Girona Airport- Gateway to the Home of Dali
The Costa Brava region of Spain is the home of the surrealist artist Salvador Dali who was born in the town of Figueres in the Catalan region of Northern Spain in 1904. Figueres is situated approximately 35km north of Girona Airport which is the main airport for the Costa Brava region. The artwork of dali has inspired millions of people around the world, and a visit to his homeland is an eye-opening experience. Many of Dali’s paintings were inspired by the rugged scenery of the Costa Brava coastline where Dali went on holidays as a child, and lived in later life.
There are two main areas of interest to Dali followers, the Dali museum in Figueres where Dali spent his formative years, and the small town of Cadaques where he lived in later life.
Cadaques is around an hours drive from Figueres and is set on the beautiful Costa Brava coast. Cadaques is where Dali spent many of his later years, and the spectacular coastline provided the inspiration for many of his best known paintings.
Travelling to the homeland of Dali is relatively easy due to the large number of low cost airlines operating at the airport of Girona, which is around 100km north of Barcelona. Visitors staying in the region for several days may wish to make Girona their base for the visits to the Dali museum and Cadaques. Girona itself is a small town, with a beautiful old town and cathedral. Girona old town is intersected by a river, and is well worth spending at least a day exploring. There is a market on Saturdays.
The museum of Dali in Figueres just to the north of Girona was designed by the artist himself, and although it contains the world’s most comprehensive collection of his original paintings, it is the internal design and architecture which is possibly even more striking. In the busy summer months there may be queues, so it is worth booking tickets in advance. If you are planning to drive, there are many companies offering car hire from Girona Airport. Cadaques is a former fishing port, and is now an exclusive holiday destination popular with the Spanish. Dali’s house is located in the small village of Port Lligat, 2km to the north of Cadaques. Check the official website for Dali’s House for visiting times.
