Look straight ahead-a graceful, rusty-looking structure stretches across the Onyar River, gently curving with simple, clean lines. That’s the Sant Feliu Pedestrian Bridge! You’ll spot its warm, weathered steel against the old stone walls and the tall, pointed tower of San Feliu Church rising to the right. The bridge is low and sleek, with a wide deck inviting you to stroll straight over the water, from Devesa Park behind you toward Saint Feliu Square.
Now, take a moment to stand here. The wind off the river might carry the distant sound of laughter, or the click-clack of footsteps crossing the steel. When this bridge opened in 1998, people must’ve marveled at how something so modern could fit in among the ancient towers and laundry-flapping windows. This is no accident-engineers wanted it slender and minimal. It’s almost as if it tiptoes between the centuries.
Just imagine you’re a local, crossing from the green calm of Devesa Park into the stories and tangled alleyways of old Girona. The bridge’s single, sweeping span truly feels like a leap over time-freed from heavy stone arches, only a thin slice of metal flies above the river. At night, the steel almost glows, reflecting city lights, and the entire old quarter seems to lean over to see what’s new.
And here’s a fun fact to ponder while you cross: during construction, they built the bridge in three separate steel pieces-like giant Lego blocks! They had to lift them carefully into place. I like to imagine the engineers silently holding their breath-please, no dropped pieces, not into the Onyar! But everything fit, the welders did their magic, and just like that, Girona got a bridge as modern as a whisper but as solid as a handshake.
So go ahead and cross. Let your footsteps echo on the metal deck-and if you hear the river bubbling beneath, that’s just Girona’s way of welcoming you.
