All visitors to Barcelona have the opportunity to plunge into the eccentric, sometimes mad, world of the modern genius Salvador Dalí. His surrealistic creation, on which the artist worked for about 14 years, is located in the picturesque area of the town of Figueres, approximately 155 km from the capital of Catalonia, Barcelona. Perhaps the place was not chosen by chance – it was there that the city theater was once located, in the foyer of which Dali received his first prize.
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Theater-Museum Salvador Dali opened its doors to visitors in September 1974, since then the fame of the museum has spread around the world, attracting a huge number of travelers. Tourists who visit the Salvador Dali Museum in Figueres will be impressed by it for a long time.
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Some will find it insanely interesting, some will leave the walls of the building with mixed feelings of surprise and incomprehension, but the museum leaves no one indifferent!
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Salvador’s great creations
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Going to the Salvador Dali Museum , be prepared to be constantly surprised. Whimsically decorated, brightly colored museum building has a special unique look – the structure can be seen from afar, and its spherical glass dome definitely fascinates with its beauty. Each brick of the three-story museum, the slightest detail of the exterior decoration is epathetic. Considering the elements of decor and the whole building, it is difficult to designate a single style – they are mixed, which makes the building extraordinary!
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In the theater-museum of Salvador Dali , everyone can see the incredible masterpieces of the genius master, for example:
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Painting
A huge collection consisting of masterpieces of the genius of surrealism himself. Among the works stands out the work with the “loud” title “The Ghost of Sexual Attraction”, “Bread Basket”, “Atomic Leda”, “Portrait of Picasso”, “Galarina”, “Soft Self-Portrait with Bacon”, “Illusory Torero”, and, of course, one of the Creator’s most famous works – “Gala Looking at the Mediterranean Sea, or Portrait of Abraham Lincoln”. Our guides will tell you in detail about the works presented in the museum, which is very important, because, at the request of the great Dalí, the theater-museum does not have its own guides.
Collections
Salvador Dalí for a long time collected the works of artists he liked. Visitors can look at the works of El Greco, Marcel Duchamp, William Bouguereau, Modest Urgel, Jean-Louis-Hernest Meissonier and other authors. There is also a unique collection of jewelry created according to the sketches of the genius Salvador.
Surrealistic exhibits
Looking at the outlandish sculptures, looking into the room-face of American actress Mae West, or studying one of the three-dimensional collages, one can’t help thinking how boundless human imagination is. And what is only worth the composition “Rain Taxi” …
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For those tourists who want to visit the theater-museum of Salvador Dali from Andorra, transport with a professional guide is provided. The trip can take about 3 hours, but the time will fly by unnoticed, as on the way you will see many amazing historically significant corners of Catalonia, and also along the way the guide will tell tourists a lot of interesting facts about Dali.
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Making your own route
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After visiting the museum, you’ll have the option to travel further to places inextricably linked to Salvador Dalí, or drive through historic towns of your choice, for example:
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- Arrive in the village of Pubol, where stands the very 11th century castle that Salvador Dalí purchased for his muse, Gala.
- Go to enjoy the picturesque nature, comfort, magical beauty of the Mediterranean town of Cadaqués, and get an additional charge of emotions by visiting the place where Dali created, relaxed, enjoyed communication with Gala – Salvador’s house, located in the area of Port Lligat.
- Visit Girona – historical medieval city of unimaginable beauty, where there are many monuments of the past, the city founded in the I century BC, which in the XXI century managed to preserve its historical medieval appearance.
- Get acquainted with the medieval fortress town of Besalu, where the architectural ensemble of the XIV-XVI centuries, the Romanesque bridge of the XI-XIV centuries, the churches of St. Vicenza and St. Peter, the museum of miniatures with works of authors from different countries of the world have been preserved.
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