Why Girona Costa Brava Is Worth Travelling From Barcelona, Girona, Spain

If I had not gone to the Travel Blogger Conference TBEX, sponsored by the Costa Brava Tourist Board, I would never have thought of traveling to and visiting Girona nor the Costa Brava region.

I have been to the fabulous city of Barcelona, which is about 99km away, many times. The only place I had ventured to from there was to Sitges once. However, Girona is a real jewel of a destination and a perfect day trip from Barcelona, or a stop over before or after visiting that city.

It shows how astute the Costa Brava Tourist Board were in getting 350 travel bloggers to to this beautiful city. All of us are now writing and talking about this glorious city and region.

If you are flying on Ryanair to Barcelona you fly to Girona. They call the route Girona Barcelona, even though the city is 99km away to the South. The airport and traffic has grown dramatically since Ryanair started to use it as a hub, and their flights are popular and packed. While Ryanair like to use the Girona Barcelona name, it is really known more formally as the Girona Costa Brava airport, and is the gateway to the region which spreads from here spanning from rocky interiors to the startlingly beautiful coastline. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).