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Girona guided walking tours - “Whoever speaks of a capitulation or surrender shall be instantly put to death”: the Third Siege of Gerona
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Basic data
| grade | leisurely |
| base | Girona |
| location tags | Fort Roig, Gerona, Gerone, Girona, Monjuich, Montjuïc, |
| theme tags | military, |
| walking distance | 8 km / 4.97 miles |
| walking time, excluding breaks | 4 hr |
| total return travel time from base to walk | 0 hr |
| total time from "hello" to "goodbye" | 5.40 hr |
| fiestas and markets on the way |
Note that there are also events in most places on January 6 (Three Kings), Carnival, Easter, April 23 (St George), June 23 (St John), and September 11 (Catalan regional/national day) |
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Description of the walk
The seven-month siege of the small town Girona in 1809 during Napoleon's campaign in the Peninsula was a major blow to the myth of French invincibility. This tour takes in the sites of the Spanish fortifications and of some of the French batteries, illustrated with military cartography and (translations of) analytical and literary accounts of the siege. There's a basic introduction on Wikipedia.Roughly how much will it cost?
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10% DISCOUNT SUMMER 2010
A 10% discount applies to all walks this summer.
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- Tue: Max Temp: 25°C (77°F), Min Temp: 18°C (64°F), Wind Direction: S, Wind Speed: 24mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1003mb, Humidity: 58%, Sunrise: 07:19CEST, Sunset: 20:11CEST
- Wed: Max Temp: 25°C (77°F), Min Temp: 17°C (63°F), Wind Direction: NNW, Wind Speed: 18mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1009mb, Humidity: 29%, Sunrise: 07:20CEST, Sunset: 20:09CEST
- Thu: Max Temp: 25°C (77°F), Min Temp: 16°C (61°F), Wind Direction: NNW, Wind Speed: 19mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1016mb, Humidity: 30%, Sunrise: 07:21CEST, Sunset: 20:07CEST
