5pm: The Arab Baths, a domed bath complex, (Carrer Ferran el Católic; banys.arabs.org; €2/£1.70) was built in 1194 to an older Arab design.
On arrival 9.30pm: A Moderniste doorway beckons you into Le Bistrot (0034 972 218803). A Girona institution, this inexpensive, bohemian eatery has an eccentric menu of salads and Catalan cured meats.
9am: Artusi, just off the Rambla, does wonderful pastries for breakfast. Walk up Força until you see the 91 stone steps ascending to Girona cathedral (catedraldegirona.org; €7/ £6, free on Sunday).
1pm: The locals love Divinum. Their creative Catalan cuisine is served with a range of local wines. The lunchtime tasting menu of three courses, bread and wine is fantastic value at €30 (£26).
Day two -10am: Stop at the award-winning Cinema Museum (Carrer Sequia 1; €5; www.museudelcinema.cat ). Opposite, there are toy and magic shops.
