Les cases de l'Onyar

Everyone who visits Girona has to get a photo of them: Les Cases de l'Onyar (the Houses on the Onyar), which are also known as the hanging houses, or the river houses. They're the ones that back on to the river Onyar as it runs between La Rambla and C/Argenteria. The constructions are new versions of the buildings that stood on the city's medieval wall, each of varying size and shape, and with façades of vivid colours - one of the most impressive is the Casa Masó. In 2010 the houses in the area of Sant Agustí Bridge were renovated and the hygiene facilities of the façades were improved.