Girona

For twenty-seven years Hart has sought sanctuary in the anonymity of the same suite, the Girona, in the same hotel, on the same night of the year – the 26th October. Into his life walks Sophie, a beguiling young woman wi

Cycling Heartlands: Girona

Girona might be little known to anyone outside of the cycling world, but this small city north of Barcelona has become the European capital of cycling in the last twenty years. Hundreds of pro riders live there, and tens

Girona, the Spanish Venice

One of Chomón's documentary films: A short tour of the city of Girona, the "Venice of Spain". Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

Pandora, quan Ava Gardner seduí Girona

In the spring of 1950, some of Hollywood's brightest stars, such as Ava Gardner or James Mason, arrived in Girona and Tossa de Mar to film Albert Lewin's Pandora and the Wandering Dutchman. This event had a strong public

Els Girona. La gran burgesia catalana del segle XIX

Girona, The Mother of Israel: The Jews of Catalonia

About the Jews from Northeast Spain, one of the few world sites considered as Jewish spiritual resting places and the home of Nahmanides, a Kabbalah scholar.