Galligants Bridge - Braavos Bridge, Girona
Between Jury Square and the Abbey of Saint Peter of Galligants lies the Galligants Bridge, a hefty sweep of stone named after the river it once spanned. The river today measures a modest 4.5 kilometers, a trickle really, but centuries ago it had enough force to deliver one of Girona鈥檚 most destructive floods鈥攆our meters of water swallowing whole neighborhoods like Saint Peter and de la Barca. Hard to imagine such a disaster from what now looks more like a stream than a threat.
As part of Girona鈥檚 Old Town, the bridge stands as one of the most striking remnants along the Galligants鈥� old course. The irony is that no water runs under it anymore, since the channel was redirected out of this corner of the city. It鈥檚 a bridge without a river, but one that still commands attention.
Hollywood thought so too. When Game of Thrones came calling, the bridge landed a role in season six, episode seven. Here Arya Stark, played by Maisie Williams, pauses in reflection鈥攂efore being promptly ambushed by a certain dagger-wielding girl disguised as a weary old crone. The sweeping views Arya appears to gaze at? Pure CGI wizardry, complete with a towering 400-foot Titan that never existed outside a computer.
Even the water sequence wasn鈥檛 Girona at all, but a harbor in Northern Ireland. Yet, standing on the Galligants Bridge, you can sense why the directors chose it: its stone heft, its Old Town backdrop, and that uncanny knack for turning absence鈥攖he missing river鈥攊nto atmosphere.
As part of Girona鈥檚 Old Town, the bridge stands as one of the most striking remnants along the Galligants鈥� old course. The irony is that no water runs under it anymore, since the channel was redirected out of this corner of the city. It鈥檚 a bridge without a river, but one that still commands attention.
Hollywood thought so too. When Game of Thrones came calling, the bridge landed a role in season six, episode seven. Here Arya Stark, played by Maisie Williams, pauses in reflection鈥攂efore being promptly ambushed by a certain dagger-wielding girl disguised as a weary old crone. The sweeping views Arya appears to gaze at? Pure CGI wizardry, complete with a towering 400-foot Titan that never existed outside a computer.
Even the water sequence wasn鈥檛 Girona at all, but a harbor in Northern Ireland. Yet, standing on the Galligants Bridge, you can sense why the directors chose it: its stone heft, its Old Town backdrop, and that uncanny knack for turning absence鈥攖he missing river鈥攊nto atmosphere.
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Galligants Bridge - Braavos Bridge on Map
Sight Name: Galligants Bridge - Braavos Bridge
Sight Location: Girona, Spain (See walking tours in Girona)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
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Sight Location: Girona, Spain (See walking tours in Girona)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
Guide(s) Containing This Sight:
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