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Hotel Mas Salvi is surrounded by charming fishing ports,
medieval villages such as Pals and the dramatic scenery of
the majestic Pyrenees Mountains, all major
attractions worth to be explored. Also worth to
be visited is the nearby fascinating
Girona, one of Catalonia's biggest cities,
located in North-eastern Spain less than 2 hours
away from France. It lies at the heart of one of
the most beautiful provinces in Spain. The
beaches and coastline of the nearby Costa Brava
are reminiscent of California's Big Sur, with
many charming coves and pine forests.
In the 12th century, a Jewish community
flourished in Girona becoming a very
important city in Sephardic Spain. The
Jewish Ghetto in Girona is today, amazingly, one
of the best preserved in Europe. It's a lovely
neighbourhood of narrow cobblestone alleyways,
flower covered balconies and ancient houses and
shops. These days, Girona is a bustling, little
visited city. The Onyar River cuts through the
city and pretty pastel coloured villa style
buildings line the river on both sides. Full of
fashionable shops and elegant restaurants, it's a delight to visit and not as packed with
tourists as other Spanish cities. Girona is full
of beautiful reminders of its past- from the
Jewish "Call" to the Moorish baths, to the
abundant medieval architecture and more recent
Modernista architecture. Girona used to be
completely surrounded by a fortress wall, and a
part of the remaining parts of the eastern city
walls have been rebuilt, called the "Passeig de
la Muralla", which is now a lovely walkway
around the ancient city, the "Casc Antic".
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