• Book
  • About
  • Contact
  • FAQ
  • Subscribe

The Expat Almanac

The Expat Almanac

Tag Archives: Girona wall

Nice Place. Now What Do We Do About the Bad Guys?

30 Thursday May 2013

Posted by Tom in Gallery, Travel

≈ 10 Comments

Tags

expat, Girona, Girona wall, Passeig de la Muralla

Pnorama of Girona taken from the wall.

Panorama of Girona taken from the wall’s north tower. Click to enlarge (all photos).

During recorded history, Girona has undergone twenty-five sieges and has been captured seven times. Defending against the bad guys has been the name of the game since the First Century BC, when the Romans began construction of a wall around the city. Over the years the wall was fortified: slots were added to accommodate bows with arrows; towers were built to house heavier artillery; the wall kept getting higher.

Continue reading →

Share this:

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

Enter your email address to follow the Expat Almanac. You will receive notifications of new posts by email, but we'll never divulge your email address.

Recent Posts

  • Drinking the Stars
  • Paris Fashion, 2021
  • The Paris I Love
  • Les Électricités
  • “Skip the vaccine if you want, but we won’t let you go anywhere fun.”
July 2022
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
« Oct    
All content © 2012-2013 Tom Lichty and Louise Lague.

Follow us on Facebook

Follow us on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter

  • Drinking the Stars expat-almanac.com/2021/10/28/dri… 8 months ago
  • Paris Fashion, 2021 expat-almanac.com/2021/10/24/par… 8 months ago
  • The Paris I Love expat-almanac.com/2021/10/22/the… 8 months ago
  • Les Électricités expat-almanac.com/2021/10/20/les… 8 months ago
  • “Skip the vaccine if you want, but we won’t let you go anywhere fun.” expat-almanac.com/2021/10/16/ski… 8 months ago
Follow @ExpatAlmanac

Add the Expat Almanac to your RSS feed

RSS Feed

Top Posts

  • Slimy Things on Beds of Ice
    Slimy Things on Beds of Ice
  • Iceland Air
    Iceland Air
  • The Versatile Blogger Award
    The Versatile Blogger Award
  • Saturday Market
    Saturday Market
  • About
    About
  • April in Paris
    April in Paris
  • Accepted and Embraced
    Accepted and Embraced
  • Paris Fashion, 2021
    Paris Fashion, 2021
  • Jet Lag
    Jet Lag
  • Like Living on Death Row
    Like Living on Death Row

Blog at WordPress.com.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • The Expat Almanac
    • Join 1,005 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The Expat Almanac
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

    %d bloggers like this: