Wednesday, January 13, 2010

VISIT GERONA, SPAIN

Gerona is the small city with huge opportunity to offer to visitors

The place Girona (Catalan) or Gerona (Spanish) is relatively small city.It takes 30 minutes to drive to Costa Brava, 20 minutes to go to Barcelona, and 1 1 /2 hours to Pyerences. The Girona Airport or Costa Brava Airport or Barcelona Girona Airport, is 12 km away from the city centre, 100 km away from the Barcelona. You need a Car Hire at  Gerona airport, if you want an unlimited access to all point of destinations in the places of Gerona or to go to the nearby cities like Barcelona.There is nothing more convenient travel than driving a car.At Gerona Airport you can found different car hire companies. Those have different office time.But at least one from them is open while the others are closed.

Gerona Airport provides various facilities to cater various needs of their visitors and passengers.The basic services needed by the passengers are properly provided.For monetary transactions there is ATM, for communication there are Post Boxes and telephones in particular are inside the airport, for health care, there is the First Aid Service Facility, for disabled there is the so called" Meeting Point". Despite of the small area coverage the airport has been popular for numerous passengers.The cheap flights or low priced air tickets is the "earmark"  associated to the airport. Most of the people from nearby cities and towns prefer to travel via Gerona Airport. The airport is keep on improving to meet the quality service needed by the passengers.

The airport has benefited a lot of residents with in the region and the places around.Among those scenic spots found in Gerona is the Cathedral of Santa Maria of Gerona which is located in Plaza Catedral.This place is one of the tourists favorite. The old Town of Rio Onyar is a fabulous river that signifies an ancient dramatic history of early people of Gerona.The museums  are rich of ancient treasures inside and some are visible in its places. The monuments gives commemoration to the past and from these the tourists can be able to mirror the history about the conquerors  and those that had been conquered. The archaelogic fossils and the tombs those are very symbolic and meaningful.

There are green pastures and lovely gardens with in the beautiful castles and vigorous buildings. The hundred years past seems only days gone if you look into different ancient establishments. There are old bars and cafes that stil existing until to the present. For only the physical characteristics undergo changes. The essence is still there leaving unchanged. If you stare at the old beautiful buildings you will imagine the past life of those people. The story of the buildings, monuments, mueums and all establishments can be seen and explained by those establishments themselves.

The lovely places of Gerona is matched with the cool temperature other than winter on May to October. During this time the winter season occurs thus the visitors may better to come at any other date. For those who love the skiing on snow then you may visit the place during  the winter season.Here is a good place for family picnics and group stroll. The atmosphere of being together builds up the relationship stronger.

When you sign for a Car Hire at Gerona, ask if you can drop the car in another place other than the place of origin. Especially when your intention is  only for one way purpose. There are some car companies that allow the renter to drop the rented car in another designated places.But this things should be cleared because some car companies do not allow, if you pick up the car at the airport, then you must return it at the same place.

 

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