Girona - Cathedral of Saint Mary

A church existed here before the Moors conquest the iberian peninsula. This church was converted into a mosque in 717. The Franks reconquered Girona in 785 under Charlemagne, and the church was reconsecrated in 908.

Bishop Roger (son of Roger I of Carcassonne) started a reconstruction in 1015. A new church and a cloister were built in romanesque style until 1064. The two towers were completed in 1117.

The church got redesigned later in gothic style. It is claimed that the cathedral has the widest gothic nave worldwide (22,98m). Within this large gothic nave hides this couple of small monkeys. They just found two rolls and now prepare breakfast.