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( 972 22 59 75; Carrer Bonastruc de Porta 4; menus €33, mains €15-20, pintxos
€2.50-4; closed Sun)
For sensational Basque cooking and
pintxos
(tapas)
washed down with
txakoli
(the fizzy, white wine from the Basque coast) poured from
a great height the way it's supposed to be, don't miss this popular place on the
edge of the new town.
L'ALQUERIA €€
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Catalan
( 972 22 18 82;
www.restaurantalqueria.com
;
Carrer Ginesta 8; mains €15-20;
closed Sun & Tue nights & all day Mon)
This smart new restaurant serves the finest
arrós negre
(rice cooked in cuttlefish ink) and
arrós a la Catalan
in the city. If Valen-
cia is more your thing, then there are various paellas. It's wise to book ahead.
RESTAURANT ALBEREDA €€
Catalan
( 972 22 60 02;
www.restaurantalbereda.com
;
Carrer de l'Albereda 9; meals €40;
lunch & dinner Tue-Sat, lunch Mon)
Elegant Albereda, one of the town's top res-
taurants, dishes up stunning Catalan cuisine that you could be mistaken for thinking
is art rather than mere food. The menu changes with the seasons.
Information
The
Tiquet M5
, available at all Girona's museums and the tourist office, is the most
economical way of visiting the city's museums. You pay the full entrance fee at the
first museum you visit and then get a 50% discount at the remainder.
Tourist office
(
872 97 59 75;
www.girona.cat/turisme
; Joan Maragall 2;
8am-8pm Mon-
Fri, 8am-2pm & 4-8pm Sat, 9am-2pm Sun)
Turisme Imaginari
( 972 21 16 78;
www.gironabooking.com
; Punt de Benvinguda;
9am-8pm Tue-Sun)
Private tourist information office that assists with transport information
and organises two-hour city tours (€10; 10.30am Tuesday to Sunday).
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