www.restaurantmassana.com/eng/ Casa Marieta www.casamarieta.com/ Presentacion/situacion. asp?idi=2&f=0 Occi www.restaurantocci.com Can Marquès www.canmarques.com/?lang=en Llevataps http://llevataps.weebly.com/ Can Xifrà www.canxifra.com König www.gironabonsfogons.cat Where to sleep? AC Palau de Bellavista ***** www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/ travel/gropa-ac-hotel-palau-de- bellavista Hotel Carlemany **** www.hotelcarlemanygirona.com/en/ Hotel Històric **** www.hotelhistoric.com/en/ Hotel Museu Llegendes de Girona **** www.llegendeshotel.com/en/ Hotels Ultònia ***/**** www.hotelsultoniagirona.com/ B&B **/*** www.hotel-bb.es/en www.konig.cat/en/ Other suggestions www.girona.cat/turisme/eng/ restaurants

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Don’t miss it! There’s an endless amount of proposals in the surroundings of Girona: from the Gavarres massif to the Banyoles lake and the volcanic area of La Garrotxa, heading through, of course, the coves along the Costa Brava and the Cabo de Creus Natural Park. Sports lovers have prime destinations for practising scuba diving (the Medes Islands), kitesurfing (Sant Pere Pescador), trekking and mountain biking, as well as winter sports at the Pyrenees stations. Discover villages taken straight off a postcard along the coast, such as Tamariu or Cadaqués, and inland, such as Peratallada, Besalú or Castellfollit de la Roca; and get to know the lands and landscapes which inspired universal artists like Salvador Dalí and Josep Pla.

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1. The marrecs de salt castellers on the cathedral stairs. 2. The lake at Banyoles. 3. The lleona of Girona.

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