12th to 20th May 2012 - Girona

Girona Festival of Flowers - Temps de Flors 2012

 

For the last fifty or so years, in May, the whole of Girona has covered itself in Flowers. Parks and gardens offer free admission though monument sites do make a charge.During the festival many public buildings and private gardens are decorated with floral motifs, spaces to which the public are not normally invited within the old quarter of the city open their doors to visitors.

It started as a small flower show and competition and has grown into a festival of floral decorations of all shapes and sizes. Huge numbers of visitors are drawn to the Old City to wander and enjoy the decorations embellishing the ancient stones and historic buildings and enjoy the charm and originality of the artistry.

And for anyone interested in Gardens, Girona’s Botanic Gardens at Cap Roig, Calella de Palafrugell must be visited. In 1924 Col. and Madame de Woevodsky built a castle, planted 40ha with pines and laid out the garden. The Gardens run to the edge of the cliffs, glimpses of turquoise Mediterranean jewel like between the pines trees. Arrangements of cactus, of iris, of shrubs and flowering trees are works of art, the only danger the temptation to linger too long and miss the plane. Find out more about Girona

Jane Mann tells us.....

"The annual flower festival began last weekend. The sun shone and the crowds converged on the old city of Girona, filling the narrow streets between the ancient buildings. Flowers, some fantastic, many artistic, some plastic and barely recognisable as flowers were admired and photographed. A river had giant floral footsteps marching up it. By the cathedral, wooden daisies of oak barrels, their leaves splayed open, had centres of puce petunias. The cathedral steps were adorned with a stylish display of tasteful white and pale green. Fountains of scarlet gerberas spouted water in one garden, metalic silver butterflies hung from low branches over a pattern of marguerites in another. The bars and restaurants were busy, the atmosphere festive."

 

This year, more than 30 of Girona’s restaurants are offering special daily menus for the duration of the festival. For further information visit the Desti Girona website.

 

Travel to the Temps de Flors in Girona with Frogbus for ONLY 99c each way ! Book online at Frogbus.com before midday Friday May 11th

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