On the Pujada de Sant Feliu, there is a sculpture in the form of a lion climbing a column. The stone statue is the symbol of the city, and according to signs, if you kiss it, you can return to Girona again. For those who cannot reach out to kiss, caring residents have installed a ladder at the base of the column - a tourist attraction in a complicated form - "jump and kiss" : )
Of course, the city also has its own legend about this. The story took place in those distant centuries, when Girona was still a small city located behind the fortress wall. And around the city, as expected, there were numerous gangs of robbers. And so one of the residents tamed a she-wolf and taught her to give signals at the sight of bandits. Hearing the wolf's howl, the city guard hurried to the aid of the victim.
The she-wolf served the city faithfully. Died. They began to think about the monument. We decided to depict her climbing a pole.
And only then they realized that wolves don’t climb poles, and therefore they quickly replaced the wolf with a lion. Since that time, the custom has gone: if someone is late, and the city gates are already locked, then the reveler kisses the back of the lioness. And according to this conventional sign (you just can’t think of such a password! ), the guards already understand - their own, you can let them into the city.
Of course, the city also has its own legend about this. The story took place in those distant centuries, when Girona was still a small city located behind the fortress wall. And around the city, as expected, there were numerous gangs of robbers. And so one of the residents tamed a she-wolf and taught her to give signals at the sight of bandits. Hearing the wolf's howl, the city guard hurried to the aid of the victim.
The she-wolf served the city faithfully. Died. They began to think about the monument. We decided to depict her climbing a pole.
And only then they realized that wolves don’t climb poles, and therefore they quickly replaced the wolf with a lion. Since that time, the custom has gone: if someone is late, and the city gates are already locked, then the reveler kisses the back of the lioness. And according to this conventional sign (you just can’t think of such a password! ), the guards already understand - their own, you can let them into the city.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original
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