Legends of Girona - Pt 8 "El cul de la Lleona"

Well, here I am again!

Now, I'm going to present to you the "Lleona de Girona" (the lioness), to be exact, the legend is about her ass!

El Cul de la Lleona

In front of the Sant Felix church, close to Onyar river, there's a little column with a lioness climbing on it. She might be the most famous Girona's animal, after the Sant Narcis's flies.

It's not sure about her origin, but some people say that she (and the column) is the  remaining ruins of a very, very old hotel called "Hostal de la Leona", obviously not existent anymore. The original version of the lioness is in the Art Museum of Girona, the one on the street is a copy.This corner is not her former location, she was placed there after the hotel was destroyed.

But you might be wondering, "what's so special about this little lioness?"

 

 

 

 It's because every visitor, who wants to show their respect and will to coming back to Girona, or live here, should KISS HER ASS as a sign of respect to the city!

Many tourists do that every day, depending on the season, even queue up for that, and do the famous touristic photo!

This is the last legend of our series of posts. I really hope they could bring you a good feeling about our city, that will be waiting for you with open arms! :*