Archaeology Museum of Girona, Girona

The Archaeological Museum of Girona is part of the vast network of museums on the historical heritage distributed throughout Catalonia region. Since 1857 the museum is housed in the Monastery of Sant Pere de Galligants, on the Plaça Santa Llúcia square, center villa Girona, one of the most important buildings of the Catalan Romanesque. Its permanent collection includes pieces from prehistory to the Middle Ages, gathered on the province, through works from the Neolithic, Iberian, Greek, Punic, Etruscan and Roman (as Tombstone of Seasons fourth century after Christ) cultures. Many works were collected during excavations of Ampurias, in l'Escala.

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Musée Archéologie Girona, Costa Brava

Guided tour in Archeological Museum Girona, Costa Brava

Taller infantil al Museu d'Arqueologia de Girona

Visite theatralisée au Musée d'Archéologie de Girona, Costa Brava

Temps de Flors al Museu Arqueològic de Girona

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