Cadaqués, Port Lligat and the Casa de Dalí

On Wednesday we took a day trip to Cadaqués to visit the casa de Gala y Salvador Dalí. The drive is about two and a half hours from Felipe's parents house in Vilassar de Mar (near to Barcelona). It was a beautiful sunny day, as is often the case, and the drive was quite pleasant. There was only a little part closer to Cadaqués where the drive became a little scary as the roads go through some mountainous areas and there are quite a few steep ledges...but we made it through!

When we arrived to the city we walked around Port Lligat a bit just to see the area around Dalí's house.


Here you can see his house is the large white one on this small little bay. Dalí lived here later in his life (after the 1950's he was in a few different places in Catalonia).


Another view of the port.


Felipe and his dad :D


an old building across the street from the house.

Dalí was quite an eccentric person, and this shows through in many aspects of his home. He also had very nice taste when it came to the design of his home - it was very spacious, and had tons of wonderful light and the most amazing views of the water just outside of his window. It is no wonder that someone could be so inspired in such a place.

When you fist walk into the house you are greeted by a giant taxidermy polar bear:


There is a lot of other taxidermy throughout the house, including stuffed swans, lambs, and a variety of other animals. The other more interesting one is the Rhinoceros:


And some more photos of the rest of the house:


The Bedroom


The rooftop.


This is a very large figure of a man in the yard of the house. I am amazed at what Dalí does with perspective - you would never guess what this giant creature was until you were able to see it from atop.


This fountain next to his pool reminded me of my sister Mariam...I bet you would love this mar!


Eda and I sitting on the lips by the side of the pool...can you imagine the parties that Dalí had there! haha.

Anyway, the whole experience was quite nice - it was an amazing place and he is quite a fascinating person. For anyone that travels to Spain, it is a highly recommended trip!