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Cadaques, a small fishing port nestled between sea and mountain, is located
at the end of Cap de Creus in Catalonia.
After a difficult ride through olive fields and a rather untamed countryside,
you will be glad to arrive at what is known as the Saint Tropez of the
Costa Brava. The bay of Cadaques is one of the favorite destinations for
rich Spaniards.
However, rest assured. With its white houses, their window sills bursting
with flowers, encircling the church Santa Maria, and its small fishing
boats basking on the pebble beach, the town has been able to preserve
its authentic and charming character.
On market days on the town square, the village elders sit on their benches
and would be glad to tell you about the days when Salvador Dali lived
there. Dali made this little town famous all over the world.
A number of artists travel there regularly. In order to discover the different
sites in Cadaques at the young Dali immortalized in his paintings, take
a walk down the bumpy, windy but sunlit little streets towards the chapel
San Sebastia. From there, you'll get a glimpse of the rock, located to
the east of the bay, called Cucurucu, which appears frequently in the
artist's works.
A narrow road leaves the village and takes you to the cove called Port
Lligat, an old fishermen's refuge. When Dali met his wife Gala, he bought
up a number of little houses belonging to fishermen in order to turn them
into one dwelling. The strange building, immaculately white and topped
with what look like imposing ostrich eggs is now open to the public as
a museum-house. Dali's presence is everywhere in the series of little
rooms in the house. When Gala died, he left Port Lligat and never went
back. A lot of the furniture and many objects are still sitting there,
as if the master should one day return. That's Cadaques... A charming
little town, where people live the good life. A little jewel that is definitely
worth the visit. |
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