Girona in May 2016: Temps de Flor and “Game of Thrones”
Every year in May, Girona adorns itself with flowers. Again, we captured the city’s most beautiful moments on the opening day of the 61st “Temps de Flors” with the camera.
Since the city recently became fantasy land: scenes from the sixth season of “Sixth season of “Game of ThronesWere filmed in the old town of Girona – one of the themes for the Temps de Flor flower show was dedicated to the popular series this time.
Girona shines in spring garb
We roamed the impressive old town of Girona all day long. We not only discovered flower art but a number of newly created galleries, restaurants and boutiques. Life has also returned to the small, winding, freshly renovated alleys on the edge of the old town. There are only a few final construction sites left.
At the opening of the flower show, the residents of the city dressed up finely. Everyone is on their feet to see what neighbors, friends, students and artists staged in their city.
We find flowering works on streets and squares, in courtyards and churches, on meadows and roofs. Kitsch and art, blossom and form, built and grown things – a symbiosis of emotion, fun, togetherness and entertainment that connects all the senses and attracts more people from year to year.
Colorful throng despite rain: Temps de Flor 2016
We let ourselves drift through a colorful crowd. The cathedral’s bells are raised. Paper flowers flutter in the wind. White plaster sculptures loll on a wall. Cloves, leaves, exotic flowers, twigs and tree trunks devoured into structures, leaning against walls or floating freely in narrow streets ensure surprising moments. Delicate violin sounds are in the air: the music school gives a morning open-air concert. A long queue of visitors is already building up in front of the Arabic baths. We stroll further in the stream to the steps of the cathedral. A floral arrangement creates a new field of tension between architecture, man and nature. and gave the cathedral an interesting perspective.
Interaction between art and nature
“Temps de Flors” is an interaction between art and nature. Being and appearance, moments of transience in the flow of life. A street cafe offers a free table. We sit back and relax and watch the flow of visitors passing by. We’ll be back, at the latest, to the 62nd Temps de Flors in May 2017!
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