Game of Thrones Tour Girona

Girona doubled for several locations in Game of Thrones, most notably Braavos and King's Landing in season six. The cathedral steps became the approach to the Great Sept of Baelor, the Jewish Quarter lanes and the church of Sant Pere de Galligants stood in for Braavos streets, and the Arab Baths served as a scene setting. A guided walk strings these places together, with screenshots, stories from the shoot and a lot of practical advice on where to stand for the best photograph. You do not need to know the show well to enjoy it, because the route doubles as a tour of the best-preserved medieval corners of the city. Fans of the series will recognise familiar stone and stairs at nearly every turn.

The walk normally starts near the Onyar bridges and winds uphill into the Barri Vell. A guide with a tablet or printouts shows how the production dressed the streets, which doors were reworked, and how a modern cafe vanished behind digital effects. The cathedral steps are the centrepiece, and the guide explains how extras filled them for the big Sept of Baelor scenes.

You also visit the courtyards and stairways that served as the Braavos house of Black and White area, and the guide may point out the stairways used for the Braavos storyline. Because the stone is real and the architecture unchanged, you can stand exactly where the cameras stood.

Even if you have never watched an episode, the tour doubles as a compact history of medieval Girona. The same alleys that carried film crews carried merchants and pilgrims for centuries, and the guide can weave the fantasy into the genuine story. Expect friendly humour, plenty of photo opportunities, and stops at the Jewish Quarter, the baths and the church of Sant Pere de Galligants.

Some groups finish at a bar near the river for a drink and a debrief. If you want a shorter taste, a one hour version is also available, while self-guided audio walks exist for those who prefer to set their own pace.

Fans can combine it with the city walls walk and the cathedral pass to cover the main sights in a full day. The city has changed little since the cameras left, but occasional scaffolding or restoration works can alter views, so check the weather and any closures before you go.

Fans often ask whether the locations feel different in person. They do, mostly because the alleys are narrower and the stone warmer than the screen suggests, and because you can wander off the filmed route into streets that never appeared on camera. A guide who loves the show will also tell you which angles hid modern signs, where extras waited between takes, and which doorways were swapped for painted panels. Leave a little time at the end to retrace your favourite spots, and bring a charger, because the photo opportunities come thick and fast.