Ayuntamiento de Gerona (Girona City Hall), Girona

Welcome to Girona’s historic heartbeat-its City Hall (Ayuntamiento de Gerona), located in the charming Plaza del Vi. This striking building graces part of Catalonia’s protected architectural heritage and captivates visitors with its layered history and evolving style.

Built around an engaging interior courtyard, the City Hall features a façade accentuated by three grand portals leading into a vaulted vestibule. The ground floor opens into this welcoming space, while the upper stories carry repeating balconies-some modern, others simpler-reflecting various restoration phases. The courtyard contains a vaulted door and decorative dust guard, with the city’s coat of arms etched in stone beneath. Key interior renovations include the main meeting room, refreshed in 1917, the staircase added in 1901, and the restored mayor’s office completed around 1904.

Visually, the building blooms into an eclectic fusion of styles and eras. At the start of the 20th century, parts of the older façade were demolished and replaced with a new, more monumental face, crowned by a large balcony. The site has long held civic importance-earlier serving as the 16th‑century exchange table, and in 1830, the city’s official measuring standards were installed in its courtyard.

For tourists exploring Girona’s Old Town, the City Hall serves not only as a picturesque landmark but also as a tangible chronicle of the city’s administrative and architectural evolution, from medieval roots to modern renovations. Its proximity to other highlights like the Cathedral, the Jewish Quarter, and historic city walls makes it a perfect and enriching stop on any walking tour.