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                <title>Walking tour of El Call</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[To get a real feel for the labyrinth that is medieval Call this walking route is good as the narrow streets and alleys invite exploration. <br>Start at Carrer Força, turn onto Callejón Sant Lorenç and finish at Carrer Cúndaro]]></description>
                
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                <title>El Call</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[El Call is Girona's Jewish quarter where Jews lived happily with Christians until they were expelled from the city. Narrow lanes thread their way up to Sant Feliu and the cathedral. Stairwells connect these lanes and if you're lucky you can take a peek at the courtyards and patios of the houses. The best way to explore the quarter - get lost!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Sant Feliu</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Sant Feliu is the second most important church after the cathedral. It is a lot quieter and smaller but nevertheless still exquisite. <br>The curved stone ceiling gives an impressive backdrop to the tomb of Saint Narcis - the patron saint of Girona. It is not visited as much as the cathedral so it's more peaceful for prayer and contemplation. <br>Just by the entrance to the church there is a terrace which gives good views over the modern side of Girona and the hills around the city.<br>Don't miss the tower of the church - remarkable because the top of it was toppled by a lightning strike in 1581 and it was never replaced which is probably just as well as it is the symbol of Girona]]></description>
                
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                <title>Santa María cathedral</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The cathedral is at the heart of the city and its impressive nave is the second widest in the world. Its mixture of Gothic and Romanesque architecture is stunning with an ornate façade with delicately carved and handsome sculptures and rose windows. The best time to see the cathedral is at sunset when the light reflects off the polished marble and lights are turned on in the Torre de Carlemany.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Walking on the Roman Wall</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Though it's been extensively restored, pieces of the original Roman Wall survive, and it's possible to walk almost the entire way around the city's old town on it, providing fantastic views of both the town and the wooded hills of Catalunya's mostly ignored interior. Also, it's free to get up there but some of the entry points aren't always easy to find. The best place to start your tour of the walls is in front of the Eglisa de San. Felix (St. Felix Church), walking to it's left (as you look at it) and following the street uphill until you reach some gardens. Through these gardens are stairways leading up several levels and finally to the walls themselves. It really is glorious from the top and even in the height of summer, you'll be one of the few people up there.]]></description>
                
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