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Dear all,

My flight from Eindhoven (9 Nov) lands at Girona at 13.15, where the first bus to Girona departs at 15.45.

So it's either to:

- take a taxi (40 euro)

- wait 2,5 hours for a bus (2,8 euro)

But then I got an idea: take a train from Riudellots station, 5 km away from the airport. The train to Girona departs conveniently at 14.08. The taxi fare between the airport and the station would be roughly ~10 euro, I assume.

I think it could be a solid idea, except that I can definitely see that taxi drivers won't be so happy transporting such a short distance for a dime when they could easily take a tourist going 50+ kilometres and paying 100+ euros.

Reading this sub, the taxi drivers seem to have a not-so-stellar reputation here. Would this idea work, or will they straight out refuse to take me to that station?

Thanks a lot!

Hola buenos días, estoy buscando un servicio de cat sitters, alguno conoce?

Saludos

Les discoteques d'aquí semblen una mica espantoses...

Hello all I’m currently staying just outside of Empuriabrava and am wondering if anyone knows any places/ bars in Girona that would likely show the UFC this Saturday. It’s on a Saturday night and the main fight is a Spanish fighter defending his title so I figured it would be a cool experience to watch it somewhere public with spainards. Thank you.

¿Alguien sabe de algún bar que transmita la UFC este sábado por la noche?

Since I see that most of you write in English, here is the translation: I am Venezuelan and I am going to live in Girona in the next few months with my husband (for his job). Right now I live in a town near Barcelona and it will be a big change in our lives. I work from home and I would like to know a little about the best areas to live.

We could live in Girona or in Olot. What is the recommendation? I would also like to know what life is like in general in each city.

I have a B2 level of Catalan. I also speak English and French (and obviously Spanish). We are in our fifties and we like music, traveling, the gym, walking around the city and the mountains but also the beach!

Thank you all!

Sóc veneçolana i aniré a viure a Girona els propers mesos amb el meu marit (per la seva feina). Ara mateix visc en un poble proper a Barcelona i serà un canvi molt intens a la nostra vida. Treballo des de casa i m'agradaria conèixer una mica les millors zones per viure.

Podríem viure a Girona o Olot. Quina és la recomanació? També m'agradaria saber com és la vida en general a cada ciutat.

Tinc un nivell B2 de català. A més parlo anglès i francès (i òbviament castellà). Som cinquantons i ens agrada la música, viatjar, el gim, caminar per la ciutat i la muntanya però també la platja!

Moltes gràcies!

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Hi guys

I have booked a solo travel trip to Girona can anyone give me any tips on where to stay and what to do? Going for a bit of a Chill Please send ideas

Hola buen dia, mi familia ha venido de visitas desde Argentina a Girona y queria saber si ahi aun lugar donde podamos cambiar los dolares de ellos en euros aca en Girona

Gracias!

Hola! Alguna recomendación para tomar algún taller de cocina de un día? Busqué en Google pero no veo casi opciones.

If so what is the estimated cost from Girona airport to Lloret de mar? Or what is the average cost for a normal taxi for this journey. Thanks in advance.

Hi guys in Girona for two nights any recommendations for night life and places worth going ? Thanks

My wife and one year old son will be in town 11/21-25. We have a bit of a plan but wanted to see if there were any “must see/dos” while there. We wanted to hang around town and go to a Girona FC match. Any tips? Is bringing one year old a good idea? We wanted to make it to the coast. Any tours or anything we should do? We won’t have a car so might have to hire one or go on a tour. Suggestions? Anything else unique we should do?

Thanks !

Hi everyone, does anyone know if the bus number 607 is indeed driving according to the new schedule (from October 1st 2024)? Google maps don't show that bus as an option when I search the route to the airport. We have a flight early in the morning and we were hoping to catch a bus 607 at 4am from the main bus station.

Hi all, my colleague and I are looking for accommodation in Girona for work. I'm finding decent 3 bedroom apartment offers. Is it possible to have one of these apartments and then sublet the spare room. Legally and contract wise what should I expect? Any information would be valuable. Thank you in advance!

Hi, I'm in Girona today and tomorrow and thought it would be nice to see if there are any recommendations from any locals or if anyone has been to any amazing restaurants there.

Hi, everyone! To try and make a long story short… My wife and I moved to Germany eight years ago. I recently got citizenship and my wife is right behind me.

We love Berlin, but are curious to explore other possibilities. We’ve always been drawn to Spain, and after visiting Girona this past May, we got that gut feeling that it could be a great place to live, especially given we’re quite active and I know there’s a strong cycling / trail running community.

So! We’re looking to spend three weeks or this December in Girona to get a better feel for it. We’d really like to avoid using Airbnb, not least of all because prices for a three-week stay are pretty outrageous.

I’m wondering if anyone in this group is aware of the best way to get a relatively affordable three-week stay? Idealista, understandably, appears to be focused on longer / permanent stays.

P.S. I know it’s a fiercely proud Catalonian city, so learning Catalan (I feel comfortable in Spanish) would be first on the agenda if we were to seriously consider moving.

Thanks in advance!

Hi guys! Going to Girona for a weekend in October. Have seen so many great reccomendations for food but I'm wondering if there are any late bars or nightclubs worth checking out?

On Monday I have a flight at around 6 am in the morning and since there are no buses at that time I was wondering if the Girona airport stays open overnight? Check in is 2 hours before the flight so I wouldn't be getting much sleep either way, so that's why I wanted to know

What is it about? Just some tourists here :) Are we welcome? Cheers

I arrive in Girona tomorrow morning, but can't check into my flat until 5pm. Normally I'd be happy to dump my luggage and go wandering, but it looks like it's going to be pretty stormy in Girona tomorrow.

Any suggestions about where/how to kill time somewhere indoors until I can get checked in? I'd be happy with cool libraries, shopping centres, cafes, book stores, that kind of thing.

Thanks in advance.

Treballaré a Barcelona i tinc la intenció de portar la meva família a viure a Catalunya. No obstant això, preferiria viure en una ciutat més petita i més familiar, per això m'ha agradat molt Girona.

Sé que hi ha el tren d'alta velocitat que permet arribar a Barcelona en uns 40 minuts. En aquest sentit, tinc algunes preguntes en les quals m'agradaria que m'ajudéssiu:

1. Girona és una bona ciutat per criar una família?
2. Quin és el preu mensual de l'abonament per al tren d'alta velocitat (no puc trobar aquesta informació en línia)?
3. Tenint en compte que només he d'anar un cop per setmana a l'oficina, surt més a compte comprar l'abonament o comprar bitllet?
4. Fins a quin punt és fiable i freqüent el tren d'alta velocitat?

Hi all, I’m currently in Girona and am looking for some restaurants that are popular among the locals (not too touristy) and serve food that is local to the town / region. I’ve read that Girona is well known for its cuisine. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! :)

La meva parella ha començat a treballar a l'Amazon de Figueres (ara mateix hi és allà visquent amb un familiar, només porta una setmana)

Vivim a Barcelona i com jo treballo desde casa, voldríem llogar un pis a Figueres o prop , però he vist que no hi ha massa oferta. Potser en els pobles veïns però no sé si donen pas inconvenients viure allà.

Tenim cotxe, i hauria d'estar a 20 mins com a màxim de Figueres.

Estem molt perduts perquè pensàvem que hi hauria més pisos pero potser no estem mirant adeqüadament.

Gràcies!!

bona tarda

Déjame disculparme porque la mayor parte de esto no está en el idioma nativo. Estoy aprendiendo español y catalán, y en este momento no me siento seguro.

I will move to Girona with my wife and ten-year-old daughter in December. I am incredibly excited about this. We are from Manchester, UK, but my work moved me to the Middle East seven years ago.

I noticed a few posts on here with a similar theme. I am thrilled with these and have already gathered much information from them.

I have three questions for now, and I sure I will have more moving forward.

1 - My wife is a special education needs specialist and has completed her CELTA in English; however, her Spanish isn’t very strong, which I assume would limit her opportunities within the education sector in Girona. My question here is my assumption correct?

2—Regarding a house, I work from home and require an office (purely to be able to shut off for mental wellness). My daughter will attend Montjuïc school; I will drive her in the morning. I would also like a garden if possible. I have two cats, and I will be bringing them. What are some good areas with this in mind? Also, does anyone have any good recommendations for estate agents.

3—Final question: Thank you for your time. I enjoy snowboarding in the winter, and Gironas's location is perfect for this. What are some of the best places to go that aren't too far away? And failing that, is there easy public transportation to Andorra?

I am looking forward to learning more.

Hi!

I'll be staying in Girona for 5 days (cheaper accomodation than in Barcelona), but my main goal is to spend most of the time in Barcelona.

I know that the one-way ticket on a regional train costs 8.4€ and on media distancia 11.25 €

Is there some sort of a weekly train ticket between these two cities? Something that can help reduce the total price of all of the tickets.

I want to visit Girona. I'm staying in Badalona. Looks like a lot of train stations in the Barcelona area. Is there a main terminal where are the trains to Girona start from? Any advice?