Torre Gironella, Ancient defensive tower in Girona, Spain

Torre Gironella is a defensive tower in Girona featuring visible layers from different construction periods, including Roman foundations, medieval walls, and a barrel vault resting on the original square base. The tower sits at the highest point of the Roman city wall and can be entered by stone stairs located in the entrance courtyard.

The tower was built around 994 and was rebuilt in 1411 following its collapse in 1404. Later, it suffered damage from Napoleonic explosions during 1814.

The name Gironella may echo the legendary giant Gerió, credited in tradition with founding the tower. The site is a protected Cultural Asset of National Interest. The Girona archivist Jaume Marquès i Casanovas (1906–1992) collected a sonnet about its history, and the access courtyard holds the Joana Enríquez door, named for the queen who reinforced the castle in 1462.

The ruins stand at the highest point of the Força Vella, behind Girona Cathedral and to the right of the Bishop's Palace, reached on foot through the old town. The access courtyard has stone vaulted stairs climbing the embankment; the slope is a pile of stones from the wall destroyed during the French retreat.

The Joana Enríquez door stands in the access courtyard, not inside the tower itself. It recalls Queen Juana Enríquez, who had the castle reinforced in 1462 during the Catalan Civil War. The courtyard is reached by stone vaulted stairs climbing the embankment.