Salvador Dali is a modern genius whose creations have never left anyone indifferent. His surrealist works are not always understandable, but they are attractive – these colorful, eccentric paintings, sculptures, interior and household items convey all the “madness” of the talented Dali.
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Who wants to experience strong emotions, to plunge into the surreal, non-standard world in which the Genius lived? Everyone will have different emotions – incomprehension, delight, anger, awe, surprise, indignation, and, perhaps, joy at what you have seen. Here you will feel anything, but definitely not disappointment and mental emptiness.
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You have the opportunity to make a contrasting tour, which includes a walk through the most unusual Salvador Dali Museum with a trip to medieval Girona.
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Salvador Dali and his museum
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From Barcelona, a sightseeing drive will take you to the eccentric museum that the Creator personally worked on for 14 years. In Figueras it will not be difficult to recognize it – a bright building with a dome, as bold as its author, immediately attracts attention. Its unusual appearance as if warns visitors that inside there is something more unusual, something that is sure to make you freeze with amazement.
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The place where the museum is located, namely the theater building itself, was not chosen by chance. Once there, Dali was awarded the first prize in his life. The red-colored building is decorated with an interesting ornament made in staggered order, the spherical glass dome strikes with its lightness, the massive decorations – eggs – add unusualness to the whole structure. It may seem that they will fall down, but it is only an illusion.
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Going inside, you will get into a multi-level space, divided into 5 areas. So what interesting things you will see there:
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- A staggeringly large collection of paintings by the surrealist painter. According to the last will of Salvador, the museum is open to anyone, but there are no guides. So your guides will tell you in great detail about any work on display there. There are many of them, each deserves a separate story – “The Ghost of Sexual Attraction”, “Atomic Leda”, “Bread Basket”, “Galarina”, “Illusory Torero”, “Soft Self-Portrait with Bacon”. A special place is allocated to one of the most famous works of Salvador – “Gala looking at the Mediterranean Sea, or Portrait of Abraham Lincoln”.
- Studying the surrealistic exhibits makes you think – what is the human imagination capable of?! Each outlandish sculpture, three-dimensional collage or furnished room attracts with its unusualness, makes you look at the world from a different angle. Be sure to look at the composition “Rain Taxi” and ask the guide to show other interesting exhibits and tell about them.
- The collection, which for many years was collected by the great artist, deserves special attention. His passion for beauty is reflected in the works of Marcel Duchamp, El Greco, Bouguereau, Jean-Louis-Hernest Meissonier, Modest Urgel. And here you can also visit the exhibition of jewelry created according to the sketches of the Creator – Salvador Dali.
- Here, in fact, you can see the grave of Salvador Dali, a lover of extraordinary escapades. It sounds quite unusual, but during the excursion, almost all tourists, without noticing it, just pass by it. The whole thing is that Salvador Dali was buried right in the floor of his surrealist museum and covered with a slab. This was the desire of the madman, who even after death reminds of his epatage.
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A walk through the “immortal” Girona
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Your emotional day will end with a walk through the city that has withstood about 25 sieges – Girona. And all thanks to its defensive structures – fortress walls. You will quickly reach your destination to visit its famous sights in the remaining time:
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- Take a stroll through the Jewish Quarter; if you wish, visit the museum, which features rare exhibits on the history of the Jewish settlements of medieval Spain and Girona.
- Be sure to take a walk through the fortress of the I century BC, built by the Romans. Walk to the Cathedral and the Church of St. Felix.
- Stroll through the narrow streets of the historic quarter, see the Museum of Art, Arab baths and St. Peter’s Church.
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