Sañlvador Dalí

The main attraction of Figueres is the Teatre Museu Dali (Pl Gala i S. Dali), which is a real must-see. The museum houses the largest single collection of Spains most notorious Surrealist.

Dali became a leader of the Surrealist Movement. His painting, The Persistance of Memory, with the soft or melting watches is still one of the best-known surrealist works. But as the war approached, the apolitical Dali clashed with the Surrealists and was "expelled" from the surrealist group during a "trial" in 1934. He did however, exhibit works in international surrealist exhibitions throughout the decade but by 1940, Dali was moving into a new type of painting with a preoccupation with science and religion.

Dali and Gala escaped from Europe during World War II, spending 1940-48 in the United States. These were very important years for the artist. The Museum of Modern Art in New York gave Dali his first major retrospective exhibit in 1941. This was followed in 1942 by the publication of Dali's autobiography, The Secret Life of Salvador Dali.

The Dalí Theatre-Museum, the largest surrealistic object in the world, occupies the building of the former Municipal Theatre, a 19th century construction which was destroyed at the end of the Spanish Civil War. On its ruins, Dalí decided to create his museum.

Dalí Jewels this gallery shows the collection of thirty-seven jewels in gold and precious stones and twenty-seven drawings and paintings on paper that Salvador Dalí made in designing the jewels between 1941 and 1970.

The present Portlligat House-museum was Salvador Dalí’s only fixed abode from 1930, the place in which he normally lived and worked up till 1982 when, upon Gala’s death, he took up residence at Púbol Castle.

The Gala Dalí Castle in Púbol, open to the public since 1996, allows visitors to discover a medieval building in which Salvador Dalí lent material form to an exuberant creative effort with his mind set on one person, Gala.

Itinerary for a full day
We will visit Dalí Theatre-Museum Figueres, Dalí Jewels Figueres, House-Museum Salvador Dalí Portlligat,
House-Museum Gala Dalí Castle Púbol

TOUR INCLUDES:

• Transportation.
• Licensed Bilingual Guide
• Entrance Fees to The Gala Castle, Dalí Museum, House Museum.
• Lunch

TOURS DO NOT INCLUDE:

• Meals, alcoholic beverages, tours, or other services not listed on the
   itinerary
• Tips to local staff, nor any expenses incurred in preparing for the trip
   such as but not limited to non-refundable airline tickets or insurance or
   additional expenses encountered as a result of flight delays, cancellations,
   or missed connections.