HOW TO FIND US

CASA MARIA lies just two minutes from the pretty riverside walk along the Onyar, pictured above. Crossing the river takes you directly to the recently restored town wall, which circles the medieval heart of Girona. The walk along the top of the wall leads to the cathedral, and en route provides panoramic views of the city with the surrounding hills forming a dramatic backdrop.

Casa Maria provides all the comforts you'd expect from a modern apartment, giving easy access to the bustling shopping district of coffee bars and chic boutiques across the river from the old town. We're also within a ten minute walk of mainline train and bus stations. (Depending on your mode of transport, precise directions will be sent with confirmation of your booking.)

GIRONA AIRPORT is just 20 minutes out of town. There's a reliable taxi service from the airport (25 euro fare) as well as car hire from Hertz and Europcar. There's also a direct bus service from the airport into Girona central bus station (5 euro fare) which is a ten minute walk from the B&B.

Ryanair has direct flights to Girona from -

• UK - Birminghan, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Bristol, Doncaster, Durham, East Midlands, Glasgow, Liverpool, Luton, Manchester, Newcastle, Newquay, Stansted
• Austria - Graz, Linz, Vienna (Bratislava)
• Belgium - Brussels, Maastricht-Aachen
• Canary Islands - Fuerteventura, Tenerife South
• Czech Republic - Brno
• Denmark - Aarhus, Billund, Gothenberg City
• France - Paris
• Germany - Bremen, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Karlsruhe-Baden
• Italy - Bologna, Milan, Perugia, Pescara, Pisa, Rome, Venice
• Ireland - Dublin, Shannon
• Malta
• Morocco - Fez, Marrakesh
• Netherlands - Eindhoven
• Norway - Oslo
• Poland - Altenburg, Poznan, Wroclaw
• Portugal - Porto
• Sardinia - Alghero, Cagliari
• Scily - Trapani
• Slovakia - Bratislava
• Spain - Granada, Madrid
• Sweden - Stockholm
• Switzerland - Basel

BARCELONA AIRPORT lies 90 minutes south of Girona by car. EasyJet and British Airways fly to Barcelona from the UK. For flights arriving by early evening, it is also easy to reach Girona from Barcelona airport by train (change at Barcelona Sants). The last train for Girona leaves Sants at about 9pm.

British Airways has direct flights to Barcelona from London Heathrow and Birmingham.

EasyJet has direct flights to Barcelona from -

• UK - Bristol, Gatwick, Liverpool, Luton, Newcastle, Stansted
• France - Paris Orly
• Germany - Berlin
• Switzerland - Basel, Geneva

PERPIGNAN AIRPORT lies just over the French border, an hour and a quarter's drive from Girona. Ryanair has direct flights to Perpignan from London Stansted.

TRAINS for Girona depart from Barcelona, Figueres and Portbou at roughly half hour intervals. The RENFE website (Spain's national train company) includes a helpful timetable in English.

FOR MAPS of Girona and the Costa Brava, the following give an overview of the area -

• Girona and the Costa Brava's location in relation to the Spanish peninsula.


• Girona's location in relation to the Costa Brava and French border.


• A fairly detailed road map of the Costa Brava, including Girona airport.

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The riverside walk along the Onyar.

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