The Costa Brava is on the Northern coast of Catalonia, extending from Portbou to Blanes. Its range of different scenery is a pleasure to see in all its changing diversity as you move along the coast

98,112 people (2002) live in the province. Its capital is Girona, where just over an eighth of the population of the province lives. Some towns in Girona province include Figueres, Puigcerdà Olot, Banyoles, Blanes, Ripoll, Camprodon.…

The capital - Girona:
(1990 pop. 70,876), capital of Girona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia, on the Onyar River. There are food, textile, paper, chemical, machinery, and other industries in Girona. The city dates from pre-Roman times, and the old town has preserved its medieval aspect. The Moors ruled Girona, with two interruptions, from 714 to 797. In 1808–9, during the Peninsular War, townspeople heroically resisted the French. The Gothic cathedral (14th–16th cent.) has a nave 73 ft (22 m) wide and a Romanesque cloister.